MINOT, N.D. -- Northern Livestock Auction in Minot, N.D., is holding its weekly sale on this late October day, and auctioneer George Bitz's rhythmic chanting fills the sales ring. The 50 onlookers, ...

Bill Haalstra is known for speaking quickly. The auctioneer and livestock trucker, who spends his time between the Ontario Livestock Exchange in St. Jacobs and David Carson Farms and Auction in Perth ...

DICKINSON, N.D. -- There is a fascination with the auctioneers -- their mesmerizing, commanding song-like chants, the hand motions that beckon the bids that make the livestock world go 'round. The ...

The California Mid-State Fair's Junior Livestock Auction was held in the Paso Robles Pavilion on Saturday morning, packing the building with spectators and buyers and the constant "auction chant" of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Ronnie Woodward, 94, practiced his chant in the pastures of Custer County, with no one to listen but the cattle. “I wanted to kind of perfect a lingo and a chant that, you know, ...

If you enjoy the rhythmic chanting of livestock auctioneers, you'll soon have a chance to listen to some of the best in North America. The Fergus Falls (Minn.) Livestock Auction hosts the 46th annual ...

DICKINSON, N.D. -- There is a fascination with the auctioneers -- their mesmerizing, commanding song-like chants, the hand motions that beckon the bids that make the livestock world go 'round. The ...

Cattle wait in the "alleyway," at right, before being herded into the auction ring at Tilton's spring turnout sale on Saturday in Corinth. The semiannual sale is the only consistent place in Maine for ...