Thank you to our 2025 Competition Judges. We appreciate your willingness to share your expertise. 4 of our previous State Champions were judges this year.
2025 Judges:
Carol Miller with Bailey’s Honor Auction & Estate Services LLC
Shane McCarrell with Nashville Auction School, LLC
Lake Boehm with Hansen Auction Group
Jim Gavin with Gavin Bros Auctioneers & Real Estate
Scott Werlein with ProCountry Auction Service
Wade Leist with Leist Auctioneers
From the President’s Desk, by David Allen In February, an email went out to the WAA membership discussing our legislative fundraising efforts at the WAA Winter Conference, our renewed one-year contract with our lobbyist Shawn Pfaff, and our weekly conference call...
Congratulations to our Wisconsin State Champions! Pictures coming soon! Novice Champion: Lake Boehm Wisconsin State Champion: Lake Boehm Reserve State Champion: Jacob Hills 1st Runner up for Wisconsin State Champion: Marty Griepentrog Wisconsin Ringman Champion:...
Eldon F. Schraepfer, long time area auctioneer and realtor, passed away on Monday morning, January 6, 2020 at Upland Hills Hospital in Dodgeville at the age of 86. A lifelong resident of Moscow Township, Eldon was born on July 4, 1933 in Mount Horeb, WI to...
Delavan, WI - Joseph A. Almburg Jr., age 57, of Delavan passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born in DeKalb, IL on April 15, 1963 to Joseph Sr. and Phyllis (Meeker) Almburg. Joe was a salesman for Univar...
Wade is a third-generation auctioneer, real estate broker, a member of Baer Auctioneers – Realty, LLC. and Co-Owner / Auction Operations Manager for Rogers Community Auction, Inc. He specializes in the sale of real estate, heavy and farm equipment and firearms. He...
Wayne Yoder Jr. age 55 of Wautoma passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN after his battle with cancer. He was born on December 19, 1968 in Hazelton, IA to Wayne J. and Amanda (Helmuth) Yoder. Wayne owned and operated Yoder’s...
PRESS RELEASE—Contact DSPS Newsroom at dspsnewsroom@wisconsin.govApril 28, 2023 ...
Congratulations to our new board members! And a BIG thank you to outgoing board member Patty Fox and all her work as the conference chairman! We appreciate all of your efforts, Patty! 2023 WAA Board of Directors President - Riley KahlVice President - Adam...
Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) has promoted two current managers as the agency moves into 2025. DSPS Secretary Dan Hereth announced the promotion of Jennifer Garrett to Deputy Secretary. Garrett has been at DSPS...
Sherman Hostetter, Jr. of Beaver, Pennsylvania, attended Penn State University on a Golf Scholarship from 1973-77 and graduated with a major in real estate and insurance. Presently, he continues the family auction business, started by his parents in 1955, as a full...