Coming Soon to a WAA Convention near you!! The 2nd Annual FFA State Auctioneer Competition! Do you know any FFA students? Encourage them to participate! Thanks Hansen Auction Group for being a sponsor of this great event! We appreciate your support! The 2026 WAA Convention is January 26th-28th. For more information on how to sponsor, participate, or get involved with the FFA competition, email info@wisconsinauctioneers.org.
It's a brave new world that we now live in. Brave especially for those that are required to move from town to town and region to region selling livestock at the same time trying to ward off the threat of COVID infections. Livestock auctioneers once had a world of...
COLUMBUS–Robert P. “Col. Bob” Wedel, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. He was born January 8, 1943, the eldest of Paul and Magdalena (Hauser) Wedel in Columbus. Bob graduated in 1960 from Columbus High School, and served in the National Guard...
Milwaukee, WI. On Aug. 7th Kathy Packard (WAA) Wisconsin Auctioneer Association auction professional recently took part in the 2018 Wisconsin Auctioneers State Bid calling Championship, competing against some of the best auctioneers in the state. Packard...
Starting January 1, 2026, National Auction Association will be launching our brand-new Community Champion Award! From January 1 through December 31, 2026, the state association that recruits the most new NAA members will earn this honor—recognizing outstanding...
David Dale Koning, 74, of Monroe, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023.Dave was born in Sterling, IL on August 8, 1949, the oldest of 8 children born to Willard and Mildred (Longanecker) Koning. He helped on the family farm and enjoyed sports,...
Written By: Riley Kahl March 4-5th the State Leadership Conference hosted by the National Auctioneers Association was held in Kansas City and attended by WAA board members David Allen, Gary Dufour, Riley Kahl and our membership manager Natalie Pratt. This was an...
Mark your calendar for March 12th, 2025 for the next Day on the Hill Join us to advocate on behalf of WAA and its issues in the State Capitol. Meet with your local lawmakers and educate them on WAA issues. Be part of the “Selling in the Round” Auction in the...
I would like each of our members to do a short video telling they are a member of the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association and if you are coming to the convention add that. If you are not able to attend that is fine I still would like a video of you or if you are a...
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...
WAA Member Rodney Freymiller's mother passed away. Audrey Rose (Allen) Freymiller, age 91, Woodman, WI passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2023, at Divine Rehabilitation & Nursing in Fennimore. She was born on May 30, 1932; the daughter of Ora and Margaret (Stluka)...