Bugatti sells its last purely gas-powered car for $10.7M, sets world auction record

Auto Auctions, Europe, Industry News, Record Breaking Price, United Kingdom Auction News, World Record Auctions

PARIS — Bugatti sold its last purely gas-powered supercar at a Paris auction Wednesday for more than $10 million, setting a world auction record for a new car. Originally a special development model that was never intended to be sold, the one-of-a-kind Bugatti...

Sold!: Auctioneers sound off during bid calling contest at Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo

Auctioneers, Champions

Fast-talking auctioneers are commonplace at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, but a relatively new competition gave them the opportunity to show off their skills beyond selling livestock. Twenty-three contestants sounded off in front of a packed audience for...

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Auctioneers, Livestock Auctions, NAA News

Bid now or lose: bid calling contest in Rapid City

Auctioneers, Champions

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – When these people talk, it means money in the bank. At the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo, a total of 14 contestants competed in the bid calling contests. It was narrowed down to the top five auctioneers, and finally the top three out...

LMA Applauds Bill to Allow Livestock Auction Investment in Small and Regional Packers

Legislation, Livestock Auctions, United States

Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) applauds Congressmen Mark Alford (R-Mo.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) for introducing the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act. If enacted, the bill would remove an outdated...