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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, ...

BUXTON, N.D. -- There is more to an auctioneer's chant than you might think, 28-year auctioneering veteran Darrel Yoder says. Things like clarity, fill-in words and momentum all add up to that ...

Missouri Rep. Billy Long left behind a career as an auctioneer when he took up his post in Congress in 2011. Nevertheless, old habits die hard. In the midst of a hearing with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ...

Fergus Falls, Minn. Nick Caspers' rich, deep voice is quiet and low-key in everyday conversation. But when he's earning his living, his voice jumps into hyperdrive, generating the rhythmic chanting of ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The traditional chants of the tobacco auctioneer will be silent when flue-cured tobacco markets open this week, replaced by the soft clicks of handheld computers. A farmers cooperative ...

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa - If the walls could talk at the Best Western hotel, they couldn't get a word in edgewise. The World Wide College of Auctioneering is back in session. "Rubber baby buggy bumpers," the ...