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 ...

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, ...

-[AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 7 [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 700 and a half. [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 1,300, [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 1,300 [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 14 [AUCTIONEER CHANT]. 14 you want ...

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 ...

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 ...

BURLEY, Idaho — An auctioneer’s mesmerizing chant is like a song that gets stuck in the brain and never stops playing. At least that’s the case for Kade Rogge, a 30-year-old auctioneer from southern ...