A local auctioneer was crowned Reserve Grand Champion of the LMAC Auctioneering championship over the weekend.
Tyler Slawinski has been with the Gladstone Auction Mart for the past 12 years, and is no stranger to the event, having competed in it numerous times in the past.
This year's finish though was a personal best, and is a huge confidence booster to Tyler.
"To be a competitive auctioneer, it always betters a person competitively. And it just keeps a person striving to be better, competing against not only people from across Canada, but also competing against yourself, and striving to be the best auctioneer possible. That is not only for myself, but also for the producers that I sell cattle for."
Slawinski was judged during a live cattle auction event in Medicine Hat on areas such as clarity, rhythm, enthusiasm, and professionalism.
