There’s a World Livestock Auctioneer Championship and It’s Awesome [VIDEO]

As the son of a cattle buyer, I spent many an hour in the sale barns of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma and aside from hanging out with my Dad and a bunch of ol' cowboys, the coolest part of going to the auction was trying to figure out what the hell those auctioneers were saying - to no avail, of course.

Even though I'm not fluent in auctioneer speak, I love listening to 'em. Apparently I'm not the only one who digs their craft as the best in the business get together every year to rattle off a million words a minute in hopes of taking home championship gold.

And the winner is: