Kentucky Auctioneers Association

Battle of the Bluegrass Open Bid Calling & Ringman

This event will bring together some of America's best auctioneers and ringmen in a head-to-head competition to determine who is the best and gets to claim the $5,000 top prize in each category. Another $5,000 is split among the top four finishers is each category. That's a total of $20,000 in prize money.

The public is encouraged to attend at no cost and bid on the items being sold during the contest. A full roster of 50 contestants would mean 220 great lots will be sold.

The Kentucky Auctioneers Association is a member organization of Auction Professional designed to assist, improve, and enhance auctioneers' skills, education and success. The Kentucky Auctioneers Association, Inc. was formed in 1957 by a handful of dedicated auctioneers. The purpose of the KAA was and still remains to promote and advance the auction profession and to foster and encourage a spirit of cooperation and mutual aid and respect among persons engaged in the auction profession. The KAA aims to protect the interests of the members in all matters of legislation, to help, aid and assist at all times in improving the auction profession by technical training, instruction, apprenticeship and exchanges of ideas and practices.