*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The rat-a-tat chant, delivered rhythmically with a booming voice, feeds the tension in the room and gets the adrenaline flowing.

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, ...

Instead of nursery rhymes, Julia Sparks may have been lulled to sleep by the quick chant of an auctioneer calling for the highest bid. With professional and championship auctioneer parents, it was ...

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 ...

If you enjoy the rhythmic chanting of livestock auctioneers, you'll soon have a chance to listen to some of the best in North America. The Fergus Falls (Minn.) Livestock Auction hosts the 46th annual ...

Weston Winter of Winter Livestock Auction mans the auction gate and yips for auctioneer Roger Emigh each time he sees a bidder. An advertisement for a farm auction on the Howard W. Wright farm 1 1/2 ...

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 ...

BOSTON (CBS) - It's a reality show craze where treasure hunters bid for a chance to find hidden gems in storage units with an auctioneer leading the charge. Jo in Carver declared her curiosity asking: ...