The Livestock Marketeers recently held their 59th annual Hall of Fame banquet. This year’s event was held at the American Shorthorn Association in Platte Woods, MO. The 2024 inductees were Darryl Rahn, Virginia, IL; and Roger Jacobs, Billings, MT.
Rahn was born and raised on a farm in Lanark, IL, before attending Illinois State University. Rahn, along with his brother-in-law, Don Cagwin, managed the Questing Hills operation before they began their sale management careers by hosting the first ever National Maine Anjou Sale in Louisville, KY.
Rahn’s career spans cattle breeding, insurance sales, sale management, ad sales and print media design as well as breed association work. Rahn and his wife, Carole, had two children, Andy and Angela, after they married.
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After graduating from North Dakota State University, Jacobs took a job with the American Angus Association in 1977, and from 1981-83 he served as the Angus Journal fieldman for the western U.S. and western Canada.
After his tenure with Angus, Jacobs began his career as a purebred livestock auctioneer. Jacobs has served as the voice of many of the most successful purebred herds in the nation. He not only helps conduct the auction on sale day, but also serves as a trusted adviser to his clients throughout the year. Roger and Sandy were married in 1979 and have been blessed with three daughters and eight grandchildren.
The Livestock Marketeers is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the history and advancement of the livestock marketing profession. The Livestock Marketeers Banquet is held each summer in Kansas City in conjunction with the Marketeers Classic Golf Tournament. All proceeds from the event go to help fund the Livestock Marketeers Scholarship that is being awarded for the first time this year.— Livestock Marketeers
