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KYLE SHOBE
Besides conducting auctions with United Country Shobe Auction & Realty, Kyle also sells cattle on a weekly basis at Lewistown Livestock Auction.  In 2010, he won the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, hosted by the Livestock Marketing Association at the Oklahoma National Stockyards in Oklahoma City. 
He is also a PRCA rodeo announcer and travels the country announcing key rodeo events such as Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming and the Dillon Jaycees PRCA Rodeo during Montana's Biggest Weekend in Dillon, Montana. His country music band, "Kyle Shobe & the Walk 'Em Boys" has appeared in 7 states and recently released their first studio album, titled "Sounds Like Music."

Kyle can provide complete auction services for many types of auctions, including purebred livestock auctions, charity auctions, real estate auctions, personal property auctions, and farm/ranch equipment auctions.  In addition to working as an auctioneer in the field, Kyle shares his auction knowledge and expertise of the business as an instructor at Western College of Auctioneering in Billings, Montana.

Kyle serves as Vice President in the Montana Auctioneers Association and is a member of the National Auctioneers Association, National Association of Realtors, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, Livestock Marketing Association and the Montana Stock Growers Association. 

Kyle holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics with emphasis in Animal Science and a minor in Music from the University of Wyoming.  He and his wife Jodie have 2 children, McKay (4) and Hadlee (2).

NICK BENNETT
Nick is not a Montana native, yet he has been fortunate enough to call Montana his home for the past eight years. He grew up on a small cattle operation in Central Ohio where his love for and interest in the cattle industry first started to develop.  Nick moved to Montana upon graduating from High School in 2004. He studied Business Management and Entrepreneurship at Montana State University in Bozeman and received his bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2008.

After graduating from MSU, Bennett started Montana Mobile Meats Ltd. an award winning mobile meat processing company based in Bozeman, MT. He also spent the slow seasons, in the meat industry, working for multiple ranches across Montana. In the spring of 2012, Nick attended the Western College of Auctioneering in Billings, MT. He now lives in Lewistown, MT where he works as an Auctioneer for Shobe Auction and Realty.

One of Nick’s favorite quotes is by Mark Twain, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.  Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore. Dream. Discover.”

MARK OSTERLUND, PhD
Mark Osterlund is an associate professor of biology at Rocky Mountain College (RMC). Prior employment experiences included: molecular geneticist in the Forensic and Counterterrorism Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Chief Operations Officer of Floating Islands International - a US-based developer of BioHaven Water Treatment technologies, and biology faculty at Mary Washington University. Mark Osterlund holds a bachelor of science degree from Clemson University, along with two Masters degrees and a PhD from Yale University.  In addition to serving RMC, Dr. Osterlund provides website development for Local Livestock Media Group and the Ag Country Network.  Mark also provides scientific consulting throughout China regarding water quality and appropriate remediation techniques.

MISTI
As a sixth generation Montanan, the love of the ranching lifestyle runs deep.  Misti was born and raised in Choteau, MT where she grew up with small town values and an appreciation for all facets of Montana Agriculture. Throughout school she was actively involved in 4-H and FFA and competed in High School Rodeo.
 Upon Graduating from Choteau High School she attended the University of Montana-Western where she competed on the rodeo team and received a degree in Equine Science. Misti then went on to attend Montana State University (GO BOBCATS!!) and enrolled in the College of Agriculture where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Animal Science with a livestock management option. 
After graduating she worked for Cow Country Genetics in Wyoming as office administration and an embryo technician. In October of 2010 she married Jon Redland and moved to Hysham, MT where she joined his family in raising registered Red Angus and Gelbviehs. 2013 brought an amazing opportunity as Misti and Jon moved to Choteau to head up their own cattle operation continue to raise registered Gelbviehs as well a few commercial cows. She is actively involved in all aspects of the operation and is enjoying life as a ranch wife.