Did your parents/grandparents ever go to auctions?

Went to many cattle auctions with my dad and my grandparents growing up

Yeah, we used to go to cattle auctions quite often and went to a few estate auctions at old farms as well. Good times. I was told not to make a move even if my nose was itching.

ETA: Jack Dillard was THE man when it came to auctioneering in the Waskom, Tx and Shreveport area

My parents used to go to an auction place that was held off of Walker south road. That was a while back though.

The Auctioneer

We went to auctions all the time. Pops always bought and sold and I ended up following behind him and doing the same thing. I've always enjoyed them, even as a kid.

In JHS a good buddy’s mom and gramma went to one in Franklinton sometimes and we’d tag along out of boredom and also to try to tap some of that sweet Franklinton auction poontang.

Antiques at the huge place on Government, in front of CHS, with the Picadilly, Radio Bar across the street. West Moreland shopping center? I still have some cool furniture my mom bought, like a teak wood vanity, that only weighs about one ton. Fast talking, legit auction.

Yes, we all went a time or three because there was an auction house about 2 miles up the road from us.

Grew up wandering through the Gilbeau Kennedy cattle auction in early 1980s Baton Rouge. Near the 61/110/Airline circle thing. Actually behind the old Peterbilt dealership. Don't remember "Kennedy's" first name, but he was a friend of my dad and the main auctioneer. Apparently did auctioneering so long that he ended up having a couple of surgeries on his voice box.

Otherwise, we'd make our way down to Dominique's stockyard (by the old bridge) and occasionally to the two stockyards in Kentwood or the one in Amite. My dad was a weekend cattle hauler, so that was the reason for going to most of those sales--either picking up or delivering cattle, pigs, horses, and, at least one time, a trailer full of sheep.

Equipment-wise, we would usually make the Braswell sale up in Magnolia, and probably every other Henderson auction in Livingston. And, we'd make the monthly auction in Idabell, OK a couple of times a year.

Oddly enough, I don't remember getting any particularly good food at any of those. Maybe with the exception of the Idabel sale where they'd do an appreciation dinner once a year with free AYCE brisket and trimmings.