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Show Salina Auction Largest in Western Region The Salina Auction is now the largest livestock auction in the Intermountain West, according to C. Booth Wallentine, executive vice president of Utah Farm Bureau Federation. Wallentine is also the chief administrator of Salina Marketing Service, Inc. The board of directors of the marketing service recently Inspected the auction facilities in Salina. The inspection was made in connection with the annual stockholders meeting of the company. During the meeting, stockholders were told that the Salina auction has become the largest auction in the Intermountain west, Wallentine said more than 85,000 animals were sold at the auction in 1981, making that year the biggest in the company's history. The auction is owned by Salina Marketing which is an affiliate of the Utah Farm Bureau. It U" operated under contract by the Producers Livestock Marketing Association. Bruce Nielson, manager of the auction, reported several improvements to the auction. He cited new lighting systems for the corrals, a resurfaced parking area and extensive work on the corrals. |