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Benefit events · Commercial sales · Contract services

Professional auctioneering for benefit events, commercial sales, and contract crews.

From a local benefit to a commercial sale or an established auction crew, Beymer starts with the assignment and builds the right level of support around it.

15+ yearsLive auction experience
MontanaHome base
Benefit & consultingEvent support
Commercial & contractSale support

Full-service auctioneering

More than benefit auctions.

Beymer Auctions supports nonprofit events, fundraising teams, commercial sales, and established auction crews. Some clients need someone to lead the live auction. Others need planning or an experienced role within the crew.

Every assignment starts with the room, the sale, and the support required. Whether you need Tanner for a live call or a broader plan, Beymer will help define the right next step.

Auctioneer engaging with the crowd

More than a bid caller

The microphone matters. So does everything that happens before it.

A strong auction starts with understanding what you’re selling, who’s in the room, and what success needs to look like. We work through the strategy before the event, read the room when it’s live, and know when to push, when to slow down, and when to let the moment do the work.

See Our Approach

The Beymer approach

More than a bid caller.

Every assignment begins with different people, property, purpose, and constraints. The approach is adjusted to the engagement: establish a shared brief, agree on the working plan, then lead the live call according to that plan.

01 Shared Brief

Read the room.

Clarify the audience, assets or mission, timing, constraints, and responsibilities before deciding how the auction should run.

02 Working Plan

Build the sale.

Agree on the sequence, roles, transitions, bidder or guest communication, and priorities for the event or sale.

03 Lead the Auction

Lead the auction.

Lead the live auction, coordinate with the crew, manage pace, and respond to bidder or guest attention in real time.

Tanner Beymer working the sale floor mid-auction, gesturing toward bidders across the room
Tanner Beymer commanding the room on the microphone

Energy in the room

The live auction is where preparation becomes judgment.

Tanner works from the agreed plan, reads bidder or guest response, and adjusts the pace without making the auction feel rushed or forced.

The assignment determines what that means: leading a benefit-auction moment, calling a commercial or livestock sale, or filling a defined role alongside an established crew.

What the live call can help control

Room flow

Keep the live portion connected to the agreed sequence, transitions, and priorities for the event or sale.

Pace & attention

Read bidder or guest response and adjust the pace without rushing the room or forcing the moment.

Crew coordination

Communicate with the people managing items, bidders, technology, or the program so the live call stays connected to the operation.

The goal isn’t to be the loudest person in the room. It’s to know how to move it.

Real rooms. Real experience.

Logos represent organizations where Beymer Auctions personnel have provided auctioneering or consulting services. Involvement varies by engagement and must be confirmed.

Tanner Beymer on the microphone mid-call, working between tables of bidders at a live benefit auction

Meet the Beymer team.

Tanner Beymer leads auctions across benefit, livestock, commercial, and contract settings. Kelsey Beymer supports select consulting engagements with event-planning and communications experience.

Tanner Beymer portrait

Polson, Montana — Home base

Tanner Beymer

Auctioneer. Cattleman. Fundraiser.

Tanner has spent more than 15 years calling auctions: benefit events, livestock and ranch sales, estates, and contract work for other auction operations. He is based in Polson, Montana; travel and availability are confirmed for each engagement.

  • Benefit events and fundraising auctions
  • Livestock and ranch sales
  • Estates, equipment, and commercial assets
  • Contract bid calling, ring work, and crew support
  • Cattle industry & agricultural background
Kelsey Beymer
Consulting context

Kelsey Beymer

Event Planning. Communications.

Kelsey Beymer brings a decade of corporate and nonprofit event-planning experience and a master’s degree in communication from Johns Hopkins University. On select engagements, she provides an added perspective on event flow, communications, and the guest experience—helping the auction fit naturally within the broader plan for the evening.

Frequently asked questions

Start the conversation

Tell us about the event, sale, or assignment.

Share what you know today—the date or timing, location, kind of help you need, and what you want Beymer to handle. You do not need every detail finalized.