Summary: Derek Hopkins first heard the rhythmic, rapid-fire chant of the auctioneer when his grandfather took him to at a 4-H livestock sale near his home in rural Maryland. He knew then that he'd found his career. At 12, he began helping out at auctions. Later, he'd attend the Missouri Auction School, known as the "Harvard of Auctioneering." Today, he's a freelancer working for different auction companies across the region. Every summer, he returns to the 4-H livestock sale of his youth, now as the auctioneer.)
