Story of Kerr Auction/Kerr Equipment of Mt. Sterling, IL – Amazing Growth!

Machinery Pete provides his take on the used equipment market at the end of 2024 and into early 2025 to open this episode. He then welcomes in feature guests Alex and Gina Kerr with Kerr Equipment/Kerr Auction of Mt. Sterling, IL. The Kerrs’ 12 year old daughter Kay Kerr joins the conversation. Alex and Gina started Kerr Auction mid ‘24 and have already grown it exponentially to a three-state footprint with the original site in Mt. Sterling, IL as well as Alma Center, WI and Torrington, WY. Kerr Auction is also planning expansion into Pennsylvania. The Kerrs are passionate about farming, farm equipment and the auction biz. [:34] - Machinery Pete gives a market update for the last two months of 2024 [9:30] - Pete recaps his travels to November and December auctions [25:05] - Interview with Alex, Gina and Kay Kerr begins [30:38] - On the Kerrs’ backgrounds and how they started their business [41:11] - How auctions can be a whirlwind and remembering that it’s ok to ask for help [50:35] - Upcoming Kerr auctions [59:50] - Driving force behind starting their auction business [1:09:10] - Kay’s favorite tractor [1:15:50] - Final words from Machinery Pete Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder, and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show. If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please

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Story of Kerr Auction/Kerr Equipment of Mt. Sterling, IL – Amazing Growth! is an episode from Machinery Pete by John Herath.

This episode is 79:53 long.

This episode was published on Jan 16, 2025.

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