08/05/2026
Employee name: Dani Russell
How long have you been with the company?
•My first auction was 9 years ago. I helped on and off over the next couple years. In 2021 I became part of the company full time.
Coffee or energy drinks on auction load-out day?
•Energy Drinks for the win! White monsters if we are being super specific!
If you could bid on any item from an auction what would it be?
•Anything western or antique.
What do you like to do in your free time?
•In my free time I am a wife and a mom to two beautiful children, Ridge (6) & Rowdi (1). Ridge is involved in many different activities, Sports, Rodeo & helping move cows for the family ranch. Rowdi is a one year old and she is into everything. She is also probably one of the funniest people I’ve ever met and she keeps us on our toes! My husband is a rancher on his family's cattle ranch in Prairie, Idaho. The ranch has been in his family for over 100+ years. Other things I like to do in my free time when not shuttling kids around are hunting, watching softball, supporting our local high school sports teams, the Mountain Home Tigers!, and spending time with family.
What does a typical auction day look like?
•For me auction days all look pretty similar. With us doing onsite estate auctions we don’t have a set office so the office travels. Before each load-out starts we have to set up the “office”. Once that is set up, load-out is ready to start. My job at load-out is to greet and check in buyers, collect payment and print off their invoices. From there it gets turned over to our wonderful staff who help each customer find their items that they won. At the end of the day, we pack up the office and move on to the next estate auction!
