SHANE OPHUS
AUCTIONEER, PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISER, REAL-ESTATE AGENT

Business Experience and Education;

• Owner of Ophus Auction Service
• Completed the Track and Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics Course in Fort Knox, Kentucky
• 1982 Graduate of Western College of Auctioneering in Billings, Montana
• Completed the Graduate Personal Property Appraiser course 101 and 201 from the Auction Marketing Institute
• Nine years of experience selling farm and ranch equipment retail for farm machinery dealers.
• Twenty-nine years of experience selling farm and ranch auctions
• Licensed Real-estate salesperson since 2008
• Has been conducting certified appraisals since 2001

Memberships and Awards

• Member and Past President of the Montana Auctioneers Association
• Member of the National Auctioneers Association.
• 1997 placed second in the state of Montana Bid Calling Championship
• 2005 placed third in the state of Montana Bid Calling Championship.
   

Shane Ophus was raised on a family owned farm and ranch. He and his family live in Big Sandy Montana.