About Us
Helping Cattle Producers Succeed
Facility Improvements
Our intention is to complete the following improvements to the market through Summer 2022:
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New exterior paint and roof (completed).
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Polishing all existing tile floors (completed).
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Remodel of offices (completed).
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Improved arena lighting (completed).
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Implementation of state of the art computer/video technology in arena and office (completed).
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Online video bidding-Cattle USA (completed).
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Wifi accessibility for buyers and sellers (completed).
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Remodeling and updating restrooms (mostly complete).
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Interior painting (complete).
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Improved air handling and heating/cooling of arena (Spring/Summer 2022).
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Remodel of auction block (complete)
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General yard cleanup (significantly underway)
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Improved fencing in alley ways. (Spring/Summer 2022)
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Shack improvements (Summer 2022)
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Improved outdoor lighting (Summer 2022)
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Improved security systems (Summer 2022)
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Kitchen/cafe updates and improvements (Summer 2022)
Our Story
Jan Tien and Kelly Tien have acquired and are operating the Norton Livestock Market as of October 1, 2021. Jan, building on his 40 plus years of livestock experience, manages the day-to-day operations of the auction and is primarily responsible for developing relationships with cattle producers and buyers. Jan also supervises the operations of the auction on Thursday sale days. Kelly, along with his wife Jayne, devote their time to ensuring that cattle producers are timely paid for their hard work, handle a variety of administrative matters, and manage relationships with state and federal regulators.
At Norton Livestock Market we want to ensure that the livestock marketing needs of area cattle producers are well provided for. It is our intention to build upon the legacy of our father Clarence Tien, who has operated and owned the livestock auction for over 44 years.
Our plans are to update the livestock market and expand our marketing activities in print and online
media. We intend to maintain this web site at nortonlivestock.com, which will include information relevant to cattle producers; fully implement a new system for managing the sale and settling accounts with sellers and buyers; and offer on-line bidding through Cattle USA. Our plans are to implement these new improvements through Summer 2022, so we invite area cattle producers and cattle buyers to check us out for updates as they happen.