From commercial livestock to used vehicles, auctioneer Dean Fumasi has sold it all.

Now, after spending the last 30 years with the Brasher’s auction family, he has been awarded the ARI Auctioneer of Distinction award for “his dedication to ARI and the dealers in the auction lane,” becoming one of only six auctioneers to have received the award since its inception in 2011.

“Dean constantly promotes ARI and our online capabilities to provide quick answers to dealers, keeps them engaged during the sale, and truly drives the vehicle’s value in the auction lane,” said Bob Graham, vice president of vehicle remarketing at ARI. “We have noticed Dean’s exceptional auctioneering skills for quite some time, and we believe he is truly deserving of this honor.”

ARI’s vehicle remarketing supervisor Jim Jackson traveled to Brasher’s Northwest Auto Auction in Eugene, Ore., where Fumasi now works, to present the award.

Fumasi’s auction career began with auctioneering commercial livestock in 1981. He joined the Brasher’s family of auctions three decades ago, serving in the Sacramento, Northwest and Portland locations. His experience with auctioneering vary from automobiles to commercial and purebred livestock, estate, farm, specialty and black tie charity auctions.

As for his most memorable auction? A pair of African ostrich, which sold for $80,000, at a purebred ostrich/emu auction.