It’s been a busy time for the Brasher’s family of auctions, who have had seven different auction locations throughout the West celebrating anniversaries recently, following alongside the group’s 65th birthday this year. The final celebration, held at the end of October, was at Brasher’s Sacramento Auto Auction.

Featuring a party sale with nearly 1,000 bidders, the Sacramento, Calif. location funneled more than 2,800 vehicles through its lanes, with featured consignors from Ford, Ford Credit, Wells Fargo, Lobel Financial, Santander Consumer USA, Chrysler Capital, Wheels, Enterprise and Hertz, along with new and used deals from throughout the region.

The event was host to several incentives, including free barbecue lunch in the lanes and prize drawings at the end of the day, including 49ers football tickets, barbecue grills and smokers, outdoor furniture and a full outdoor barbecue kitchen.

“What a wonderful industry we’ve been a part of all these years,” said John Brasher, third-generation Brasher family business member. “We’re proud of the legacy established by our grandparents, Frank and Esther Brasher, and are excited to see that members of the fourth generation of our family are now joining us at the auction.”

Community Outreach at Flint

Just north of the Motor City, Flint Auto Auction continues its heritage of community outreach with its support of the American Cancer Society. Decked out in Flint Auto Auction swag, 30 auction employees laced up their athletic shoes hit the pavement at the 2014 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk held in Flint, Mich. in mid-October.

Wearing hoodies, scarves, baseball caps and beanies fused with Flint and breast cancer awareness insignia, the employees participated in the walk with a total donation of $2,000 to the American Cancer Society. Auction owners Bill Williams and John Luce contributed to the donation by matching funds raised by the employees.