As an auctioneer, Daniel has numerous awards & accomplishments including being named the Missouri Livestock Marketing Association Champion Auctioneer in 2012; Champion Auctioneer in the Mid-America Auction Championship; Runner-up Champion Auctioneer at the Missouri State Fair Auctioneer Contest; Regional Champion and three-time Reserve Regional Champion in preliminary World Livestock Auctioneer competitions. He has competed in four World Livestock Auctioneer Championships from the East to West Coast.