The Livestock Marketeers hosted their 61st annual Hall of Fame banquet May 27.
This year’s event was hosted by the American Angus Association in St. Joseph, Missouri. The 2026 inductees were Bill Bowman, St. Joseph, Missouri, and Delvin Heldermon, Sulphur, Oklahoma.
At left, is Delvin Heldermon and at right, Bill Bowman were recently inducted into the Livestock Marketeers Hall of Fame. (Courtesy photo.)
Bowman was born and raised in Stet, Missouri. He received a bachelor’s degree in animal science from the University of Missouri in 1979 and became a regional manager trainee for the American Angus Association that same year. From 1980-1990, Bowman worked for VJP Angus and Sydenstricker Angus Farm in management and show cattle preparation roles. He then spent two years with the American Angus Hall of Fame.
After that, he began his 22-year career with the American Angus Association, where he held various positions, including regional manager, head of commercial and performance programs, chief operating officer and the first president of Angus Genetics Inc. Since 2014, he and his wife, Sally Northcutt-Bowman, have owned and operated Method Genetics. The Bowmans have two children and six grandchildren and reside in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Delvin Heldermon was born in Hinton, Oklahoma. After graduating from high school in 1980, he took a job with Coyote Hills Limousin and American Cattle Services in Chattanooga, Oklahoma. After two years working under Ken Holloway, Heldermon took a position with the Western Livestock Journal and moved to Fort Worth, Texas. In 1986, Heldermon and several colleagues bought the Livestock Market Digest. He worked at that publication until he started Heldermon Sales Company in 1991, specializing in ring service for cattle, equine, equipment, auto and land auctions. Delvin and his wife, Donna, live in Sulphur, Oklahoma. They have three children and six grandchildren.
The Livestock Marketeers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the history and advancement of the livestock marketing profession. The Livestock Marketeers Banquet is held each summer in conjunction with the Marketeers Classic Golf Tournament. The group established a scholarship in 2024 and has given six awards since its inception.
