Machinery Pete Podcast

Machinery Pete Podcast Trailer Bonus Episode 65 Season 1

Story of Kerr Auction/Kerr Equipment of Mt. Sterling, IL – Amazing Growth!

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Machinery Pete provides his take on the used equipment market at the end of 2024 and into early 2025 to open this episode. He then welcomes in feature guests Alex and Gina Kerr with Kerr Equipment/Kerr Auction of Mt. Sterling, IL. The Kerrs’ 12 year old daughter Kay Kerr joins the conversation. Alex and Gina started Kerr Auction mid ‘24 and have already grown it exponentially to a three-state footprint with the original site in Mt. Sterling, IL as well as Alma Center, WI and Torrington, WY. Kerr Auction is also planning expansion into Pennsylvania. The Kerrs are passionate about farming, farm equipment and the auction biz. www.KerrAuction.com   www.KerrEQ.com

  • [:34] - Machinery Pete gives a market update for the last two months of 2024
  • [9:30] - Pete recaps his travels to November and December auctions
  • [25:05] - Interview with Alex, Gina and Kay Kerr begins
  • [30:38] - On the Kerrs’ backgrounds and how they started their business
  • [41:11] - How auctions can be a whirlwind and remembering that it’s ok to ask for help
  • [50:35] - Upcoming Kerr auctions
  • [59:50] - Driving force behind starting their auction business
  • [1:09:10] - Kay’s favorite tractor
  • [1:15:50] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder, and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

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What is Machinery Pete Podcast?

Welcome to the Machinery Pete Podcast hosted by Greg Peterson, known to the industry as Machinery Pete. For over 30 years, Greg has been a trusted source of knowledge in the farming equipment industry. Starting with a gut feeling, Greg set off to bring more and better data to the agriculture space. He’s been a voice you can trust, no matter where you’re listening or reading.

In this podcast, Greg will be sharing stories and conversations from around the industry. The kinds of conversations that are longer and more meaningful than just a few soundbites. He’ll be adding context and color to stories from good people that make up the agriculture space. He’ll also be sharing the types of insights, trends, farming news and used farm equipment values from around the country that you’ve come to expect from him.

Founded in 1989 by Greg Peterson, Machinery Pete has come a long way since its beginnings in Greg Peterson’s home office in Rochester, Minnesota where he passionately researched, tracked and reported on auction prices. In 2014 Farm Journal and Machinery Pete partnered to provide a more efficient marketplace for buying and selling used ag equipment.


In July of 2015, MachineryPete.com launched its marketplace with leading-edge marketing solutions for dealers, informed and built with the online equipment shopper in mind and creates meaningful connections between buyers and sellers. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

You can find out more at https://www.machinerypete.com/podcasts