About Us

Cady Auction Gallery & Appraisal was officially established in February of 2009.  The owners, Leo (Mike) and Deb Cady, have been involved with the auction industry off and on for 30 years, and they have a combined 50+ years experience in sales and sales management, from large machine tools to software sales.  For a period of seven years, the native Iowans spent their weekends attending auctions in a three hundred mile radius of their home, buying and selling a plethora of antiques on the internet or through other auction venues.  When they decided to leave the corporate life behind them, the decision to pursue their passion, AUCTIONS, was a natural progression. 

Mike and Deb are graduates of Continental Auctioneers School in Mankato, MN, both earning their certification as Auctioneers, Real Estate Auctioneers and Personal Property Appraisers.  With a class of twenty eight graduates, Mike was awarded the Best Overall Auctioneer award.  Both are members of the National Auctioneers Association and Iowa Auctioneers Association. 

Mike’s and Deb’s sales’ philosophy encompasses the ideals that develop an honest and trusting relationship with customers.  They strive to maintain an ongoing, credible connection with both their sellers and buyers utilizing integrity, knowledge and support, which results in success for all concerned.  Through their observations while attending close to five hundred auctions, and selling their own items at local to upscale auction houses, they learned what works and what doesn’t, what customers like and what they don’t, and what is important and what is not.  With this in mind they created an auction environment that is user friendly, convenient and, fun.