The torch is being passed in auctioneering’s first family. Spanky and Amy Assiter’s daughter, Julia Sparks, will be the lead auctioneer at this year’s Amarillo Cattle Baron’s Ball on Nov. 12. At 22 years old, Sparks has been an auctioneer for the past seven years, earned an international business degree from Oklahoma State University and raising millions of dollars for charities across the United States.