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Catherina Cunnane
Catherina Cunnanehttps://www.thatsfarming.com/
Catherina Cunnane hails from a sixth-generation drystock and specialised pedigree suckler enterprise in Co. Mayo. She currently holds the positions of editor and general manager at That's Farming, having joined the firm during its start-up phase in 2015.
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15 things people do not tell you about becoming a livestock auctioneer

That’s Farming’s light-hearted take on what people do not tell you about becoming a livestock auctioneer.

  1. Plans revolve around mart sales;
  2. You will have a tendency to go to the mart, even days that you are not working;
  3. Despite selling hundreds of cattle and/or sheep daily, you like having your own stock;
  4. Forget about planning day trips during spring when calf sales begin or the autumn time when marts’ throughputs peak;
  5. If you are not taking to someone about the mart or in it yourself, you will be tuning in online;
  6. If you are not at the mart in-person or watching it online, you will be talking to someone about it;
  7. You do not have a 9 am-5 pm job – you could be home at 2 am or 2 pm!
  8. You must have your ‘white’ coats cleaned, washed and ironed for sales, along with the rest of your attire – Chelsea boots and a quilted jacket are a given;
  9. You cannot go to the local shop or restaurant without meeting a mart-goer;
  10. You are often roped into auctioneering duties at charity auctions;
  11. You clock up more mileage than some taxi drivers and, while doing so, take in some of the most scenic places in the country;
  12. You are known as the ‘auctioneer that does be in X mart and/or sells X’ in the locality;
  13. You can recall the price, weight, seller and buyer of every (or nearly every lot in the yard on sale day;
  14. Visiting livestock marts overseas is on your bucket list;
  15. You are known for having a distinctive auctioneering chant and certain filler words.

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