Trainee auctioneer secures 'dream job' at the UK's largest sheep mart

A trainee auctioneer has landed a dream job learning his trade at the UK's largest sheep livestock mart.

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Joe Conley (20) is making a big impression with his knowledge and understanding of agriculture after recently starting his career as an auctioneer at C&D's Longtown Auction Mart, in Cumbria. As somebody who has been around auction marts for as long as he can remember when growing up working on his family's farm of 800 breeding sheep and a head of 80 cattle in Barrasford, in Northumberland, he has long harboured ambitions to work as an auctioneer.

Joe, who studied a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture at Askham Bryan College, in York, ahead of joining C&D Auction Marts, said: “As somebody who has always been a part of this world, it's always been a goal of mine to work in agriculture and I've always dreamed of being an auctioneer. “I feel very fortunate to have been offered a trainee role at Longtown Auction Mart where I will be learning from some excellent and experienced auctioneers in Daniel Lynn, John Walton and Sam Hogg.