This Friday, 10 of the State's best young auctioneers will go head-to-head in competition at Sydney Royal - and three of them will be familiar faces in Forbes.
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Jake Le Brocque from Elders Forbes, Sam Smith from Kevin Miller, Whitty, Lennon and Co, and Cooper Byrnes from Langlands Hanlon Parkes are finalists in the NSW Young Auctioneers competition.
The Land caught up with the auctioneers as they prepare for competition, and we share a little on each of the locals here.
With one year as a finalist already under his belt, Jake's looking forward to the challenge of taking to the stage in Sydney this year with renewed confidence.
He loves the diversity of the job too in that he gets to meet a range of people, work with livestock and travel to a range of areas.
To help prepare for the competition, he has been selling regularly at the Forbes saleyards and practising his introductions for the steers before the auctioneering begins.
It's also Sam's second tilt at the titles.
Sam grew up on a sheep and cattle property in the Forbes district and said working with livestock has always been something he has enjoyed.
"I've been getting in as much practice as I can by selling in Forbes and Carcoar, while Kevin Miller and Luke Whitty have been giving me plenty of pointers too," he said. "I seem to be learning something new from Kevin every week."
Cooper's interest in agriculture and the livestock industry blossomed while studying agriculture at Red Bend.
In preparation for competition, Cooper has been getting in as much practice as he can at the saleyards.
The competition can be watched online through The Land.
