THEY lead by example, cop it on the chin when they make a mistake and work to achieve win/win situations with buyers and sellers.
That’s the way AuctionsPlus chief executive Anna Speer has described this year’s winners of the NSW AuctionsPlus Top Assessor Awards for sheep and cattle.
The top assessor awards are presented to a cattle and sheep assessor in each state based on quality and quantity.
For NSW, the top cattle assessor went to Shad Bailey, Colin Say and Company, Glen Innes, while the top sheep assessor was awarded to Peter Prosser, Prosser Hutton, Mungindi.
“These top assessors have been selected as they deliver consistent quality assessments and demonstrate strong leadership particularly with young up and coming assessors,” Ms Speer said.
Mr Bailey is no stranger to awards for online cattle selling, as Colin Say and Company has topped the RMA Network branches for cattle throughput for the past three years. From a young age, Mr Bailey said he dreamt of becoming an agent.
“When I was 17, I started working in agency in Dubbo,” he said.
“I became an AuctionsPlus assessor in 2003, completing my certificate under the watchful eye of Bob Russ. I became a Level 1 accredited assessor in 2011.”
Mr Bailey is a keen learner and is always striving to be better.
“I’m always listening, researching, and watching my fellow assessors and peers,” he said.
Mr Prosser has operated his business with his wife Sally since 1995. He took over the business from Bruce Hutton, who operated the agency in Mungindi for 30 years prior.
Mr Prosser said AuctionsPlus filled his clients need for a competitive market option as the nearest major selling centre to Mungindi was 500 kilometres away.
“The Mungindi area produces large lines of restocker lambs being a mix of Merino and first-cross,” he said.
“We find that if we can fill trucks with our lot sizes, especially B-Doubles, we achieve a premium price for our clients as we regularly close sales into Victoria, SA and southern NSW.”
