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Speaker 1: Hey, well, all right, sir, here we go there, and what are they going to give for? I'm at 25, I'm going to give 30 now. Five, another $ 40, I'm going to make.
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Speaker 2: It to 40 now. Welcome back to The Muster. Yes, you've heard that song twice today. Now, of course, it is the intro music for our PGG Rights and Stock Sale report, but we are using it for Elliot Warrender. He is competing in the New Zealand Young Auctioneers competition next Tuesday up at Christchurch. It coincides with the Canterbury AMP show. He's a PGG Rights and Livestock agent based out of Winton. Elliot, good afternoon. Thanks for joining us.
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Speaker 3: How are you going, Andy? Thanks for having me on.
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Speaker 2: Oh, look, I appreciate your time on what is something pretty unique. The Young Auctioneer competition happening next week, it's a bit of a random one for a lot of people, but it's certainly an art form.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah. I don't really know. I'm not about it myself, but pretty much I think it's under the age of 29 or 30 and get up there and have a crack against other young auctioneers around the country. Yeah.
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Speaker 2: How long is it since you had to do your first auction? What is the back story to this, Elliot?
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Speaker 3: Well, I head down to the Lawnville sale yards and Charlton sale yards once every week. And I've always been intrigued about it, I guess, watching it and seeing how it works. And I pretty much just got chucked on the spot to sell an old ram down at Lawnville one day and the rest is history, really.
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Speaker 2: It's an art form, though. It's something you just can't pick up. I've seen something online a couple of weeks ago over in the States, and it was like a school they had for auctioneers. Does that sound about right?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think there is a lot of training camps or whatever they do for it. But, yeah, I sort of just try to pick it up as I go down to the sale yards. We've got some pretty established auctioneers down there. They always tend to... give a hand and chuck some tips out. But, yeah, they just let you do it, really, and you're always picking up stuff as you go.
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Speaker 2: Now, when you're doing the auctioneering and the likes, are you just having to think on the spot as to what to do, or does it come naturally?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm still definitely thinking about what I have to do and what I've got to say and when's a good time to close the sale and how the bids are coming in. I'm still trying to pick up that knack, definitely. But every time I do it, I feel like I'm improving every time. So hopefully it's enough to give me a good crack up the road.
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Speaker 2: So what is it you reckon, Elliot, that makes a good auctioneer from what you're doing and what you've seen?
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Speaker 3: Well, some of the advice I've been given and what I've really taken on board is just just being clear and concise about what you're selling, the bidders understand where the bid is, what the money is, and yeah, pretty much just being really clear, really.
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Speaker 2: So who encouraged you to go in for the New Zealand Young Auctioneers competition? Was there anybody as a mentor as such?
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Speaker 3: No, not really. I've been doing it for not really that long, really, about four months or so, and I just got asked if I was interested in doing it and I'm always keen to give stuff a crack and yeah it's just another opportunity to have a go and get my name out there and meet some other auctioneers around the country really.
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Speaker 2: You've only been doing it for four months?
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Speaker 3: Nah yeah I haven't really been doing it that long really so it's a bit nerve wracking but yeah you know what I'll be keen just to get up there and give it a go, get the experience and I'll be.
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Speaker 2: Better for it. So what were you doing before you were a livestock rep?
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Speaker 3: I was sort of just floating around, to be fair. I was doing jobs here and there. I was a student for four years up in Dunedin, and now I'm here. So it's been a bit of an interesting journey, really.
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Speaker 2: You're going into the unknown yourselves. I think all the other firms, though, they've got people involved as well. So it's just across the industry as such, is that right?
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Speaker 3: Yes, just across the industry. I see there's about four different companies who have young auctioneers in the comp. So we'll be going up against them.
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Speaker 2: So it's pretty much a case of the unknown then, as you said before. It's like, what are they going to present? You've got no idea what you need to do on the day?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I'll have a rough idea. There's sort of a bit of an itinerary. So we're selling some prime lambs on the first day down at Canterbury Park there. And then on the Tuesday, we'll be selling prime cattle and So, yeah, obviously the difference between that is we'll be selling the prime cattle in cents per kilo, which is all a big learning curve for me because down at Lawnville and Charlton, I primarily just sell a lot of the mutton and the prime lamb. So I've been doing a wee bit of practice in my own time, trying to get my head around that, and instead of saying $ 100, saying dollars, that sort of stuff. So, yeah, it's all just learning along the way, really.
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Speaker 2: Well, the terminology CPK as opposed to schedule or prime market, it's a different thing altogether.
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Speaker 3: Yes, yeah. Yeah, and even just speaking in dollars compared to hundreds, I find it was a bit challenging at the start, but I'm thinking I'm starting to get my head around it.
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Speaker 2: So what do you do to practice for this? Is there such a thing?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I think the best way to practice is just getting in there and doing it, like putting yourself out there and having a good grow and taking on feedback obviously you can always practice they say practice in your car and take bids on the power poles as you drive along the road that's a good way to get your head around a bit of timing and finding new filler words and stuff but definitely the best way is out there doing it with real bidders and real stock on the line yeah.
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Speaker 2: So tomorrow at Charlton, you're going to kick Teagle off the rails and give it a crack, you reckon?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, Teagle's pretty stern up there, so I think I might still have to buy my time for a few more years for that, but if he definitely gives me the nod, I'll jump up there and give it a good go.
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Speaker 2: Oh, yeah, Teagle, he'll be one of the young bucks. Hey, you don't want to give us a bit of a demo on the spot, do you, mate?
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Speaker 3: Oh, no, just to save it. It'll be live on, but you'd have to come and tune in and Watch it yourself.
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Speaker 2: So, OK, what are the details people need to know if they're up at Christchurch next week? What time does it get underway?
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Speaker 3: Well, I believe the prime stock on the Tuesday, I think that kicks off at 1pm in Canterbury Park rink there, and it's live-streamed through Bitter, and, yeah, so that's pretty much the way it's going to go, I think.
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Speaker 2: Hey, good on you, Elliot. All the best for next week. Certainly a different kind of competition. The one that is very much quintessential Kiwi. Yeah, we'll see. We'll catch up with you next week, see how it all goes. All the best for the unknown.
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Speaker 3: No, cheers for that, Andy. Appreciate it.
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Speaker 1: Hey, well, all right, sir, here we go there and... Laugh out loud with Ag Proud, cos life on the land can be a laughing matter.
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Speaker 2: Brought to us by Shearwell Data, working to help the livestock farmer. I had a steak at a restaurant last night that moved at me and I thought, it's rare.
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Speaker 1: Go to school.
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Speaker 2: How cool a chant was that? All the best to Elliot next week as he goes up against the pick of the young auctioneers from around the country. That's us over in Dunworth. I'm Andy Muir. The must is brought to you by Pedestrianetics. Podcast's up shortly. Some Leroy Van Dyke to see you out on a Wednesday. Catch you tomorrow.
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Speaker 1: I have got to learn that auction cry. Gotta make my mark and be an auctioneer. $ 25 bidder now, $ 30, $ 30, will you give me 30? Make it 30 bidder, the bumble, $ 30, will you?
Speaker 1: Hey, well, all right, sir, here we go there, and what are they going to give for? I'm at 25, I'm going to give 30 now. Five, another $ 40, I'm going to make.
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Speaker 2: It to 40 now. Welcome back to The Muster. Yes, you've heard that song twice today. Now, of course, it is the intro music for our PGG Rights and Stock Sale report, but we are using it for Elliot Warrender. He is competing in the New Zealand Young Auctioneers competition next Tuesday up at Christchurch. It coincides with the Canterbury AMP show. He's a PGG Rights and Livestock agent based out of Winton. Elliot, good afternoon. Thanks for joining us.
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Speaker 3: How are you going, Andy? Thanks for having me on.
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Speaker 2: Oh, look, I appreciate your time on what is something pretty unique. The Young Auctioneer competition happening next week, it's a bit of a random one for a lot of people, but it's certainly an art form.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah. I don't really know. I'm not about it myself, but pretty much I think it's under the age of 29 or 30 and get up there and have a crack against other young auctioneers around the country. Yeah.
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Speaker 2: How long is it since you had to do your first auction? What is the back story to this, Elliot?
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Speaker 3: Well, I head down to the Lawnville sale yards and Charlton sale yards once every week. And I've always been intrigued about it, I guess, watching it and seeing how it works. And I pretty much just got chucked on the spot to sell an old ram down at Lawnville one day and the rest is history, really.
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Speaker 2: It's an art form, though. It's something you just can't pick up. I've seen something online a couple of weeks ago over in the States, and it was like a school they had for auctioneers. Does that sound about right?
00:01:46
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think there is a lot of training camps or whatever they do for it. But, yeah, I sort of just try to pick it up as I go down to the sale yards. We've got some pretty established auctioneers down there. They always tend to... give a hand and chuck some tips out. But, yeah, they just let you do it, really, and you're always picking up stuff as you go.
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Speaker 2: Now, when you're doing the auctioneering and the likes, are you just having to think on the spot as to what to do, or does it come naturally?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm still definitely thinking about what I have to do and what I've got to say and when's a good time to close the sale and how the bids are coming in. I'm still trying to pick up that knack, definitely. But every time I do it, I feel like I'm improving every time. So hopefully it's enough to give me a good crack up the road.
00:02:45
Speaker 2: So what is it you reckon, Elliot, that makes a good auctioneer from what you're doing and what you've seen?
00:02:52
Speaker 3: Well, some of the advice I've been given and what I've really taken on board is just just being clear and concise about what you're selling, the bidders understand where the bid is, what the money is, and yeah, pretty much just being really clear, really.
00:03:11
Speaker 2: So who encouraged you to go in for the New Zealand Young Auctioneers competition? Was there anybody as a mentor as such?
00:03:19
Speaker 3: No, not really. I've been doing it for not really that long, really, about four months or so, and I just got asked if I was interested in doing it and I'm always keen to give stuff a crack and yeah it's just another opportunity to have a go and get my name out there and meet some other auctioneers around the country really.
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Speaker 2: You've only been doing it for four months?
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Speaker 3: Nah yeah I haven't really been doing it that long really so it's a bit nerve wracking but yeah you know what I'll be keen just to get up there and give it a go, get the experience and I'll be.
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Speaker 2: Better for it. So what were you doing before you were a livestock rep?
00:03:59
Speaker 3: I was sort of just floating around, to be fair. I was doing jobs here and there. I was a student for four years up in Dunedin, and now I'm here. So it's been a bit of an interesting journey, really.
00:04:12
Speaker 2: You're going into the unknown yourselves. I think all the other firms, though, they've got people involved as well. So it's just across the industry as such, is that right?
00:04:23
Speaker 3: Yes, just across the industry. I see there's about four different companies who have young auctioneers in the comp. So we'll be going up against them.
00:04:34
Speaker 2: So it's pretty much a case of the unknown then, as you said before. It's like, what are they going to present? You've got no idea what you need to do on the day?
00:04:42
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'll have a rough idea. There's sort of a bit of an itinerary. So we're selling some prime lambs on the first day down at Canterbury Park there. And then on the Tuesday, we'll be selling prime cattle and So, yeah, obviously the difference between that is we'll be selling the prime cattle in cents per kilo, which is all a big learning curve for me because down at Lawnville and Charlton, I primarily just sell a lot of the mutton and the prime lamb. So I've been doing a wee bit of practice in my own time, trying to get my head around that, and instead of saying $ 100, saying dollars, that sort of stuff. So, yeah, it's all just learning along the way, really.
00:05:25
Speaker 2: Well, the terminology CPK as opposed to schedule or prime market, it's a different thing altogether.
00:05:31
Speaker 3: Yes, yeah. Yeah, and even just speaking in dollars compared to hundreds, I find it was a bit challenging at the start, but I'm thinking I'm starting to get my head around it.
00:05:44
Speaker 2: So what do you do to practice for this? Is there such a thing?
00:05:47
Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I think the best way to practice is just getting in there and doing it, like putting yourself out there and having a good grow and taking on feedback obviously you can always practice they say practice in your car and take bids on the power poles as you drive along the road that's a good way to get your head around a bit of timing and finding new filler words and stuff but definitely the best way is out there doing it with real bidders and real stock on the line yeah.
00:06:23
Speaker 2: So tomorrow at Charlton, you're going to kick Teagle off the rails and give it a crack, you reckon?
00:06:29
Speaker 3: Yeah, Teagle's pretty stern up there, so I think I might still have to buy my time for a few more years for that, but if he definitely gives me the nod, I'll jump up there and give it a good go.
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Speaker 2: Oh, yeah, Teagle, he'll be one of the young bucks. Hey, you don't want to give us a bit of a demo on the spot, do you, mate?
00:06:45
Speaker 3: Oh, no, just to save it. It'll be live on, but you'd have to come and tune in and Watch it yourself.
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Speaker 2: So, OK, what are the details people need to know if they're up at Christchurch next week? What time does it get underway?
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Speaker 3: Well, I believe the prime stock on the Tuesday, I think that kicks off at 1pm in Canterbury Park rink there, and it's live-streamed through Bitter, and, yeah, so that's pretty much the way it's going to go, I think.
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Speaker 2: Hey, good on you, Elliot. All the best for next week. Certainly a different kind of competition. The one that is very much quintessential Kiwi. Yeah, we'll see. We'll catch up with you next week, see how it all goes. All the best for the unknown.
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Speaker 3: No, cheers for that, Andy. Appreciate it.
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Speaker 1: Hey, well, all right, sir, here we go there and... Laugh out loud with Ag Proud, cos life on the land can be a laughing matter.
00:07:43
Speaker 2: Brought to us by Shearwell Data, working to help the livestock farmer. I had a steak at a restaurant last night that moved at me and I thought, it's rare.
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Speaker 1: Go to school.
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Speaker 2: How cool a chant was that? All the best to Elliot next week as he goes up against the pick of the young auctioneers from around the country. That's us over in Dunworth. I'm Andy Muir. The must is brought to you by Pedestrianetics. Podcast's up shortly. Some Leroy Van Dyke to see you out on a Wednesday. Catch you tomorrow.
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Speaker 1: I have got to learn that auction cry. Gotta make my mark and be an auctioneer. $ 25 bidder now, $ 30, $ 30, will you give me 30? Make it 30 bidder, the bumble, $ 30, will you?
