Photos are from a livestock auction we attended in Harrisonburg, VA.
unloading
Some animals were painted on their backs for easy i.d. purposes.
Some were weighed as they were separated into lots.
I noted all of the men there, except one foul tempered man, were reasonably gentle with the animals. I asked God to teach the cruel man a lesson that would have him showing more compassion to the animals.
The auction house was very large with many chutes and pens.
I only saw one obviously sick animal.
You could walk around the mezzanine and look at the animals.
When we went there were mostly cattle and goats...
When we went there were mostly cattle and goats...
..and old cowboys.
...and a pretty yak I liked.
I made an instant friend with a young, excited Spanish cowboy wannabe who asked me a lot of questions about managing a herd of goats.
auction ring
I enjoyed watching these two.
