Gary Dick Award (cattle) - AuctionsPlus Awards 2024

Sam Bartlett from Adcock Partners Property and Livestock, Quilpie, Queensland, has been awarded the Gary Dick Award for Cattle.

Mr Bartlett is an AuctionsPlus-accredited assessor who has achieved the highest clearance rate for cattle on the AuctionsPlus platform during the 2024 financial year.

Mr Bartlett has demonstrated a high level of engagement with the platform and continually exemplifies his professionalism in his assessment quality and upholds the AuctionsPlus User Agreement.

Mr Bartlett is a consistent user of the platform, achieving the fifth highest turnover as an agent for cattle, with the best clearance rate (93.6% in head, 93.3% in lots) of the top-five contenders by 16%. 

He is well regarded in this industry for his work ethic and his market knowledge. Mr Bartlett does an excellent job in promoting his lots, using features within the AuctionsPlus platform across advertisement and featured lots to ensure the best results across his sales.

His optimism and dedication to the industry is reflected the best piece of advice he has received.

"The cow will have another calf next year. If you miss out on a mob this time, there will be another mob to chase next time," Mr Bartlett said.

Through the AuctionsPlus Awards, we celebrate our community of assessors, agents, vendors, buyers and other valued industry members who play an integral role in driving the nation's largest agricultural marketplace forward.

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