Former Shropshire Young Farmers Chairman joins Oswestry Livestock Auctions

The former County Chairman of Shropshire Young Farmers took up his post on the rostrum at Oswestry’s historic weekly market on 4th March.

Chris Potter, 30, has been appointed a Senior Auctioneer at Oswestry Livestock Auctions and will be responsible for driving sales across all sections.

Mr Potter is well known amongst the Shropshire and Welsh border farming communities, having farmed in the region since leaving North Shropshire’s agricultural college at Walford.

He brings significant knowledge and expertise to OLA’s marketing and trading operations having spent all his adult life working in and around local livestock markets, covering calf, sheep and agricultural machinery and chattels sales.

An award-winning fieldsman, he is a past winner of the YFC Stockman of the Year and spent two shearing seasons in New Zealand.

“I’m very excited to bring my auctioneering skills into Oswestry’s legendary livestock market,” said Mr. Potter.

“As a farmer’s son I’ve been penning sheep and clerking in the region’s markets since I was a young lad. I’m looking forward to forging productive relationships with Oswestry Livestock Market’s cross border farming community and growing the market’s throughput across all sections.”