Smithfield Livestock Auction

Spring & Summer Internship (Mid-April thru mid-September)

• Become familiar with all phases of the livestock auction
• Check in cattle prior to auction Wednesday afternoon & Thursday A.M.
• Sort cattle prior to selling, and in the ring,
• Pen cattle, load buyers trucks after auction.

• Responsible for intensive grazing on irrigated pasture and mountain summer pastures
• Running both pairs and yearlings
• Determine stocking rates for both, through out grazing season

• Assist management to determine vaccination protocol
• Supplement monitoring
• Branding, vaccinating, castration of calves

• Gather & sort cattle on summer allotments
• Roping at branding, doctoring cattle on range

• CDL (Commercial Driver's License):  Helpful but not necessary to drive semi, hauling cattle to and from summer allotments.
• Basic knowledge of farm and ranch equipment: tractors, loaders, trucks & trailers.
• Possible exposure to Ag. Tourism with chuck wagon dinner show
• Possible horse shoeing using tabletop hydro-chute
• Must be honest, dependable, hardworking
• Must have clean driving record
• Applicant may be screened for drug use
• Wage negotiable based on experience