The marts are still as important as ever to the rural community. And these classic images show they always have been.
A photograph from 2005 showing Sara Cox in the showing has been found in the Farmers Guardian archives.
Love photography? These images capture rural Britain in all its glory.
Dee Bank Farm, Mount Road, Leek, Staffordshire,
Easter Kinnear Farm, By Newport-On-Tay, Fife