These days most people head to a supermarket to pick their turkey up, but some still favour a more traditional way of doing things.
Read on to see a compilation of photographs from this traditional event.
1. 400 turkeys
Around 400 turkeys, as well as geese, ducks and chickens were lined up under the gaze of buyers at York Auction Centre
2. A long-standing tradition
Butchers, wholesalers and members of the public, flocked round to bid on the birds.
3. A smaller event
Auctioneer Richard Tasker, who has presided at the event since 1979, said these days the event was much smaller. In the past they would sell around 2,500 birds across two sales.
4. Poultry history
The first sale back then was a “long-legged” sale where the birds were not drawn and dressed and would keep a bit longer.
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