Robert Sathre , 16, from Buckley, Wash. says goodbye to his cow, Snowflake" after she was loaded onto a trailer that will take her to a slaughterhouse. Sathre is a student at White River High School in the FFA program.

Students in the FFA and 4H programs participate in the auction of livestock including steers, lambs and hogs in the Northwest Junior Livestock Show at the Washington State Spring Fair in Puyallup, Wash. on April 19, 2015. (photo © Karen Ducey Photography)