Cattlesales.com.au is a website that offers buyers one central site to source cattle in Australia and offers sellers an advertising platform to market their cattle for sale whilst offering a suite of marketing tools.

We offer one site that solely caters for sourcing and marketing cattle rather than all types of livestock. Cattlesales also encompasses the entire Australian cattle industry and supports all existing sale points and frameworks for buying and selling cattle. Listings are instantly live as soon as they are placed. Cattlesales offer a range of marketing tools and user features that are not available on any other platform in Australia and have been custom designed to support livestock agents marketing sale cattle.

Cattlesales.com.au is not restricted to use by livestock agents to enable producers and studs to also market sale cattle (even if being sold through an agent), stud bulls and bull sales and genetic products. This also enables producers to place Wanted listings for cattle required. If you choose to sell your cattle without retaining a livestock agent we suggest you seek legal advice in relation the transaction to ensure your rights are protected in the event a buyer does not fulfill payment of the transaction. Cattlesales.com.au and Cattlesales Pty Limited are not liable for any loss or damage sustained as a result of a failed purchase completion due to non-payment or any other cause. Any seller who chooses to market cattle on our website platform does so at their own risk.

No, we simply provide an advertising and marketing platform.

Registration is not required to search cattle listings on the [BUY] page however registration is free and is required to place a listing, save favourite listings, set an alert and to utilise other user benefits.

Our priority is responding to online contact form enquiries and e-mails and therefore the fastest method of contacting us is by our contact form on our contact page or by e-mail [email protected] – we aim to reply to your e-mail as quickly as possible and at least within the same business day. If you have a more complex enquiry you can utilise our contact page to request a telephone call back in an allocated time space suitable to you.

Cattle listings can be broadly searched from the homepage by performing a Quick Search or Advanced Search options including searching by specific categories (eg. sex, breed and weight) and a variety of search methods including search by map, search by kilometre radius and search by sale point are available from the Buy page. You can also use the Agents page to find an agent and search their listings.

Your search terms can be widened by using the easy menu bar on the left side of the Buy page where search results are displayed. Additionally you can Register or Login and set a free alert that will notify you by e-mail when cattle that match your specifications have been listed. You can also place a Wanted listing here.

What is the purpose of setting an alert?

If you are searching for cattle to buy and have specific requirements setting an alert helps you find a match for those requirements without doing the leg work via search results. Setting an alert is free but you need to register.

How do the alerts work?

When a listing is placed by a seller for cattle that match the requirements that you set in your alert you will receive e-mail notification of the new listing. E-mail notifications are distributed once a day and are distributed to all users with a matching alert. You will therefore be the first to know about new listings that match your requirements however other users may have the same requirements and a similar alert set and will receive e-mail notification of the new listing at the same time as you. The listing is also live as soon as it is placed and therefore visible to all site visitors. It is therefore advisable to act quickly if you receive an e-mail notification of matching cattle if you are interested.

How do I place an alert?

You can place an alert from your user portal by selecting ' Alerts'.

How do I cancel or manage my alert/s?

Alerts can be cancelled and managed at any time from your user portal.

Can I set multiple alerts?

Yes, there is no limit on the number of alerts that you can set. This is especially useful if you are a livestock agent as you can set alerts for multiple clients at any one time.

Can I save listings so I can compare or view them later?

If you are interested in a listing you can select 'Save listing' and the listing will be saved to your user portal for you to review at any time. You must be logged in to utilise this feature and if you are not already logged in when you select 'Save listing' you will be directed to login to your account first.

Can I see if there is other interest in listings I am watching?

If you save a listing you are then able to easily identify the expiry date of the listing and can also view other interest in the cattle you are watching by the number of views and number of enquiries the seller has received on that listing.

We offer a variety of different types of listings depending on the sale point of cattle and whether a seller would like to utilise additional marketing tools and benefits. Our listing options and prices are set out on our Sell page. **We reserve the right to change the listing prices at any time and without notice. In the event our listing prices change they will be updated and reflected on our Sell page.

Throughout the site there are various options to place a listing. The easiest way to place a listing is from the Sell page. Your listing will be instantly listed and visible to buyers after purchase.

Yes, you can upload photos directly from your device's photo gallery. There is no need to plug into a computer first.

Each listing type allows a different number of photos to be uploaded. The maximum file size for uploads is 5MB and only image files (.JPG, .GIF and .PNG) can be uploaded. The best photo size is around 900px x 675px.

If possible we suggest that you include the following range of photos for a listing:

• At least one photo of the entire mob or a large section of the mob of cattle
• A headshot of a single beast or multiple cattle
• At least one photo of the near-side of the cattle
• At least one photo of the off-side of cattle
• At least one close range photo of a single beast from the mob

All listing types (except Wanted listings) allow a video link to be added to the listing. You can video your cattle with your smartphone or other device and then upload the video to YouTube by creating a YouTube account. Once you have uploaded the video to YouTube you need to copy and paste the URL link to the video and paste it into the 'Add Video link' field of your listing information. This will allow the video to open as a pop up window on your listing page so buyers can view the video easily.

Yes any listing type can be used for a single beast. When placing the listing simply specify the number of head as one.

After you have completed the necessary information fields for your listing you will be directed to a payment page. You can pay for your listing by credit card, debit card, or PayPal. You will receive a tax invoice by e-mail once your payment is processed.

Listings can be shared on Facebook by selecting the social media share icons on a single listing. You can share any listings including your listings and listings your agent has placed for your cattle for instance. You can even share cattle you are interested in with your social media community.

We are available to help you by e-mail [email protected] or you can contact us via our Contact page by completing the Contact Form. You can even request that we telephone you at a convenient time. We can even place a listing for you if you are experiencing difficulties.

Your listings can be managed by logging in to your user portal via the Login page.

Yes – simply select the 'Saleyard and Auction' or 'Featured' listing type on the Sell page to place your listing and select 'Auctions Plus' as the point of sale. You are then able to enter the AuctionsPlus URL link for your AuctionsPlus listing and this will allow users to view your AuctionsPlus listing in a separate window from the Cattlesales website.

Listings expire according to the type of listing selected from the Sell page. The expiration period differs depending on the point of sale and the listing type chosen. Featured listings are the only listings that run until the cattle sell (with the exception of mobs that have a sale date) and we encourage our users to mark their cattle as sold in the 'My Listings' section of the user portal.

Listings cannot be renewed. A new listing must be placed if your cattle have not sold. Featured listings are the most economical way to advertise your cattle as they do not have an expiry date and run until sold (with the exception of mobs that have a sale date).

Listings cannot be edited by users. In the event you have made an information error when placing your listing you can contact Cattlesales administration support via [email protected] and we can amend your listing accordingly.

You can manage your listings in the user portal to remove the listings or mark them as sold if they sell prior to their expiry date.

All Cattlesales users are classified as individual users and therefore if you are a livestock agent you need to select the 'Agent' option from the 'Details' tab of the 'My Profile' section of the user/member portal. This will allow you to select the category 'Agent' and then complete additional business/agency information. Once you have completed this section of your profile you will be recognised as an agent and your business details along with your agency logo will attach to any listings that you place. You will also automatically become part of the Agent Directory under the 'Agents' tab on the homepage and any current listings you have can also be viewed by users searching by agent under the 'Agents' tab.

Once you have completed your Agent profile within your user/member portal you will be recognised as an agent and your business details along with your agency logo will attach to any listings that you place and you will also automatically become part of the Agent Directory under the 'Agents' tab on the homepage.

You can utilise the Saleyards page to perform a search solely for cattle that are booked into saleyards. First select a State and then select the saleyard location you are interested in. All listings for that location will appear in the results however if you would like to refine your search results you can perform an Advanced Search for a specific saleyard location via the Buy page.

If you would like to utilise Cattlesales.com.au to preview cattle being offered for sale at your local saleyard we suggest you speak to your local livestock agent/s and advise of this as livestock agents do the majority of marketing for cattle to be sold at a saleyard.

Cattlesales has a specific 'Genetics' section on the website via the Genetics page. Here you can search semen straws and embryos advertised for sale.

To place a listing for a genetic product simply select the genetics listing option from the Sell page. Cattlesales has a specific 'Genetics' section via the website where genetic products are listed and can be searched.

Yes – you can copy and paste the URL link for your breed society bull EBV information into the relevant field when creating your listing and buyers can then view the EBV information in a new window without having to leave the Cattlesales.com.au site.

After registering on Cattlesales.com.au you can login at any time via the Login page. If your Internet browser allows cookies Cattlesales.com.au will remember these login details for you.

From your user portal you can:

• view your current listings and listing insights. Eg: How many people have viewed your listings, how many people have enquired about a listing and view the listing expiry dates.
• mark your cattle as sold
• view your drafted listings that have not yet been paid and published
• view and print saved listings
• set an alert if your require cattle to match specific requirements

Cattlesales.com.au offers exclusive advertising space to advertisers with a direct connection to site users. If your company/product/service could benefit our users and you are interested in advertising please contact us for availability and pricing on [email protected].

Please direct all media enquiries to [email protected].

Personal information that is held and stored by us is protected from unauthorised access through the use of firewalls, secure passwords and login processes. We also manage security risks by utilising encryption and an SSL Certificate with Extended Validation (EV) for the highest level of authentication in relation to security to ensure our website, domain and personal information that we collect is safe and secure. However, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. A small padlock image in the address bar of your Internet browser window is an indication that our security features are working and that your personal information is protected.

We have taken a number of steps to mitigate the potential of scam e-mails however unfortunately we cannot guarantee you are protected from potential spam e-mails. We have encrypted every page of the website, we monitor enquiry volumes that enables us to identify potential spam enquiries and sending an e-mail enquiry requires a code to be entered before it can be sent. There are additional steps you can take to prevent receiving spam e-mails:

a. Opt to receive phone enquiries only and not e-mail enquires which may result in your e-mail address being vulnerable to spam e-mails.

b. Listing a landline number would avoid spam text messages to mobile numbers.

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