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Auto bidding proving popu...

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Auto bidding proving popu...

The addition of auto bid has levelled the playing field for farmers who are at the yards or who are bidding online.

Auto bidding proving popu...

Auto bidding proving popu...

The ability for farmers to virtually attend and participate at cattle sales without leaving the farm went one step further when autobid was added to the popular MyLivestock hybrid auction platform in September 2020. Bill Sweeney, NZ Farmers Livestock General Manager Livestock said the MyLivestock hybrid auction platform was introduced at the start of the New Zealand wide COVID-19 lockdown. “The timing was perfect, coinciding with farmers’ need to quit or add stock according to onfarm conditions. T...

Beef and dairy bull sales...

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Beef and dairy bull sales...

Beef and dairy bull sales across the North Island are able to continue thanks to an innovative hybrid auction platform which was “a big hit with farmers” when it was released during the 2020 Covid lockdown.

Beef and dairy bull sales...

Image credit: Bulls available for purchase at the Lynrich Jersey Bull Sale, 15 Sep, 2021. General Manager Livestock with NZ Farmers Livestock, Bill Sweeney said the MyLivestock hybrid auction platform, which combines saleyard, farm and online auctions, was developed ahead of last year’s lockdown. “Providing an online option for farmers to attend and bid at stock sales was a concept we’d been developing for some time. Traditionally farmers are often faced with a day’s travel to attend a sale and the demands of ...

NZ Farmers Livestock Bull...

NZ Farmers Livestock Bull Plan

Bull Plan

NZFL Client bought 4 bulls at $2,000 They were sold 4 @$1,560. Price diff $440 plus $50 cost. Buyer gets bulls from known breeder. Only $50 cost upfront, clear cost with bulls and cull cows, no need for cash payment.

Clearing sale of top 10% ...

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The sale of a herd whose production places them in the top 10% in the country will take place in Matamata.

Clearing sale of top 10% ...

Clearing sale of top 10% herd

Clearing sale of top 10% ...

The sale of a herd whose production places them in the top 10% in the country will take place in Matamata at the end of June. The sale of Maurice and Jenni Butler’s predominantly Friesian herd marks the end of a 50 year career aimed at breeding a great milking cow. That they achieved that is evident in an average herd BW of 121 and PW of 139. The top BW in the herd is 239 and PW 435. Maurice Butler admits he always “chased BW, always mating to the country’s top bulls. “In the early days culling was bas...

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Cows from top herd in dem...

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Inovative online bidding platform generated record demand at a dairy clearing sale

Cows from top herd in dem...

Cows from top herd in demand by farmers across New Zealand

Cows from top herd in dem...

A new innovative online bidding platform generated record demand at a dairy clearing sale in Matamata at the end of June. The sale of Maurice and Jenni Butler’s Friesian herd, whose production placed them in the top ten percent in the country, marked the end of a 50 year career in dairy farming. Maurice Butler admits that when he started out as a young farmer he never envisaged that farmers would, one day, be able to sit at home and confidently buy cows in real time. “But that’s what enabled such a gre...

Dairy Support

NZ Farmers Livestock (NZFL) are here to service all of your marketing and selling needs. We offer superior support and services for both buying and selling livestock via an on farm clearing sale, MyLiveStock.co.nz, paddock sales or through our Saleyard network.

Dairy Forward Contract

NZFL already has a significant share and specialist knowledge of nationwide dairy herd sales. Our Dairy Forward Contract protects you as a vendor or purchaser throughout the whole deal and beyond. It is constantly reviewed and updated to keep up with the changing dairying environment and has stood the test of time. It is one of the only contracts that has an individual calving date clause and also an excellent eczema warranty to name a few. It is critical that these contracts protect both vendor and purchaser.

Finance

NZFL has short to medium term livestock finance available. NZFL can arrange funding for all your needs whether financing calves, cows, bulls or any other stock, and acceptance can be approved within 24 hours. Terms and Conditions Apply. To find out more about our financing offer, visit further information here.

Dairy Support

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Doyen of Rongotea

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Doyen of Rongotea

Jean Duran, generally regarded as the doyen of the Rongotea Saleyards, will step down from her office role after the last NZ Farmers Livestock sale of 2020.

Doyen of Rongotea

Doyen of Rongotea

Doyen of Rongotea Saleyards Steps Down Jean Duran, generally regarded as the doyen of the Rongotea Saleyards, will step down from her office role after the last NZ Farmers Livestock sale of 2020. Hers has been the familiar face – and voice – in the office at the saleyards since 1991. “I grew up in England and emigrated to New Zealand with my husband and daughter in 1974,” Jean said. “I’d always done data entry but never envisaged that I would one day be familiar with all the terms and practices of the...

Elite dairy herd features...

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Elite dairy herd features...

Elite herd of high indexed crossbred dairy cows go under the hammer

Elite dairy herd features...

The country’s first on-farm clearing sale with live online bidding will see an elite herd of high indexed crossbred dairy cows go under the hammer.

Elite dairy herd features...

The sale will take place on the farm of Shaun and Kelly Bicknell at 169 Horomanga Road, Galatea on Tuesday 12 May 2020. Bill Sweeney, General Manager of NZ Farmers Livestock, said his company is privileged to represent the Bicknell family in the sale of a herd whose genetics go back more than 60 years. The sale of the Bicknell herd was originally set down for the end of March but, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, had to be deferred to 12 May. “The farm has been sold so the entire herd of 240 cows, 57...

Finance

NZ Farmers Livestock Finance has a facility available for all your seasonal livestock finance needs. Finance flexibility is a necessity when farming - you know that - we know that. NZ Farmers Livestock Finance can assist you where and when livestock finance is required. We are proud to offer our Lamb Plan and Bull Plan to those who are needing specifics in their field of farming.

First South Island online...

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First South Island online...

In action at the NZ Farmers Livestock Temuka Single Vendor Sale

First South Island online...

First South Island online stock auction attracts buyers from across NZ

First South Island online...

The first stock sale to be held in the South Island, featuring a hybrid auction platform which combines online and yard purchases, attracted buyers from across New Zealand. Held at Temuka on 13 October, the NZ Farmers Livestock single vendor sale from the Black and White Cow Co of Hereford/Friesian cattle, realized above market prices for around 370 Hereford/Friesian mixed age cattle. NZ Farmers Livestock’s South Island Regional Manager, Regan Laughton, said the majority of cattle were sold to online b...

Highland Cattle dispersal...

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Highland Cattle dispersal...

A dispersal sale of one of the most unique cattle breeds is sure to attract interest from a range of buyers – from lifestyle block owners to beef and dairy farmers when it takes place at Galatea on 27 March 2021.

Highland Cattle dispersal...

Highland Cattle dispersal...

Hummel are polled Highland cattle – hairy but without the large horns which differentiate them from most other breeds of beef cattle. Breeders, David and Alison Silcock, have been farming Highland Cattle on their Galatea property for the last 15 years and recall it was their novelty appeal which attracted them to the breed when they retired from dairy farming. “We had always admired the traditional, horned, Highland Cattle and when we began considering what we would graze on the 20 hectares we kept f...

Innovative platform a fir...

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Innovative platform a fir...

NZ Farmers Livestock will reopen its saleyard facilities once COVID-19 alert level 3 is activated

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Innovative platform a first for NZ – saleyards reopen for normal livestock trade and online auctions

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Bill Sweeney, NZ Farmers Livestock General Manager Livestock said it’s a great concept which will open livestock trading up to all farmers. “We have been working on this for some time but the urgency ramped up when we went into the COVID-19 lockdown. We have literally worked night and day to bring this to the market as soon as a date for Level 3 was announced. “The new platform is a first for New Zealand. Until now dairy and beef farmers have had limited ability to sell livestock online but the livestrea...

Interest from around NZ e...

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Interest from around NZ e...

Autumn calving farmers from around New Zealand are expected to attend a service bull sale on the outskirts of Huntly in early May – some in person, but most online.