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Animals & Livestock Farm Based

Livestock Agent

Buy and sell livestock for farmers, coordinate auctions, negotiate, and know the market inside out.

Be a livestock deal-maker

Career highlights

Make a difference

Livestock agents connect farmers with livestock buyers, negotiate and advise on prices, and ensure secure distribution, transport, and traceability of animals between producers, saleyards, and processors.

Exciting & diverse

From being at saleyards and on farms, to negotiating business deals, a job as a livestock agent is fast-paced, social and suits people enjoy business negotiation, livestock and connecting with people.

What the job involves

Livestock agents are specialists that coordinate the buying, selling, secure distribution, transport, and traceability of farm animals between producers, saleyards, and processors. They ensure adherence to animal welfare and biosecurity regulations.

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