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Arrange for sale of livestock by auction

Level / 4
Credits / 10

Purpose This unit standard is for people working in the rural servicing industry.

People credited with this unit standard are able to arrange for sale of livestock by auction.

Subfield / Agriculture
Domain / Livestock Business
Status / Registered
Status date / 20 June 2006
Date version published / 20 June 2006
Planned review date / 31 December 2011
Entry information / Open.
Accreditation / Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and teaching professional in the same field from another provider.
Standard setting body (SSB) / Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0052

This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.

Special notes

1 Definitions

Livestock refers to both pedigree and non-pedigree. Classes of livestock include beef cattle, dairy cattle, deer, pigs, and sheep.

Evidence is required for at least three classes of livestock.

Organisational procedures refer to verbal and written instructions to staff on procedures for communicating with clients; for assessing and classifying animals for sale; and the promotion, advertising and operation of livestock auctions.

2 In providing information to potential buyers the following general livestock information may be provided: sex, breed, age, condition, health, and tally.

In addition, specific livestock information may include:

Sheep – wool length, micron count, wool quality, mating dates, guarantees, liveweight gain, fleece weight, birth status: single, twin, or triplet.

Dairy – Breeding Worth (BW), Production Worth (PW), Lactation Worth (LW): Tuberculosis (TB) status of stock, Somatic Cell Count (SCC), brucellosis, leptospirosis, calving dates spread, in-calf sire; production information – milk solids, milk fats, protein; farm location and size, stocking rate; stock owner status – share milker, leased; guarantees about in-calf status.

Cattle – liveweight, type of farm raised on, frame score, potential, muscling, Estimated Breeding Value, TB status.

Deer – liveweight, TB status, velvet history, frame score, fawning status, Estimated Breeding Value for farmed deer, potential breeding value for feral deer.

Pigs – liveweight, muscling.

3 Legislation and codes of practice relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to – Auctioneers Act 1928, Animal Status Declaration.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Arrange for sale of livestock by auction.

Performance criteria

1.1 Agreement is reached with vendor on sale date and venue to maximise returns for vendor in accordance with organisational procedures.

1.2 Pre-auction actions required of vendor are explained to the vendor in accordance with organisational procedures.

Range stock preparation, transport, delivery conditions and times, animal welfare and legal requirements.

1.3 Auction is promoted or advertised in accordance with organisational procedures.

1.4 Vendor information that is collected and delivered to the auctioneer meets auctioneer’s requirements and is in accordance with organisational procedures.

Range special characteristics of animal, vendor identification, catalogue details.

1.5 Vendor information given to potential buyer meets requirements of buyer.

1.6 Agreement is reached with vendor on reserve price or potential market value in accordance with class of livestock and market conditions.

1.7 Sale day duties are completed in accordance with organisational procedures.

Range pen cards, catalogue, auction book, delivery book, buyer registration.

1.8 The auction process is described in accordance with the Auctioneers Act 1928 and organisational procedures.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

Comments on this unit standard

Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.

Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2013