Livestock

Livestock Agency Services

As New Zealand’s largest livestock industry service provider, PGG Wrightson offers comprehensive agency services for buying and selling livestock through auctions, private sales, on-farm transactions, and specialist stud stock sales.

Our experienced nationwide team manages all categories of livestock, providing tailored solutions for purchasing and selling. Our livestock reps specialise in handling a range of livestock, offering on-farm assessments, trade representation, and staying updated on market trends.

Looking to innovate your breeding program? Our Genetics team provides strategic planning. Beyond livestock, we facilitate trading in wool and velvet. Partner with PGG Wrightson to leverage our nationwide network and over 170 years of agricultural expertise.

Livestock specialists

Genetics Expertise

PGG Wrightson goes beyond just buying and selling stock, we’re the only livestock company in New Zealand with a dedicated team of genetics specialists.

Future-proof your business

Sheep & Beef

Helping you trade sheep and beef stock with the added benefit of working with a nationwide wool broker.

Trade your sheep and beef stock

Deer & Velvet

Our deer and velvet specialists operate throughout New Zealand, servicing all aspects of the deer industry.

The deer and velvet specialists

Dairy

More than 80 specialist dairy representatives are involved in trading 150,000+ head of dairy livestock annually.

National dairy livestock specialists

Livestock Trading Experts

As New Zealand's largest livestock business, we provide agency services for trading livestock through traditional sales methods, as well as offering some innovative new finance-free ways to buy livestock.

Through our dedicated and experienced Livestock Reps, you can explore buying and selling alongside our online trading platforms: agOnline and bidr.

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1 May 2025
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Market Commentary

Positive conditions making for strong livestock markets

Good weather and healthy schedules leading to firm demand at weaner calf fairs and store lamb sales. With markets responding to positive climatic and market conditions, whether in the paddock or the saleyard, there is optimism about. Indifferent North Island weather has resulted in varying moisture...

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1 May 2025
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Market Commentary

Two-year-old bulls offer quality and value

Keen market expected in May and June, while purchasers with a smart genetics programme are set to maximise benefit at the sales. This year’s two-year-old bull sale season commences in mid-May and will run for a six-week period. After a profitable season of weaner sales, featuring record prices...

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1 May 2025
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Over the Farm Gate
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Market Commentary

Exceptional demand for elite dairy genetics

Multi-generational dispersal sales attract nationwide attention, indicating dairy sector’s current buoyancy. A couple of April dispersal sales of elite multi-generational dairy herds indicate the current strength of the market in the sector, and continued positivity among farmers, who are...

Video or image
1 May 2025
Categories
Over the Farm Gate
Livestock
Market Commentary

Positive conditions making for strong livestock markets

Good weather and healthy schedules leading to firm demand at weaner calf fairs and store lamb sales. With markets responding to positive climatic and market conditions, whether in the paddock or the saleyard, there is optimism about. Indifferent North Island weather has resulted in varying moisture...

Video or image
1 May 2025
Categories
Over the Farm Gate
Livestock
Market Commentary

Two-year-old bulls offer quality and value

Keen market expected in May and June, while purchasers with a smart genetics programme are set to maximise benefit at the sales. This year’s two-year-old bull sale season commences in mid-May and will run for a six-week period. After a profitable season of weaner sales, featuring record prices...

Video or image
1 May 2025
Categories
Over the Farm Gate
Livestock
Market Commentary

Exceptional demand for elite dairy genetics

Multi-generational dispersal sales attract nationwide attention, indicating dairy sector’s current buoyancy. A couple of April dispersal sales of elite multi-generational dairy herds indicate the current strength of the market in the sector, and continued positivity among farmers, who are...

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Our livestock story

Part 2/6 - Our people

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Part 3/6 - Livestock marketing

Our livestock story

Part 4/6 - How we sell

Our livestock story

Part 5/6 - Market intelligence

Our livestock story

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