Rural Livestock is a livestock agency that has helped farmers buy and sell stock since 1988, and its base is in Unit 9B, 1 Stark Drive in Wigram, Christchurch. It began selling at the Addington sale yards in November 1988. It now has more than 50 livestock agents in the South Island and, through partnerships with NZ Farmers Livestock and Redshaw Livestock, over 100 agents nationwide. Its work covers selling stock at saleyards and through live online auctions on Bidr, with the Temuka Saleyards among the places it sells. It also holds bull sales, including Jersey, Hereford and Angus sales, and clearing sales of plant and machinery. The company says its job is to link farmers with farmers, with meat processors and with financial resources. Sale times are listed on the website, and enquiries can be made by phone on 0800 RURALL (787 255).
Customers quoted on the site say the agency handles most of their surplus stock, and that it can be trusted to count stock and check weights when the farmer is not there. One said the agency's trust and integrity are why they stay with it. The agency's own story is one of growth since its first year, with offices in Christchurch. For a South Island farmer who wants a local agent with a national network behind it, Rural Livestock is an established choice in Wigram.