The
operation of sales methods available to farmers, including: (a) the different types of methods available to farmers e.g. saleyards, direct consignment, online sales (b) the
costs involved with selling
cattle through each sales method (for example, saleyard fees, agents» fees and commissions, transport)(c) whether there are any impediments to farmers accessing particular sales methods (d) the advantages and disadvantages of each sales method (e) what types of
cattle (fat
cattle, feeder
cattle, live export) are sold through each sales method, and (f) the total proportion of
cattle sold through each sales method within different production regions.