What tolerances apply to my assessment under the new Terms?
AuctionsPlus are updating our User Agreement and Sale Terms.
The information outlined in this article is effective as of the 1st March, 2023.
AuctionsPlus has defined tolerances (or acceptable variance) for some factors of the Assessment - a valid dispute may only be raised by the buyer if the tolerance of variance is exceeded.
Summary of Assessment Tolerances
Please ensure to review Schedule 3 of the AuctionsPlus User Agreement to review the full details regarding dispute resolution for Assessed Lots.
Trait |
Cattle |
Sheep & Goats |
| Claims which must be reported within 48 hours of livestock arriving | ||
| Number of head delivered | -5% | -5% |
| Animal Health or Disease | Nil | Nil |
|
Notable Traits (Faults) (if declared on assessment) |
5% | 5% |
|
Notable Traits (Faults) (if not declared on assessment) |
Nil | Nil |
|
Number per deck (if declared on assessment) |
5% | 5% |
| Lifetime Traceability (LT) status | 1% | 1% |
|
Pregnancy (PTIC or SIL) (when no vendor warranty declared) |
5% | 10% |
| Carcase Weight |
+/- 5% (cows & bulls) +/- 3% (all other categories) |
+/- 5% (all stock categories) |
|
Live Weight - Average Weight (or*) |
+/- 3% |
+/- 5% |
|
Live Weight - Weight Range *A buyer claim on average weight or weight range, not both. |
1) Any individual animal(s) are outside the weight range by more than 10% OR 2) Where the number of animals outside the weight range exceeds 5% of the total number of head in the lot |
|
| Claims which may be notified outside of 48 hours of livestock arriving (refer to Table 3, Schedule 3 of the User Agreement for reporting timeframes) | ||
|
Defined Traits of unborn progeny (for example progeny breed or sex) |
5% | 5% |
| NSM females | 5% | 5% |
| Progeny born outside expected timeframe (based on joining dates) | 5% | 5% |
Summary of Assessment Tolerance Models
Lines of stock which are assessed to be uniform and consistent for a trait, are not permitted a tolerance outside of how they are assessed. Whereas lines which vary more from animal to animal, especially for subjective traits, have a tolerance which applies to the assessment as a greater variance is expected within the mob.
Please review the article 'Tolerance Models' for further details as this is a summary only.
Trait |
Single Descriptor on Assessment |
Multiple Descriptors on Assessment - Applicable Tolerance Model |
| Age | If a mob is assessed to fit 100% within a trait (single descriptor), there will be a nil tolerance on that trait | Model 1 |
| Bloodline | Model 1 [1] | |
| Breed | Model 1 | |
| Breeding Quality | Model 3 | |
| Carcase Quality | Model 3 | |
| Crutching | Model 2 | |
| Dentition | Model 3 | |
| Fat Score | Model 3 | |
| Hip Height | Model 3 | |
| Horn Status | Model 2 | |
| Mixed Sex Lines [2] | Model 2 | |
| Mulesing | Model 3 | |
| Muscle Score | Model 3 | |
| Seed & Burr | Model 3 | |
| Sex | Model 1 | |
| Temperament | Model 3 | |
| Wither Height | Model 1 | |
| Wool length | Model 3 | |
| Wrinkle Score | Model 3 |
[1] However, if progeny is weaned and its Bloodline or registered sire/dam details are incorrect then, the Buyer may reject the progeny only and not the dam (assuming the dam is correctly described). If progeny is unweaned and its Bloodline or registered sire/dam details are incorrect then, the Buyer may reject the progeny and the dam.
[2] - If a line is assessed as mixed sex and no sex breakup is given, it is deemed that one sex will be no more than 60% of the entire Lot.