Livestock Australian Operating System

One record for
Australian livestock.

A herd of cattle moving through a misty green pasture.

Livestock Australian Operating System

One record for
Australian livestock.

For the agents, producers and buyers who move Australia’s livestock.

For the agents, producers and buyers who move Australia’s livestock.

For the people behind Australia’s livestock tradelaoslivestock.com.au

What LAOS is

One record that travels
with the mob.

From the paddock to the settlement, the producer, the agent, the buyer, the carrier and the feedlot work from one shared record. Each adds what they know to the same record and sees only what their role allows.

The film’s last scene: a map of south-eastern Australia joining the producer, agent, buyer, carrier, feedlot and accounts to one record for 318 Angus steers.
Follow one mob · illustrated · fictional farm58 s · no sound · 6.8 MB
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  1. Grange Creek, near TerangIt starts in the paddock.
  2. ProducerThe farmer records the mob in the paddock, even with no signal.
  3. AgentThe agent lists the mob straight from its record.
  4. BuyerBuyers post what they need. Stock listed by any agency on LAOS can meet it.
  5. Before it leavesEvery check is worked out before dispatch. A held sale waits.
  6. CarrierEach truck gets its own link. The water clock runs from last water.
  7. FeedlotThe feedlot counts them in, on the same record.
  8. AccountsAccounts gets a draft settlement, every line with its source.
  9. One recordOne record. Every party. Paddock to settlement.
  10. EndLAOS. One record for Australian livestock. Join the waitlist at laoslivestock.com.au.
  1. 01 / In the paddock

    Recorded where the mob stands.

    The producer records the mob in the paddock, even with no signal. The agent lists it from the same record, and the buyer briefs in range sit beside it.

    • Paddock moves and weights, saved on the phone first
    • Listed from the mob’s own record
    • Buyer briefs in range, on one map
    An illustrated farm map with a mob of 318 Angus steers moved into River Paddock, and the mob’s record card.
  2. 02 / Supply meets demand

    A brief that stays live.

    A buyer keeps a standing brief. Stock listed on LAOS can meet it, each fit shows its reasons, and the enquiry goes to the listing agent.

    • Head, weight and timing set against the brief
    • Every fit shows its reasons
    • Enquiries go through the agent
    A map of south-eastern Australia with a buyer brief at Kapunda Feedyard meeting a listed mob at Grange Creek, and the reasons it fits.
  3. 03 / Before dispatch

    Every declaration on record, before the truck.

    Before stock move, the sale shows each declaration: the PIC, the NVD, health, withholding and transport, with who made it and when. LAOS does not check them against NLIS or the ISC. A held sale waits until it clears.

    • Withholding judged at the dispatch date
    • Each declaration shows who made it, and when
    • A held sale shows when it can move
    A sale record with five checks declared before dispatch, a withholding timeline and a stylised National Vendor Declaration.
  4. 04 / On the road

    Six trucks. One record.

    Each truck gets its own link and the water clock runs from last water. The feedlot counts each load in on the same record, so the head still to come stay clear.

    • Several trucks on one sale
    • Time off water, by class of stock
    • Part loads counted as they arrive
    The road route from Grange Creek to Kapunda Feedyard, six trucks on one record, a water clock and the count of head received.

The films show LAOS on Grange Creek, an illustrated, fictional farm. Every name, property and figure is invented, and the story film’s opening and closing shots are AI-generated footage of no real place. Declarations are recorded as people make them; LAOS does not yet check them against NLIS or the ISC.

The problem

Five parties keep
the same facts.

One sale passes through four handoffs. Each is a chance for a wrong weight, a missed withholding period or a stale declaration.

  1. Producernotebook and spreadsheetre-key mob and PIC
  2. Agentagency systemre-key the lot
  3. Buyerpurchasing systemphone for the NVD
  4. Transportpaper job sheetre-key on arrival
  5. Feedlotintake records—

LAOS keeps the sale on one record.The producer, the agent, the buyer and the feedlot work from it, each seeing what their role allows.

In the paddock

Works where
the signal doesn’t.

Weights, treatments and paddock moves are saved on the phone and sent when there is signal.

  • Weights, treatments and paddock moves
  • Feed assessments, quick or measured
  • An alert for anything that blocks a sale
LAOS on a phone: paddock capture over a fictional property on satellite imagery, with nothing waiting to send.
Paddock capture
LAOS on a phone: the producer’s home with a critical withholding alert for a fictional mob.
What needs you
02 / The people behind the trade

Different roles.
A shared record.

01

For agents
& agencies.

Keep listings, buyer requirements and sale progress close at hand.

LAOS for agencies
Cattle crossing open pasture beneath a line of trees.
02

For producers.

Keep property, mob, weight and treatment records together, and share with permission.

LAOS for producers
A closer view of cattle moving across the paddock.
03

For buyers
& feedlots.

Set buying requirements, review matching listed stock and record receival.

LAOS for buyers
Tree belts and livestock pasture in soft morning light.

The source stays visible

Know what is recorded.
Know what is shared.

How records and access work

LAOS shows the source of recorded information and uses permissions to control access. Treatment declarations and sale-readiness checks stay visible as the work progresses.

Recorded declarations
are clearly labelled.

Public provenance
is an explicit choice.

03 / Where we’re heading
A wide paddock framed by trees under a pale sky.

Built around the livestock trade

A more connected
livestock trade.

Our ambition is to help the record travel further with the livestock. We are starting with the people managing records, listings and sales.

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The next chapter of LAOS

Be there for
the next move.

Join the waitlist for LAOS launch
and pilot availability updates.