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Livestock & Cattle Auctions
Simulcast Video BiddingWeight-Based PricingMulti-Channel Sync

Tu subasta de ganado sigue funcionando con software de 2009

Si gestionas una casa de subastas de ganado y ves cómo DVAuction se lleva un 8% de cada precio de martillo, ya has pagado una plataforma personalizada tres veces.

<200ms
Bid Latency
Real-time WebSocket sync
4
Bidding Channels
Ring · Online · Phone · Mobile
99.9%
Uptime SLA
During live sale events
$0
Missed Bids
Multi-channel redundancy
What a Livestock Auction Platform Actually Runs — And What It Replaces

Your auctioneer calls a lot. The bid fires from the ring, from a buyer's phone in a pasture three states away, and from a tablet in the clerk's booth — all within the same second. A livestock auction platform synchronizes cattle sales across in-person, online, phone, and mobile bidding channels in real time. It streams live video of the animal, calculates weight-based pricing on the fly, manages your consignment catalog, and handles settlements without spreadsheets. These systems replace legacy vendors like DVAuction — platforms that charge you per-head fees for technology you never own. Your sale ends, their invoice arrives, and you're left with nothing but a receipt. A custom platform means your tech stack belongs to your auction house, your brand stays front and center, and every sale builds equity instead of burning margin.

Dónde fallan los proyectos

Legacy simulcast platforms charge per-head fees that eat into your margins on every sale You're paying DVAuction or similar vendors thousands per event and walking away with nothing to show for it.
Ring bids and online bids drift out of sync during fast-paced cattle sales Bidders lose confidence, disputes pile up, and your auction house takes the reputation hit.
Video feeds lag or drop at the worst possible moment Remote buyers can't see the animal in the ring, so they stop bidding — and your sale prices drop with them.
Weight-based pricing gets handled manually by clerks working off spreadsheets Errors in $/cwt math trigger settlement disputes and delay payment to consignors.
Buyers who are on-ranch during sale day have no real mobile experience to work with You're losing an entire segment of active bidders who won't sit at a desktop for a four-hour sale.
Consignment intake still runs on paper forms and phone calls Catalog errors, missing health certificates, and last-minute lot changes create chaos before the first animal enters the ring.

Cumplimiento

Simulcast Video Engine

Sub-second live video from the auction ring via Mux or Agora, synced with the bid ticker. Adaptive bitrate keeps playback smooth on rural connections where your buyers actually are.

Weight-Based Pricing Engine

Automated $/cwt and $/head calculations with slide scales, sort loss adjustments, and draft weight integrations. Clerks confirm numbers instead of computing them.

Multi-Channel Bid Sync

WebSocket infrastructure synchronizes ring, online, phone, and absentee bids within 200ms. Every channel sees the same current bid at the same time.

Digital Consignment & Catalog

Sellers submit lot details, health certificates, breed data, photos, and videos through a self-service portal. Catalog generation is automatic.

Secure Buyer Registration & KYC

Bidder approval workflows with credit checks, deposit holds via Stripe, and brand inspection verification before bid numbers are issued.

Settlement & Reporting

Automated settlement statements for consignors and buyers with commission splits, insurance, freight deductions, and brand inspection fees calculated per lot.

Qué construimos

Paying DVAuction or similar vendors thousands per event in per-head fees that vanish after every sale

Own your platform outright — no recurring per-head fees, no vendor lock-in, and your brand on every screen

Watching ring bids and online bids drift out of sync during fast cattle sales while disputes pile up

Sync auctioneer console, clerk station, ring monitors, and online bids in real time with zero drift or disputes

Losing remote bidders when video feeds lag or drop at the exact moment an animal enters the ring

Stream live video with adaptive bitrate tuning so remote buyers see every animal clearly even on rural LTE

Handling weight-based $/cwt pricing manually through clerk spreadsheets that trigger settlement errors

Calculate weight-based pricing automatically and display $/cwt, total bid, and lot details across all channels

Missing active buyers who are on-ranch during sale day because your platform has no real mobile experience

Give buyers a progressive web app that queues bids offline and submits them the instant connectivity returns

Running consignment intake on paper forms and phone calls that create catalog errors and last-minute chaos

Digitize consignment intake with seller portals, health certificate uploads, and live catalog updates before sale day

Nuestro proceso

01

Auction Workflow Mapping

We shadow your sale day operations — ring, clerk desk, office, and loading chute — and document every decision point and data handoff. Your platform gets built around how your team actually works.
Week 1-2
02

Core Platform Build

Bid engine, WebSocket infrastructure, consignment management, and buyer registration. We integrate Mux or Agora for simulcast video and Stripe Connect for payment processing.
Week 3-8
03

Weight Pricing & Settlement

We build the $/cwt pricing engine with slide scales, sort loss rules, and automated settlement statement generation — connected directly to your scale house data feed.
Week 9-11
04

Load Testing & Mock Sales

We simulate 500+ concurrent bidders across all channels with realistic bid velocity. Video latency, bid sync, and failover scenarios all get stress-tested before a real animal enters the ring.
Week 12-13
05

Live Sale Launch & Support

On-site support for your first live simulcast sale. Real-time monitoring of bid infrastructure, video feeds, and settlement accuracy, plus 30 days of post-launch support.
Week 14+
Next.jsSupabaseMuxAgoraWebSocketsVercelStripe ConnectPostgreSQL

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cómo funcionan las pujas simulcast en una plataforma personalizada?

El simulcast conecta tu ruedo de subasta físico con los pujadores en línea a través de video en vivo sincronizado y un motor de pujas en tiempo real. El subastador ve todas las pujas —presenciales, en línea y telefónicas— en una sola consola. Las conexiones WebSocket mantienen cada canal actualizado en menos de 200 ms. Los compradores remotos siguen el ruedo a través de streams de video adaptativo mediante Mux o Agora y realizan sus pujas desde la interfaz web o móvil.

¿Pueden construir precios por peso con escalas deslizantes?

Sí. Construimos motores de precios configurables que calculan $/cwt con ajustes de escala deslizante, deducciones por pérdida de clasificación y descuentos por condición de peso. Los datos de la báscula se integran directamente en la plataforma para que los secretarios vean los totales calculados al instante. Las liquidaciones se generan automáticamente con desgloses por cabeza y por lote, incluyendo todos los ajustes.

¿Cómo gestionan la mala conectividad a internet en recintos rurales?

Diseñamos pensando en la conectividad rural desde el primer día. El video de tasa de bits adaptativa escala hacia abajo de forma fluida en conexiones lentas. La interfaz de pujas móvil utiliza arquitectura de aplicación web progresiva con una cola de pujas sin conexión: las pujas se envían en el instante en que se recupera la conectividad. Durante la fase de mapeo de flujos de trabajo, también recomendamos configuraciones de red en las instalaciones para tu recinto.

¿Es esto un reemplazo de DVAuction?

Puede serlo. Muchas casas de subastas pagan tarifas significativas por cabeza o por venta a DVAuction sin llegar a ser propietarias de la plataforma. Una solución personalizada te ofrece una plataforma con tu marca que tú posees, elimina las tarifas recurrentes del proveedor y te pone al control de la experiencia del comprador, tus datos y la hoja de ruta de funciones. La inversión inicial suele recuperarse en 12-18 meses de ventas activas.

¿Cuánto tiempo lleva construir una plataforma de subasta de ganado?

Una plataforma completa con video simulcast, pujas multicanal, precios por peso y liquidaciones automatizadas tarda entre 12 y 14 semanas desde el inicio hasta la primera venta en vivo. Las plataformas más simples de subasta cronometrada pueden lanzarse en 8-10 semanas. Proporcionamos soporte presencial en tu primera venta en vivo para asegurarnos de que todo funcione correctamente.

¿Pueden los compradores registrarse y ser aprobados antes del día de la venta?

Por supuesto. La plataforma incluye un flujo de registro de compradores con verificación de identidad, revisión de solicitudes de crédito, retención de depósitos mediante Stripe y asignación de número de puja. El personal de oficina aprueba o rechaza registros a través del panel de administración. Los compradores aprobados reciben sus credenciales y pueden previsualizar el catálogo antes de que comience la venta.

Livestock Auction Platforms from $18,000
Fixed-fee. Simulcast video included. 30-day post-launch support.
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Next.js DevelopmentE-Commerce & Marketplace DevelopmentCore Web Vitals OptimizationWordPress to Next.js Migration

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