The Livestock Team manages the daily health, welfare and movements of cattle at the feedlot. Each day, Pen Riders on foot or horseback check each feedlot pen for sick or injured cattle. Livestock Hands assess, treat and care for cattle with poor health in the hospital pens until they recover and return to their home pen.

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When new cattle arrive at the feedlot, they are inducted into the feedlot system by Livestock Hands. All new cattle have data recorded and are vaccinated, weighed and tagged, before being introduced to a clean pen and the feed bunk.

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Livestock Hands or a dispatch team prepare finished cattle for dispatch. This can involve scanning, weighing, drafting and organising cattle onto trucks.

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Animal Health and Welfare Officers monitor and report on the health and welfare of cattle at the feedlot. The Livestock Manager organises the daily roles, coordinates the team and ensures optimum cattle welfare and performance.

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Skills required in the Livestock Department may include cattle handling and husbandry practices, horse riding, assessing and checking animal health, and low stress stock handling.