Plaza Rural: auction in Montevideo; national network
Plaza Rural is a Uruguayan livestock auction platform using the video-based format known as remates por pantalla. Montevideo; national network, Uruguay.
AGR-382 · Auction · Montevideo; national network, Uruguay · UYU
Plaza Rural is a Uruguayan livestock auction platform using the video-based format known as remates por pantalla. It covers cattle and sheep and maintains an office in Montevideo. The administrative location does not mean that every consignment is physically held in the city: buyers need to establish where each group is kept and collected. The marketplace is relevant to farms sourcing stock for further production or breeding and to producers selling defined groups of animals.
A report on auction 329, held on 15–16 October 2026, records 12,318 cattle and 1,513 sheep sold. These are results for one edition, not annual platform turnover. The publication also supplies averages for cattle and sheep classes. Some categories are quoted in USD/kg and others in USD per head. The sale number is a useful identifier when requesting further information.
Pre-bidding requires a registered and authorised account. The operator's rules state that an accepted pre-bid constitutes a purchase commitment under the applicable arrangements. A prospective customer should read the rules for the relevant stock category and agree the bidding and settlement process with the office representing the lot. Setting up access before sale day leaves more time to evaluate consignments rather than resolve account questions during the auction.
Buyers should compare weight, age, sex, uniformity and intended use. Breeding cattle call for further reproductive-status information, while stock intended for finishing needs to fit the buyer's feeding system. Supplement the video and written description with questions to the lot representative. Establish when weighing occurs, the collection location and which costs fall to each party. A price per head and a price per kilogram create different exposures for the purchaser, particularly when final weights or the composition of a group require clarification.
Sellers can prepare consistent herd information, supporting documents, presentation material and a realistic release date. Discuss grouping, catalogue deadlines, payment arrangements and the handling of discrepancies between description and collection with the intermediary. For an overseas buyer, access to a broadcast does not itself establish the feasibility of exporting the animals. Assessing this platform requires combining a specific auction's results with the location of the actual livestock and the full cost of taking delivery. Retain the lot number, category and agreed terms alongside any price comparison so that a later enquiry can be traced to the same animals.
What is priced: Livestock and meat
Where to find the prices
Products and quotations
Calves; steers; heifers; cows; breeding cattle; lambs and sheep
Sources
- Contact and office — plazarural.com.uy
- Auction 329 results — actualidadagropecuaria.com.uy
- Registration and pre-bidding — www.plazarural.com.uy
- Service description and platform terms — plazarural.com.uy
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