In the context of livestock sale, where does change of ownership occur during over the hooks transactions?

In over the hooks transactions, change of ownership occurs at the abattoir scales. This is because, during this process, livestock is typically transported to the abattoir, where they are weighed and prepared for slaughter. At the scales, the seller officially transfers ownership of the livestock to the buyer once the animals are weighed, establishing the terms of sale based on the weight of the carcass.

This point in the transaction is critical as it marks the official transfer of legal responsibility for the livestock from the vendor to the buyer, effectively capturing the moment of ownership change in accordance with commercial practice. Without this weighing transaction, there would be no formal acknowledgment of the sale, making the abattoir scales the pivotal point in an over the hooks sale.

The other options do not represent the point at which ownership changes. The vendor's property and the buyer's farm refer to the locations where animals may be before or after the sale, but ownership does not transfer until the livestock arrives at the abattoir scales. Similarly, the auction house is a venue for bidding and sale but does not represent the moment ownership officially shifts from seller to buyer in this specific transaction type.