Four Steps to a Safe Trade
The same protection an auction floor gives you, without the sale day or the drive.
The escrow flow, start to finish
- Step 1
List or browse
Sellers photograph stock, add weights and details, and list free in a few minutes. Buyers browse by type, weight and province.
- Step 2
Buyer pays into escrow
Payment goes to a TradeSafe escrow account — not to the seller, and never through a Yalla account.
- Step 3
Seller loads on confirmation
The seller receives written confirmation that funds are secured before a single animal goes on the truck.
- Step 4
Inspect, accept, release
The buyer inspects on arrival. On acceptance, TradeSafe releases — splitting the seller's payment and Yalla's fee in one instruction.
This website is for information only — all listing, buying and payment happens inside the Yalla app.
How it works
Both sides of the deal, and the escrow process that sits between them.
List from the kraal, get paid without chasing
Photograph your stock, add weights and details, and post it in a few minutes. You will not load a single animal until you have written confirmation that the buyer's money is already secured.
Buy from someone you have never met, safely
Browse listings by type, weight, and province. Pay into escrow instead of paying the seller directly, then inspect the animals in person on arrival before any money moves.
Four steps, and Yalla never holds your money
Buyer pays into a TradeSafe escrow account. Seller is notified the funds are secured and loads. Buyer inspects on arrival and accepts. TradeSafe releases — splitting the seller's payment and Yalla's fee in one instruction.
Inside the app
From the first browse to the offer that starts the escrow — the same screens your buyer or seller sees on the other end.
01Home
Browse by category — cattle, sheep, goats, land, feed, equipment.
02Search
Filter by location, category and price across every live listing.
03Listing
Head count, age, average weight, health and transport, up front.
04Send an offer
Offer under asking. The seller has seven days to accept or counter.
05Message the seller
Chat attached to the listing, so the deal keeps its own record.
06Create a listing
Photos, breed, age and head count — free, and live in minutes.
07My listings
Wishlist, active stock, pending sales and offers in one place.
Buying, selling and payment all happen in the app — this website is information only.
What protects a Yalla deal
Every payment sits with TradeSafe, not with Yalla, until the buyer has inspected the animals.
The seller gets written confirmation that the funds are secured before a single animal goes on the truck.
The buyer checks the stock on arrival. Nothing is released until they say they are satisfied.
Sellers pay nothing to list. Buyers pay one protection fee at checkout, shown before they commit.
No sale day, no travelling to a ring. List or buy at four in the morning if that suits you.
Who sold what, for how much, and when it was accepted — all logged, not lost in a group chat.
Every payment sits with TradeSafe, not with Yalla, until the buyer has inspected the animals.
The seller gets written confirmation that the funds are secured before a single animal goes on the truck.
The buyer checks the stock on arrival. Nothing is released until they say they are satisfied.
Sellers pay nothing to list. Buyers pay one protection fee at checkout, shown before they commit.
No sale day, no travelling to a ring. List or buy at four in the morning if that suits you.
Who sold what, for how much, and when it was accepted — all logged, not lost in a group chat.
Common questions about how Yalla works, how payment is protected, and what happens in the app.
No. This site explains how Yalla works. All listing, buying, and payment happens inside the app.
TradeSafe, South Africa's longest-running digital escrow service, under Standard Bank oversight and insured. The funds never pass through a Yalla bank account at any point.
Once the buyer has physically inspected the animals and confirmed they are satisfied. TradeSafe then releases the funds, splitting the seller's payment and Yalla's fee in a single instruction.
Listing is free for sellers. Buyers pay one protection fee at checkout, shown in full before you commit to the purchase.
You raise it at inspection, before the money is released. Because nothing has been paid out yet, the dispute is resolved while the funds are still protected.
An auction gives you settlement you can trust, but only on the sale day and only at the ring. Yalla gives you the same payment protection without the date or the drive.
Your next trade starts in the app
Listing and buying both happen inside the app. Sellers list free; buyers pay one protection fee at checkout.