Sale Pens

Over the past few years the Warrnambool Livestock Exchange yard’s surface had deteriorated to a poor standard and some feedlot buyers weren’t going there any more because of the increasing problem of foot soreness and general welfare conditions for the cattle.

The Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre is unique in its construction & layout. It was one of very few centres remaining with a dirt floor which requires increased maintenance over the more popular ‘hard’ surface floors. On an average sale day they would sell anywhere between 2,500 to 3,000 head of cattle. The animals are sold in a ‘ring’ or ‘amphitheatre’ environment where they are held for about 30 seconds for the bidding and then sent on into the ‘flow through system’.

Like almost every saleyard in Australia the Camperdown Saleyards have experienced cattle in their yards with sore feet. Along with the increasing pressure from animal welfare groups the yards owner Corangamite Shire Council started to look for surfacing options that would suit their application.
 

Inverell Shire Council’s sale yards which was the first ISO 9000 Accredited sale yard in NSW identified the need to implement a flooring system for improved animal welfare.

Like many other saleyards Mount Gambier Livestock Exchange understands how a SOFT floor can have a huge influence on the condition of saleyard stock. Particularly when you are attracting store cattle it’s important for the buyers to support a yard that has a surface that helps prevent animal lameness.