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Densely packed cattle fill the concrete feed yards, a patchwork of russet, black, and white hides clustered within precise metal pen boundaries. Aerial perspective reveals the industrial scale of modern livestock management, with wide concrete walkways separating tightly gridded holding areas. Cattle cluster in tight groups, some standing, some resting, their bodies creating a living landscape of bovine commerce. The harsh midday sunlight casts sharp shadows across the yards, highlighting the geometric precision of the infrastructure and the organic movement of the animals. This is a quintessential Australian cattle sale yard, likely located in Queensland's Maranoa region, where livestock are prepared for transport and sale. The scene speaks to the complexity of agricultural supply chains - a moment of transition between pastoral origins and market destinations, where each animal represents both economic potential and the pragmatic rhythms of rural production.