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Hereford cattle crowd a dusty livestock yard, their russet and white coats pressed tightly between weathered wooden and metal gates under a pale winter sky. Scattered gum trees punctuate the golden-brown paddocks of a classic New South Wales rural landscape, with corrugated iron sheds standing sentinel in the background. The robust beef cattle, with their distinctive white faces and rich copper-colored bodies, are densely packed in the holding pens, waiting to be sorted, weighed, or prepared for sale. Soft cloud formations drift across a muted blue horizon, suggesting a cool morning in late winter or early spring when stock movement and farm management activities are at their peak. The tight composition captures the pragmatic intensity of cattle farming, where precision and careful livestock management are critical to agricultural success. Rough-hewn fencing and compacted earth underscore the practical, no-nonsense environment of this working cattle station, highlighting the resilience and methodical nature of Australian pastoral agriculture.