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Merino ewes crowd together in a densely packed sale yard, their soft, dense fleece creating a textured landscape of silvery-grey and cream. A weathered "No Unauthorised Entry" sign signals the strict protocols of livestock trading, mounted on sturdy metal gates that contain the tightly clustered flock. The golden morning light casts long shadows across the yard, highlighting the corrugated iron shed in the background and creating a quintessential Australian agricultural scene typical of the Riverina region in New South Wales. Dusty pens and rustic infrastructure frame these valuable sheep, ready for auction, representing the critical economic and cultural backbone of rural farming communities. The image captures the raw, unfiltered essence of livestock trading - a moment of transition where these carefully bred Merino sheep will move from one stewardship to another, their woolly bodies a testament to generations of agricultural expertise and careful breeding. The tight composition and muted earth tones speak to the pragmatic, no-nonsense spirit of Australian agricultural practice.