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Merino sheep crowd the steel-railed pens of a bustling regional livestock sale yard, their woolly bodies pressed together under the corrugated metal shelter. Farmers and agricultural workers in wide-brimmed sun hats and practical work shirts stand along the walkways, surveying the mob with critical eyes. Blue and white shirts dominate the scene, reflecting the pragmatic rural dress code of the Riverina district. The auction environment pulses with quiet concentration - stockmen leaning on railings, clipboards in hand, assessing the quality of each pen of sheep. Harsh sunlight casts sharp shadows across the metal infrastructure, highlighting the geometric lines of the sale yards against the compact, textured mass of the sheep. This quintessential Australian agricultural moment captures the methodical process of livestock trading, where generations of farming expertise converge in a single, purposeful space.