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Merino sheep pack the weathered steel yards at Almabin, a pastoral property beneath a cloudy late winter sky in rural New South Wales. Hundreds of densely fleeced lambs and ewes stand tightly clustered, their creamy white wool creating a seamless textural landscape within the rigid rectangular holding pens. Bare deciduous trees punctuate the background, silhouetted against silvery-blue cloud formations, while a distant metal agricultural shed anchors the pastoral scene. Several farm workers stand to the side, observing the livestock gathering, their brightly colored jackets providing a subtle human presence in this quintessential Australian agricultural setting. The metal yard infrastructure - rust-toned rails and galvanized steel posts - frames the livestock auction environment, highlighting the systematic approach to sheep trading and farm management. This image captures the precise moment of agricultural commerce, where carefully bred Merino sheep await assessment, representing generations of pastoral expertise and the economic heartbeat of Australian farming.