Stockyard
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A stockyard is a place for the sale and shipping of livestock. In the United States, stockyards are regulated by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. They are sometimes associated with slaughterhouses.
Some stockyards include:
- Kansas City Stockyards, Missouri, USA
- Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas, USA
- Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Other uses:
- Stockyard Landing, original name of Arabi, Louisiana
- Stockyard, Queensland, Australia
- The Stockyard Stoics, a punk rock band
- A stock yard can also refer to various storage yards used in mining, manufacturing, and transportation of goods.