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CLONCURRY SALEYARDS
FACTS & FIGURES CLONCURRYSALEYARDS There is a 24/7 truck stop
The Cloncurry Saleyards facility at the dirty yards,
Saleyard Owner are the second largest along Sir Hudson Fysh
Cloncurry Shire Council cattle handling facility Drive. The truck stop has
Saleyard Operator in Queensland, with the an undercover eating area,
Keyes Cattle Co capacity to hold up to 20,000 BBQs, fridges, toilets and
Address head of cattle. There are two showers.
Sir Hudson Fysh Drive, facilities; the clean yards are In the past two years,
Cloncurry 4824 along Hensley Drive and are Cloncurry Saleyards have
Saleyard Contacts for tick-free stock only. The hosted two successful bull
Nathan Keyes - 0429 055 295 main facility (dirty yards) can sales. The covered sales and
Dustin Keyes - 0427 352 839 be accessed via Sir Hudson exhibition areas, with bar
Website Fysh Drive. facilities, have hosted buyers
www.cloncurry.qld.gov.au/ from all over Queensland
saleyards The yards are continually and as far reaching as the
Facilities being upgraded to improve Northern Territory. Forty
safety
and
the
usability
24/7 dipping and weighing of the facility. Upgrades newly constructed bull pens
facility, truck washdown, yard include replacement of will enable more bull and
lights and electrical services, unserviceable posts, rails and cattle sales in the future.
amenities. Cloncurry Shire Council will
gates; dust suppression with
water reticulation across be renewing the rail load
the entire yard; upgrades out facility at the Cloncurry
to truck access and loading Saleyards in 2023-2024.
facilities; the installation of a Please direct all Cloncurry
new cattle weighbridge; and Saleyard enquiries to the
shade will progressively be yard operators,
added over the yards. Keyes Cattle Co.
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