Southern Regional Livestock Exchange | Moss Vale, NSW, Australia
ProWay recently completed the design and construction upgrade for the Southern Regional Livestock Exchange (SRLX) located in Moss Vale, NSW. The SRLX holds cattle sales are held every Wednesday, 50 weeks of the year resulting in an output of approximately 60,000 cattle per year.
The Wingecarribee Shire Council engaged Proway Livestock Equipment to provide initially a design that would fit into the existing footprint and secondly to demolish and construct with little to no interruption to our weekly sales.
For Assistant Operations Manager Clint McCauley, the saleyard upgrade has been a welcome improvement for the Wingecarribee shire.
"Retrofitting new to existing infrastructure always comes with challenges and we had a few, however ProWay were able to deliver no fuss solutions to these issues and
in March 2023 Proway handed over a facility that is in my opinion second to none, it just works so well and is built to last."
Clint McCauley
SRLE Assistant Operations Manager
The refurbishment and construction included two new cattle loading ramps, fixed loading ramps and dumps, raised public access, buyer’s walkways and auctioneers’ walkways at SRLX, on the site of obsolete cattle selling pens and holding yards, under the existing roof structure.
Wingecarribee Shire Councils Mayor, Duncan Gair said the upgrades would help drive more business through the Moss Vale-based facility.
“These upgrades will elevate the Moss Vale SRLX to one of the premier cattle sale yards in the state.”
Duncan Gair
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor
The scope of the project included demolition and earthworks, supply of electrical, plumbing and fire services and the supply and installation of:
- 180 new sales pens, including a network of raised auctioneer/staff walkways and stairs
- Single weigh and drafting area comprising of a rotary force yard, race with pneumatic block gates, pneumatic weigh-box, 6 way pneumatic draft
- 22 Bull pens with raised public viewing platforms.
- 1 adjustable cattle loading ramp and sheeted force yard.
- 2 loading ramp/dump combinations with dump yards and sheeted force yards.
- 5 raised concrete buyers walkways and stairs.
- Pen numbers and safety signage, fire compliance infrastructure, lighting, drinking troughs, plumbing fixtures and drainage.
- 13 new holding pens and 12 additional draft and overflow pens.
- Concrete slabs to high traffic areas for durability, soft flooring to salepen areas for stock comfort.
- Dust suppression system with 17 sprinklers.
- Painting pen with pneumatic guillotine gates.
“Careful attention to detail and professional is how I would describe ProWays employees and contractors involved with the construction along with an attitude that, just ok, isn’t good enough."
Clint McCauley
SRLE Assistant Operations Manager
The completion of the Moss Vale Livestock Exchange facility marks two decades of experience for ProWay’s Commercial Team, who have designed, manufactured, and installed state-of-the-art supply chain facilities across Australia. It is this experience and expertise which ensures projects are tailored to meet the unique requirements of commercial operations, be it saleyards, abattoirs, feedlots and high throughput facilities.
“From a maintenance perspective, ProWay's equipment stands out. Little to no maintenance is required other than lubrication to gate hardware in the 2 years since stage one of the project was complete.”
Clint McCauley
SRLE Assistant Operations Manager
“It is evident that Proways product is incredibly refined from the large ticket items down to gate and yard assembles.” said Clint McCauley, Assistant Operations manager at the SRLX.
“All users of Southern Regional Livestock Exchange, Saleyard Operator, Agents, Vendors and Stock carriers couldn’t be happier with the Saleyard ProWay have delivered to us.”
Clint McCauley
SRLE Assistant Operations Manager
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