Every row you just read costs the average yard $2,200/week in recoverable losses.
Pen-to-Pen Precision Dispatch

Every animal accounted for.
Every trailer assigned.
Every gate timed.

Stockyard gives feedlot managers, auction yards, and independent haulers the same precision a logistics terminal uses to track containers — built for cattle, not cargo.

No contract required
USDA traceability built-in
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Week of June 9 — Dispatch Board
Total Head Today:222
Lot IDSeller / BreedPenHeadHaulerETAStatus
LOT-4821
Harlan Creek Ranch
Angus Steers
B-07
42T-11407:15
Pending
LOT-4822
Mesa Verde Feeders
Hereford Mix
A-12
67T-08907:45
Confirmed
LOT-4823
Rocking K Cattle
Black Angus
C-03
31T-20108:20
Arriving
LOT-4824
Dusty Fork Ranch
Brahman Cross
B-14
5809:00
Pending
LOT-4825
High Plains Auction
Charolais
A-05
24T-17709:30
Confirmed
12/18
Pens Assigned
4
Haulers Active
38 min
Avg Load Time
0
Conflicts
42 head confirmed
LOT-4821 · Pen B-07 · T-114
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4.2 hrs
Tuesday Morning
Average time feedlot managers spend coordinating 6+ inbound sellers by phone.
1 in 11
Double-Booked Pens
Pen conflicts discovered at the gate — after the hauler has already backed in.
20–35%
Empty Return Miles
Hauler margin lost to no-load situations caused by unconfirmed booking slots.
How most yards still book livestock

The cost of the old way
is measured in lost animals.

Scroll through to watch each row unblur — from phone-call chaos to precision dispatch, one operation at a time.

Core Operations

The daily friction that compounds into four-figure weekly losses for the average feedlot.

Operation
The Old Way
Stockyard
Booking Method
Coordination

Phone calls to 3–6 sellers per morning. Average 47 minutes of hold time.

Automated slot confirmation via digital manifest. Sellers book from any device.

Pen Assignment
Pen Management

Whiteboard grid updated by hand. Double-bookings discovered at the gate.

Real-time pen-capacity collision detection. Conflicts blocked before they happen.

Head Count Tracking
Animal Tracking

Paper manifest per load. Reconciliation done after unloading — errors common.

RFID tag count synced to manifest on departure. Live head-count at every gate.

Hauler Coordination
Logistics

Haulers arrive to no-load situations. Empty return miles eat 20–35% of margin.

Real-time hauler GPS on dispatch board. Estimated arrival ±4 minutes.

Receiving Day Chaos
Operations

Feedlot managers spend 4+ hours chasing confirmations on busy Tuesday mornings.

Automated slot confirmations. Receiving day drops from 4 hours to 40 minutes.

Audit Trail
Compliance

Handwritten logs. USDA compliance checks require manual document retrieval.

Digital audit trail with one-click USDA traceability export.

Enterprise Yards

Multi-location operations, USDA traceability, and API-first integration with your existing herd management stack.

Operation
The Old Way
Stockyard
Multi-Location Sync
Enterprise

Each yard operates in isolation. Inventory gaps invisible across locations.

Single dashboard spans all yards. Transfer inventory between locations in 2 clicks.

USDA Traceability
Compliance

Manual RFID reconciliation. Audit prep takes 3–5 business days per inspection.

One-click USDA traceability export. Audit-ready in under 60 seconds.

Herd Software API
Integration

Re-enter data from booking system into Cattlesoft, Brahman.net, or BioTrack manually.

Native API hooks into Cattlesoft, Brahman.net, BioTrack, and custom ERPs.

Analytics & Forecasting
Intelligence

Pen utilization tracked in Excel. No forward visibility into booking density.

14-day booking forecast. Pen utilization heatmap updated hourly.

2,400+
Yards Onboarded
$4.2M
Hauler Margin Recovered
99.4%
Booking Accuracy Rate
Wade Callahan, feedlot manager in western work shirt
−3h 20min
Receiving Day
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Cut our receiving-day chaos from four hours to forty minutes. Tuesday mornings went from a war room to a routine.

Wade Callahan
Feedlot Manager · Callahan Cattle Co., Amarillo TX
For Independent Haulers

Stop driving empty.
Start billing every mile.

Stockyard's hauler module shows you confirmed loads within your route radius, assigns GPS-tracked slots in real time, and eliminates the no-load situations draining your margin.

Real-time load availability within your declared radius
GPS arrival confirmation — yards know you're 4 minutes out
Digital bill of lading generated on departure
Direct RFID tag count verification at pickup
−28%
Empty Return Miles
4 min
ETA Accuracy
$180K
Avg Annual Margin Recovered
0
No-Load Arrivals / Month
Book a Yard Demo

See every animal
accounted for, live.

30-minute live walkthrough of the dispatch board, pen-assignment engine, and hauler GPS. Tailored to your yard size.

No credit card. No commitment. Just 30 minutes.

ROI Calculator

What is your current booking process costing you?

Our free calculator models time and margin savings based on your yard size, head count, and hauler volume. Most feedlots discover $40,000–$180,000 in annual recoverable margin.

Receiving time saved / week~12 hours
Hauler empty miles recovered19–28%
Double-booking incidents→ Zero
USDA audit prep time3 days → 40s