Stockyard Covers

Installing a cover over your stockyards helps to make animal handling safer and more humane. All year protection from the harsh Australian elements can help increase the productivity and efficiency of your enterprise.

A yard cover provides protection for stock and workers in extreme weather. It prevents the ground from pugging in heavy rainfall and helps to reduce heat stress in stock.

Crushes, electrical and pneumatic equipment will deteriorate in harsh conditions. A cover can help increase the longevity of your equipment thus saving you capital.

At Bairnsdale Engineering, we manufacture stockyard cover frames from RHS (Rectangular Hollow Section), CHS (circular hollow section) or UBs (Universal Beams) with connection plates factory-welded to rafters and columns for superior strength and ease of installation. We would highly recommend hot-dipped galvanized coated columns for ultimate corrosion resistance.

Bairnsdale Engineering can custom build beef or dairy stockyard covers to suit the design of our customer’s current layout and these can be installed over existing infrastructure.

Stockyard Cover Features and Options:

• Gable or skillion roof styles
• Can be built over existing yards or infrastructure
• Gable infills or half clad walls
• Walls clad for extra protection
• Columns can be positioned to suit existing or new yards.
• Hot-dipped galvanizing options for ultimate corrosion resistance
• Overhangs or eaves for extra weather protection
• Direct communication with the yard manufacturers to ensure most efficient design
• Your installer or ours

Check out some examples of completed stockyard covers on our Projects page.