A stockyard is an enclosure for the handling or keeping 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:Omaha Stockyards, Nebraska, USAKansas City Stockyards, Missouri, USAFort Worth Stockyards, Texas, USAUnion Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USABlue Grass Stockyards, Lexington, Kentucky, USAThe Junction (northwest quadrant nicknamed Stockyards)… (More on Stockyard)