A stockyard is an enclosure for the 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, USA Kansas City Stockyards, Missouri, USA Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas, USA Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA Other uses: Stockyard Landing, original name of Arabi, Louisiana "Stockyard" Name of a Dutch rock band… (More on Stockyard)