Alleyway with Cut Gate

An alleyway with a cut gate gives a working corral a place to split cattle without leaving the alley. The cut gate swings across the run, so an animal can be held on one side while the next one is brought up, or a sort can be made before anything reaches the chute.

That is useful on preg-check day, at branding, or any time cattle have to be separated by condition, ownership or treatment group, and it beats dragging animals back out of the alley to re-sort them in the pen.

The alley is built from the same heavy panel material as the rest of the line and joins the sweep on one end and the chute on the other. One gate in the right spot can save two people a lot of walking over a long day.