Texas Tough Alleyways

“Texas Tough” alleyways are designed to be structurally sound, which is the whole job of an alley: hold a line of cattle straight and steady while they move toward a chute or a trailer.

They come in 8′, 12′, and 24′ lengths. The short 8′ works as a lead-up to a squeeze chute; the longer runs give cattle room to string out and settle before they reach the headgate. Add slide gates to one end or both ends, so the alley can be closed behind the herd or used to hold animals between cuts.

An alley is where cattle are most likely to jam and where people are most likely to get hurt, so a solid, straight run pays for itself. Set between a sweep and a chute, the alley is the middle of the system, and its length is what lets the rest of the corral flow into squeeze chutes or loading.