C-1000 | Cattle Handling System

Efficient. Heavy-Duty. Built for Real Work.

Streamline your cattle handling with the C1000 Cattle Handling System—Lakeland’s all-in-one solution designed to move livestock safely, smoothly, and with less stress on both animal and handler.

This system includes our Easy Catch Squeeze Chute, an 8.5 ft adjustable alley section, and a cornerless crowding tub, all connected by heavy-duty cattle panels and gates built for serious, daily use. The design minimizes sharp angles and bottlenecks, promoting calm, consistent cattle flow while improving safety and efficiency across your operation.

The C1000 cattle handling system is a compact, efficient solution designed to improve cattle flow and reduce stress during livestock processing. Built with durable cattle handling equipment, the system combines a crowding tub cattle design, cattle alley, corral panels, and a reliable cattle squeeze chute.

As a result, producers can move cattle smoothly through the system while maintaining control and safety for both animals and handlers.

A Complete Cattle Handling System for Everyday Operations

Handling cattle becomes much easier when the system works with natural cattle movement. The C1000 cattle handling system guides livestock from the holding area into a crowding tub cattle section, then through a cattle alley and into the squeeze chute.

Because the system follows proven livestock handling principles, cattle tend to move forward naturally through the working area. In turn, ranchers spend less time pushing cattle and more time getting the job done.

Most cattle handling facilities rely on a crowding area, working alley, and squeeze chute to safely move and restrain livestock for procedures like tagging or vaccinations.

Cornerless Crowding Tub Improves Cattle Flow

The crowding tub cattle section is designed to encourage natural livestock movement.

Instead of sharp corners where cattle hesitate, the curved design funnels animals smoothly toward the cattle alley. Consequently, cattle are less likely to turn around or balk while entering the working area.

A sweep tub works by gradually guiding cattle into the alley and squeeze chute using controlled pressure from the handler.

Key benefits include:

• Better cattle flow into the system

• Reduced stress on livestock

• Safer handling conditions for operators

Adjustable Cattle Alley for Controlled Movement

The adjustable cattle alley keeps animals moving in a single direction toward the cattle squeeze chute.

Because the alley narrows the animal’s path, cattle cannot turn around once they enter the system. As a result, livestock move forward more predictably while handlers maintain better control.

Additionally, adjustable alley sections allow the system to accommodate different cattle sizes throughout the season.

At the end of the system sits the cattle squeeze chute — the most important working component of many cattle handling systems.

A squeeze chute safely restrains cattle during essential procedures such as:

• vaccinations

• tagging

• pregnancy checking

• veterinary treatments

The squeeze mechanism gently secures the animal while limiting sudden movement, which improves safety for both cattle and handlers.

Built with Durable Corral Panels and Gates

Strong corral panel construction ensures the entire cattle handling system remains stable under pressure.

Lakeland’s heavy-duty panels and gates allow producers to create holding pens and sorting areas that connect seamlessly with the cattle alley and crowding tub cattle section.

Because the system uses modular cattle handling equipment, producers can also expand or adjust their layout as herd sizes change.

Why Ranchers Choose the C1000 Cattle Handling System

For many cow-calf operations, the C1000 offers a practical balance between capacity and efficiency.

Key advantages include:

• Complete cattle handling system in one package

• Efficient cattle alley and crowding tub cattle flow

• Durable cattle handling equipment built for daily use

• Reliable cattle squeeze chute for safe restraint

• Flexible corral panel layout options

As a result, ranchers can process cattle faster while reducing labor and stress on the herd.

Ideal for Small to Mid-Size Herds

The C1000 cattle handling system works well for producers who need reliable cattle handling equipment without building a permanent facility.

Whether you are vaccinating calves, sorting cattle, or running animals through the squeeze chute, the system provides a consistent workflow from the crowding tub cattle area through the cattle alley and into the chute.

• Qty 1 – IVSCDX-LK (Easy Catch Squeeze Chute)
• Qty 1 – AA85-LK (8 ½ ft Adjustable Alley Section)
• Qty 1 – 12T8S-LK (8 ½ ft Cornerless Crowding Tub)
• Qty 1 – RLDR-LK (Heavy Duty Rolling Door)
• Qty 1 – CPD10 (10ft Corral Panel)
• Qty 1 – CBD10 (10ft Bowgate in Frame)
• Qty 1 – CPD10M (10ft Corral Panel w/4ft Man Gate)

*Price variation based on steel fluctuations and USD/CAD exchange