cattle market
Where cows sell
A cattle market is a place where cattle are bought and sold, typically at auction.
By extension, the term describes any situation where people—especially women—are evaluated primarily on physical appearance: The singles bar felt like a cattle market.
The figurative use carries disapproval, suggesting the dehumanizing treatment of people as livestock to be appraised.
Conducts public sales
- bidderOne who makes offers
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- lotLarge amount or portion
- reserveSupply kept back
hammer price · going once · going twice · sold · paddock · catalogue · consignment · buyer
Grazing animals together
- bovineOf the cattle family
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
- heiferChildless female cattle
- cowFemale bovine
bull · calves · stockyard · feedlot · branding · breeding · livestock show · pen
Filled beyond comfort
- noisyProducing much sound
- bustlingFull of energetic activity
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
throng · jostle · hubbub · commotion · clamor · din · dust · mud
Tradeable raw materials
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- pricesAmounts charged for goods
- supplyFurnish or stock
- demandForceful request or requirement
export · import · wholesale · broker · speculation · beef prices · live weight · trading floor
Reducing humans to things
- singles barTavern for meeting partners
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
- oglingStaring with desire
auctioneer
Conducts public sales
reserve · hammer price · going once · going twice · sold · paddock · catalogue · consignment · buyer · seller
herd
Grazing animals together
cow · bull · calves · stockyard · feedlot · branding · breeding · livestock show · pen · chute
crowded
Filled beyond comfort
bustle · throng · jostle · hubbub · commotion · clamor · din · dust · mud · smell
commodities
Tradeable raw materials
demand · export · import · wholesale · broker · speculation · beef prices · live weight · trading floor · contract
objectification
Reducing humans to things
- singles barTavern for meeting partners
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
ogling · superficial · shallow
- livestock tradehorse trade, livestock auctions, livestock auction, stockyard, sale barn
- trade marketsbazaar, auction house, garment district, commodity exchange, livestock auction
- farm economicsfarm economy, farm income, farm loans, farm credit, farm management
- livestock auctionsauctioneer, auction barn, auction block, stockyard, bidding
- medieval marketstall, stalls, merchant, vendor, vendors
- marketsbazaar, souk, vendors, food stalls, Grand Bazaar
cattle marketpet shop
Retail animal vendor
pet store · animal shelter · wildlife reserve · rescue center · petting zoo
cattle marketpet shop
Retail animal vendor
pet store · wildlife refuge · nature reserve · animal rescue · no-kill shelter
market, cattle, marketing, marketplace, marketer, marketers, cattleman, cattlemen, marketplaces