livestock markets
Where farmers trade
Livestock markets are places where farmers and ranchers buy and sell animals—cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, and poultry.
Traditionally these were physical auction houses or stockyards where animals were brought for inspection and bidding: We took the calves to the livestock market in September.
The term also covers the broader trade in live animals, including modern electronic trading platforms.
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- stockyardsTemporary livestock enclosures
- sale barnLivestock auction facility
cattle · drovers · breeding programs · horses · alpacas · auction houses · bidding war · pigs · merchants · camels · feedlots · loading chute · market trends · sellers · trade tariffs · ranchers · fair price · price per pound
- cattle ranchingcattle, cattle drive, cattle drives, cattle auctions, cattle branding
- livestockcow, cows, cattle, bull, bulls
- pastoral lifeshepherds, shepherding, herders, herding, herdsmen
- livestock haulingcattle truck, horse trailers, stock trailer, cattle car, stock cars
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
- ancient marketsagora, forum, bazaar, souk, emporium
livestock marketspet stores
Retailers of domestic animals
pet shops · animal shelters · humane societies · wildlife sanctuaries · petting zoos
livestock marketsanimal sanctuaries
Protected homes for rescued fauna
animal shelters · wildlife refuges · rescue organizations · no-kill shelters · humane societies