saleyard
Animal auction venue
A saleyard is a fenced enclosure where livestock are brought together for auction or sale, common in Australia and New Zealand.
Farmers and ranchers bring cattle, sheep, or other animals to the saleyard, where buyers inspect them before bidding.
The term is primarily Australian and New Zealand English; in American English, similar facilities are called stockyards or auction yards.
The cattle were trucked to the saleyard early Thursday morning.
Conducts public sales
- bidderOne who makes offers
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- lotLarge amount or portion
- reserveSupply kept back
paddle · knockdown · hammer · increment · outbid · catalogue · ring · podium
Handheld writing implements
- railsGuiding metal bars
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- rampsInclined connecting surfaces
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
weighbridge · docks · alleys · crush · race · drafting · holding · selling
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- pigsDomesticated farm swine
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- herdGrazing animals together
flock · steers · heifers · bulls · rams · ewes · lambs · weaners
Amounts charged for goods
- marketVenue for trade
- buyersThose who obtain goods
- sellersThose who offer wares
- agentsThose who act for others
commission · throughput · clearance · trends · values · quotes · returns · competition
auctioneer
Conducts public sales
reserve · paddle · knockdown · hammer · increment · outbid · catalogue · ring · podium · clearance
pens
Handheld writing implements
loading · weighbridge · docks · alleys · crush · race · drafting · holding · selling · ring
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
herd · flock · steers · heifers · bulls · rams · ewes · lambs · weaners · calves
prices
Amounts charged for goods
agents · commission · throughput · clearance · trends · values · quotes · returns · competition · demand
saleyardslaughterhouse
Animal killing facility
abattoir · processing plant · knackery · rendering plant · feedlot
saleyardbreeding farm
Facility for animal reproduction
stud farm · ranch · station · farm · grazing land