livestock market
nounUK /ˈlaɪvstɒk ˈmɑːkɪt/
US /ˈlaɪvstɑːk ˈmɑːrkɪt/
A place where farmers buy and sell animals like cows, sheep, and pigs.
Every Tuesday, the farmers take their sheep to the livestock market.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The trade or business of buying and selling farm animals.
He has worked in the livestock market for over twenty years.
3. A place where the prices of farm animals are set by supply and demand.
Prices at the livestock market rose after a dry summer.
4. A noisy, busy place full of activity.
The school fair was like a livestock market, with everyone shouting at once.