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cattle market

British

noun

slang a situation or place, such as a beauty contest or nightclub, in which women are felt to be, or feel themselves to be, on display and judged solely by their appearance

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cattle market

The U.S. cattle market was valued at about $113 billion in 2024, based on gross revenue ranchers received from cattle sales.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Among predator losses, wolves accounted for 2,040 adult cattle and 8,110 calves—small numbers in a national cattle market of tens of millions of animals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

The administration will also seek to improve the transparency of the cattle market.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2022

Made from sheeting bought at Taunton cattle market, it took around three months to build.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2021

In 1760 there was no turnpike road between the port of Lynn and the great corn and cattle market at Norwich.

From Old Roads and New Roads by William Bodham Donne

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