"Sale barn" refers to a place or facility where livestock, such as cows, pigs, or sheep, are bought and sold. It is a marketplace for farmers and ranchers to trade their animals with others who are looking to purchase them. Full definition
Her great - grandfather built a livestock sale barn in the early 1940's, and it is still family owned & operated. (istandwithmypack.org)
I ride horses, used to work sale barns, I am a fulltime Ag student. (cowboymate.com)
And down in the heart of stocker - cattle country near Wanette, Okla., Brock and Shelia Karges purchase nearly 100 % high - risk sale barn calves for their Triple Heart Ranch. (zoetisus.com)