TAa place where cattle, sheep etc are kept before being taken to a market and sold 〔在牛、羊等运往市场出售之前临时的〕牲畜围栏
Examples from the Corpus
stockyard• The men worked hard in the stockyards, nearby factories, breweries, and construction sites.• Gordy is abandoned when his family is shipped to the stockyards for eventual slaughter.