Committed to Livestock Markets
Cirencester Livestock Market, Cotswold Agricultural Centre, Driffield Road, Cirencester, GL7 5QA

Tel: 01285 869911 (Tues & Thurs Only) or Tel: 01291 680068/01454 269486

Cirencester Livestock Market

Opened on 1st November 2005 and officially opened by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on 22nd November 2005.  Situated off the A419 Swindon to Gloucester Road taking the Spine Road Junction signposted to South Cerney and the Water Parks, take the sharp bend exit signposted Driffield and the market is located 250 yards on the right hand side adjacent to Countrywide Stores.

Cirencester Market - Holding Number: 14/052/8001

Contact Chris Voyce (01291 680068), Jon Pullin (01454 269486), Richard Barrow (07885 298316).

CIRENCESTER MARKET *Urgent Covid19 Update (as at 25 th March 2020)

Defra have confirmed that markets may continue to take place tomorrow, Thursday 26th March but MUST apply strict conditions.

With immediate effect Cirencester Market will implement a “drop and go” policy for vendors bringing stock to market for sale.

Vendors:

You must drop your stock and go.

This action is to prevent any sellers from entering the market.

Vendors MUST deliver their animals to the loading docks (remaining in their vehicles) whilst the market staff unload the vehicle and take the animals to their pens.

The sale documentation MUST be collected by the auctioneers staff from the vendor's vehicle when they arrive at the unloading docks – Vendors MUST NOT take the paperwork to the market office themselves, or enter the market pennage area.

Please leave any selling instructions with the auctioneer but please put a contactable mobile phone number on your licence.

Buyers:
The number of buyers MUST be restricted to allow Social Distancing (2 meters between each buyer)

Markets will keep a register of those that attend their sales – contact name, address and telephone number.

At the conclusion of the sale buyers MUST be asked to enter the sales office or waiting area one at a time.

Buyers will be asked to sanitise on entry to the market and again on exit.

The market is open to Prime hoggets, Cull ewes, Beef cattle & Barren cows. We are unable to sell ewes with lambs or in lamb ewes.

The sheep trade has been hit with the stopping of lorries going abroad but all buyers are attending and with many markets now shut we will need some sheep.

Thank you for your Co-operation

SALES OF REARING & WEANED CALVES, BEEF COWS & CALVES, STORE & DAIRY CATTLE AT OUR WEEKLY TUESDAY MARKET -

For sales of Rearing & Weaned calves, Beef Cows & Calves & Store & Dairy Cattle.  These operate as "Green" markets meaning all cattle & calves over 42 days of age MUST be pre-movement TB tested within 60 days of sale.  The Store Cattle Sale is a catalogued sale and is available by fax or e-mail on the Monday prior to sale.

These sales also include Sales of Organic Cattle Sales - Licencesed to sell Organic Cattle every Tuesday at Cirencester Market in conjunction with usual store cattle sales (closing dates for entries to the Organic Section must be to the Auctioneers 3 days prior to sale - accompanied with Vendors Trading Schedule and Transfer document). 

SALES OF TB RESTRICTED STORE & BEEF CATTLE AT OUR MONTHLY MONDAY MARKET - For Sales of Store & Beef Cattle & Barren Cows.  These operate as "Orange" markets meaning all cattle & calves over 42 days of age MUST be pre-movement TB tested within 90 days of sale.  The storage cattle is a catalogued sale and is available by fax or e-mail on the Friday prior to sale. 

APPLYING FOR A LICENCE HAS NOW CHANGED

Rather than making your application by telephone, Animal health now require a completed application form (tb204) to be completed & emailed / posted to CSC.TBlicensing@apha.gis.gov.uk.  APHA Customer Service Centre TB Licensing, Isca Building, Manley House, Kestrel Way, Exeter, EX2 7LQ, Fax: 02082 258 465.

Please note: Licenses are issued on a first come first served basis & may take up to 5 working days to process. As such, short notice requests may not be issued in time. Cattle can enter an Orange market if they have tested negative within 90 days of a new or repeat herd test, even if reactors are found (reactors must be removed from the holding prior to applying for a licence).

Cattle are NO LONGER ALLOWED to return home. The only onward movement allowed will be to an Approved Finishing Unit (AFU) or an abattoir.

Next Sales - Monday, 27th April 2020

SALES OF BEEF & OTM CATTLE & BARREN COWS AT OUR WEEKLY THURSDAY MARKET - For sales of Beef Cattle & Barren Cows.  These operate as "Green TB Exempt" markets meaning all cattle can move with or without a pre-movement TB test.  The non tested cattle can only be purchased if you have an Approved Finish Unit (AFU) & Exempt Finish Unit (EFU) or direct to Slaughter.

SALES OF SHEEP & GOATS AT OUR WEEKLY THURSDAY MARKET - For sales of Prime & Store Sheep & Cull Ewes.  All sheep MUST be accompanied with an AML2 Sheep Licence (available from the Market Office).  New ear tagging regulations came into force on the 1st January 2015 and are as follows: 

ALL LAMBS BORN MUST be electronically tagged either with a single electronic slaughter tag (if destined to be slaughter within 12 months) or full EID (1 electronic tag and a matching non electronic tag).

HISTORIC FLOCK / BREEDING & CULL EWES The historic flock being the older ewes will need to be electronic tagged with full EID (1 electronic tag and a matching non electronic tag).

SALES OF PIGS AT OUR MONTHLY THURSDAY MARKET - For sales of Prime and Store Pigs, Sows & Boars on the second Thursday of each month.  All pigs MUST move with an electronic pig Licence eAML2 completing the Food Chain & Trichinella Sections.  The eAML2 helpline number is 0844 3358400.  Next Sales - Thursday, 9th April 2020 (11.00 am).

SALES OF POULTRY - CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Sales Times - Tuesday's

10.30am		Sale of Rearing Calves, followed by Sale of Weaned Calves
11.30am		Sale of Store Cattle (Catalogues Prepared - e-mail/fax) Sale of Organic Store Cattle Sale of Dairy Cows/Heifers

Sales Times - Thursday's

(All Thursday markets are "Green" markets with a TB exempt section, which means Cattle can come to market without a Pre-Movement TB test)

10.00am		Sale of Slaughter Sheep (New Ear Tagging Regulations)
10.15am		Sale of Cull Ewes (New Ear Tagging Regulations)
10.30am		Sale of Store Sheep (New Ear Tagging Regulations)
11.00am		Sale of Pigs (2nd Thurs in month - Next Sale 9th April)
11.15am		Sale of Beef Cattle
11.30am		Sale of Barren Cows
12.00         noon		CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - Sale of Live Poultry & Equipment