Welcome to South East Marts

JOB OPPORTUNITY at South East Marts Livestock & Machinery Auctioneers Operators of Hailsham Market in East Sussex with exciting future expansion plans seek SENIOR AUCTIONEER To work alongside existing team with a view to helping to shape the future and in due course taking charge of the overall business. Experience, enthusiasm and commitment to livestock marketing and interest in supporting the local rural community essential. An excellent opportunity for the right person. Apply in writing in strictest confidence to RR Waters, FRICS, FAAV, South East Marts, Hailsham Market, Market Street, East Sussex, BN27 2AG.

Latest information and updates.

New TB rules for 2013:

From 1st January 2013 all cattle holdings in East Sussex will become twelve month TB testing

holdings and, therefore, their movement between holdings will be subject to TB pre-movement

testing.

Hailsham Market - Wednesday:

South East Marts are pleased to announce that Hailsham Market on Wednesdays will now be

able to accept cattle, i.e. cull cows, finished cattle, etc. from East Sussex without TB pre-

movement testing in their exempt market section.

Cattle sold through the exempt market section will need to be moved from the market direct to a slaughterhouse, direct to an approved or exempt finishing unit or can be returned to the farm if unsold, i.e. the premises of origin. Only cattle from TB unrestricted herds in East Sussex will be acceptable. It is a requirement of the AHVLA that cattle are physically separated from other cattle and sold at the end of the sale to restricted destinations as listed before. N.B. There appears to be some confusion over TB movement time periods: Cattle ‘moving off’ of TB free herds that are required to test annually and subject to TB pre-movement testing still have 60 days to be ‘moved off’ from the start date of the test. Please note that the sixty day period runs from the start date of the test and not four days later when the cattle are pronounced clear. The six day rule remains unchanged. All other livestock marketing operations on a Wednesday continue as normal.

Monday sales of store cattle:

Store Cattle sales are held on Mondays, weekly throughout the spring and autumn and fortnightly

throughout the summer and winter months.

Entries for our forthcoming sales of Store Cattle can now be taken by e-mail, let us know your entries now: info@southeastmarts.co.uk Catalogues for each store sale can also be downloaded, see: Latest livestock reports On the farm sales of machinery and implements: Held periodically throughout the year, to see our latest auction dates and to download a catalogue for our forthcoming sales see: On-the-farm & collective machinery.