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Livestock Market
Market Drayton is Shropshire's leading livestock market, being one of the Country's largest one day market.
The market is situated in an extremely accessible location on the outskirts of Market Drayto and benefits from its close proximity to the North Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire borders, with direct access from the A53 ring road. From further afield there is easy access from the Midlands with the M6 Junction 15 close by (approximately 20 minutes).
It is a modern purpose built market with a state of the art computer system for booking in.
Market Days:-
Wednesday Market is a principal market day, operating a Green Market for all categories of Fat & Store Stock. A Specialist Weanling Sale is hosted every 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Monday evening sales of Barren Cows, Cull Bulls & Over Thirty Month Clean Cattle. Proving to be one of the largest Sales in the Country.
Regular collective sales of machinery and on farm dispersal sales.
The Agricultural Centre, Adderley Rd, Market Drayton. 01630 652926
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