BARABOO, Wis. — As we attempt to comply with Governmental Orders and Directives in order to continue providing livestock marketing services, we cannot permit entrance to anyone who is not an employee or active buyer. NO SPECTATORS allowed in auction facilities.
We very much value the partnerships we have with our livestock sellers. For their health and wellbeing as well as that of our employees, we are restricting all sellers to the unloading docks only. NO SELLERS INSIDE THE BARN OR OFFICE
Please deliver your livestock and promptly depart the facility. Should you absolutely not be able to wait for the mail to deliver your check, please call the market office. We will be setting a very narrow window of time for checks to be distributed in the parking lot in a drive thru manner.
WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE BUT THESE STEPS ARE ESSENTIAL AS WE ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS GIVEN THE CURRENT GOVERNMENTAL ORDERS AND MANDATES.
We are making every effort to comply with all government orders and guidelines while continuing to provide important Livestock Marketing Services to our valued patrons. For those reasons we have made the following operational changes:
- We will no longer be allowing Spectators in any of our facilities. Admittance must be limited to only active buyers (no spouses, children, guests, etc.).
- Employees will also be restricted to their respective working areas and we will be restricting market employee hours to only essential time (non-essential tasked will be suspended for now).
- Sellers should deliver their livestock to the receiving areas and then depart the facility. We will not be allowing sellers to enter the barn or the arena/office areas. Producers who absolutely cannot wait for the mail to deliver their check can contact the market office by phone to make arrangements to pick up their check during a very limited window of time in the parking lot in a drive thru fashion.
We realize these are major inconveniences to producers, however, these steps must be taken to keep the number of people at the market to an absolute minimum in order for us to continue operations. If these steps are not taken or not enforced, Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association will likely be forced by Government Officials to cease operations and close facilities.
We understand the need to continue marketing livestock and will continue to monitor this every changing situation and make adjustments as needed to remain open and operating. Please bear with us and be patient as we navigate this unprecedented situation.
— Equity Cooperative