Buyer Information
Livestock SOLD: 85,000+ Head
Escrow Transactions: $85+ Million
Monthly Online Users: 5,000+ Users
It's Not About What You Say, It's About What You Do...
The Cattle Business is based on relationships and doing business with people you trust. We know that you as a buyer want to have a connection or relationship with the people you are doing business with. Every operation is different and we strive to build successful and profitable relationships with our customers! ConneXion is a family run business just like most farms and ranches across the country. You can buy with confidence knowing that the Robbie family, our friends, customers and partners can be your trusted ConneXion when buying cattle!
ConneXion's Online Marketplace was built around being able to completely represent cattle right and give more information to buyers in an easy-to-use, stress-free platform! We work hard to make sure our buyers can have the utmost confidence in the cattle we sell. We offer the professionalism of a large company with the customer service of a family-owned and operated business.
ConneXion offers you the easiest and most convenient cattle marketplace in the world!
How Does It Work?
- Sellers Consign their cattle to Connexion Livestock’s Online Show List. Including as much information as possible about each given set of cattle and the management program.
- We provide sellers with a suggested price and an expected value range, however, our sellers get the final say in how cattle are priced.
- Buyers can choose to “Buy Now” at the asking price, Or, “Make an Offer” to negotiate price or terms. Once an agreement has been made, we’ll write up a sales contract.
- Down Payments of $100 per head are due from the buyer on Forward Contracts.
- Escrow Payments are required to facilitate transactions. Buyer pays the full dollar amount for the contract into Escrow at least 1 business day prior to shipping the cattle.
- Shipping Day: Cattle are weighed and sorted to best fit the contract specs. Brokers will contact Buyers prior to loading to report the weights and condition of the cattle.
- Escrow Dollars will likely be different from the Final Dollar amount. Differences will either be sent back to the buyer ASAP, by method of the Buyer’s choice, or billed accordingly, in which a buyer can send a check after the cattle arrive.
- All cattle are sold as ‘FOB Shipping Point’. Buyers have a 24 hour inspection period to approve the cattle were represented correctly. Buyers have the assurance that the seller agrees to be paid only after the buyer approves the cattle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sales Information -
No, Buyers pay no fees above the agreed asking price. In the ConneXion Marketing Program, there is only a percentage commission paid by the sellers.
We work with our sellers to price cattle within the market. We provide sellers with a suggested price and an expected value range, however, our sellers get the final say in how cattle are priced. If someone wants beyond what the market can handle, we don't list the cattle.
In order to Bid, Buy or Make an Offer on any Livestock, you must have an account registered with ConneXion. Your information will not be shared with anyone. We only ask for a Banking Reference to verify good standing.
Your Account must be manually approved by our team. We try to approve accounts as quick as we can, sometimes taking a few minutes to a few hours depending on the time of day. You'll get an email notifying you that your account has been approved.
Navigating ConneXion Livestock -
The site is updated daily as long as we have changes to be made. Lots are listed as soon as we get all the information, pricing and video ready.
Sign up for our email updates to the show list and upcoming auction information.
About ConneXion -
ConneXion began as a family business operated by the Robbie Family, headquartered near Billings, MT. We have since been expanding and bringing on new reps. The managing team includes Scott, Mitzi, and Boe Robbie, with field brokers Rick Taylor of Stevensville, MT and Jarvis Sorenson of Watford City, ND.
Our combined experiences in different livestock ventures, Cattle Feeding and Independent Order Buying, has given us plenty of experience so we can better help our customers on both sides. The Robbie family's "Legacy of Caring" is traced back to Scott's Grandfather, Franklin, who founded the Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch in Billings, MT. Finally, our Innovations have come with the creation of the ConneXion Livestock Platform and the cutting edge techniques used to market livestock across the United States.
No, we market cattle of all classes over the course of a year. While our Primary business is marketing feeder cattle year-round, we are a source to buy or sell breeding stock, including replacement heifers, bred heifers, cows, pairs and feeding cows. But it doesn't stop there! We have ran Production Bull Sales, County Fair 4-H Sales, Show Pig Auctions, Colt Sales, and the REAL Ranch Horse Invitational Sale.
Don't forget! For those of you that will background cattle to re-sell, we can also market those cattle for you back to our network of finishing yards.
Our Network of Buyers includes all kinds of different sized operations across 29 States!
- Cattle Feeders with capacities ranging from 60 head to 100,000 head!
- Our Primary Feeder Buyers are from Family Farms & Feeding Operations across ND, SD, CO, MN, IA, NE, KS
- Yearling Buyers and Grazing Programs also span across ID, MT, WA, CA, WY
Our Sellers are comprised of the same types of people. Family sized operations on up to corporate ranches. But most of our Sellers fall in to the category of selling 2-3 loads of calves every year.
ConneXion is a licensed fiduciary, meaning that we are bound not only by our personal integrity but by law to act in the best interest of our clients at all times.
Though the Sellers pay our commission, our business can’t continue without the trust and participation of our buyers. Sellers may only sell 1-3 loads, but buyers often buy 5-10 loads from us in a year. So, we are equally incentivized to ensure fairness and protect our clients on both sides of a transaction. Our strength is our communication with buyers to keep them informed.
Everyone makes mistakes and we are only human, sometimes we can miss a lump or a curled toe in the sorting alley. Please let us know if there is something we need to fix! In the rare case that there are any individual cattle that don't meet quality standards, ConneXion will take the steps necessary to rectify the situation. Sometimes cattle with a blemish can get by us. We will discount the animal if it is a minor issue or in the case the animal can't be accepted, we will refund you in full, less the salvage value from the local sale barn.
There is not a long list of reps as there is with most big video sales. We put eyes on all the cattle we market and work hard to represent them right! We have been expanding and bringing on new reps. The managing team includes Scott, Mitzi, and Boe Robbie, with trusted field brokers Rick Taylor of Stevensville, MT and Jarvis Sorenson of Watford City, ND.
Our small and focused team allows us to focus better on the individual needs of our customers. You can call us anytime to talk about the cattle or upcoming sales.
Buying with ConneXion -
Successful Sales, Next Steps -
After you successfully purchase a Lot, either on the Show List or an Auction:
- You will receive a contract by email with the Terms & Conditions of the Sale, along with payment instructions.
- A down payment may or may not be required depending on how long it is until delivery of the cattle.
- All Livestock Sales through ConneXion are transacted through an Escrow Trust Account.
- Trucking Arrangements: ConneXion will be in contact with all parties to set up shipping dates on the cattle.
- A buyer may choose to set up the trucking yourself
- Or let us know and we can set up the trucking for you.
All Livestock Sales through ConneXion are transacted through an Escrow Trust Account. An Escrow Account is a regulated account to protect two parties during high dollar transactions.
ConneXion has a fiduciary responsibility and is non-partial third party who acts with the interest of both buyers and sellers in mind to make sure both parties and the complex sales arrangements are satisfied.
Here's How Payments Work:
- Upon successful Purchase/Winning Bid for Livestock, $100 per head partial payment is due from Buyer. ConneXion will pay $90 per head to the Seller as down payment and hold $10 per head as deposit on commission.
- Two Days Prior to shipping day, the Buyer must pay 100% of Gross Contract amount less Down Payment into the Escrow Trust.
- ConneXion Representative and Seller will weigh, sort and slide the cattle like any other delivery according to contract terms.
- Cattle will ship to the Buyer. Final Settlement amount will be calculated.
- Any difference between the original Escrow amount and Final settlement amount will be billed or refunded accordingly. If the Settlement amount comes in as less than what is held in Escrow, the refund will be wired back to you the same day.
- Buyer has a 24 hour inspection period from the time the cattle ship. Upon approval from Buyer, exact sale proceeds will be wired to seller's account.
ConneXion's Online Platform is revolutionizing the way cattlemen buy and sell livestock. Our Escrow Trust offers a 100% Guarantee like no other marketing company in the nation can match!
No, We are expanding capabilities to market cattle from all over the United States. We have marketed cattle from Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado and even Iowa! Our growing network of buyers necessitates getting cattle from other regions during different seasons. Please contact us and we will do our best to find cattle anytime of year to fit your needs!
Don't forget! For those of you that will background cattle to re-sell, we can also market those cattle for you back to our network of finishing yards.
Trucking can be lined up by the buyers or we can arrange trucking for you if you'd like. Let us know if there's anything we can do to make the delivery easier on you. ConneXion simply wants to make fair deals between buyers and sellers in hopes of building lasting relationships. We make sure the conditions are fair for both parties. There are some situations where we may suggest changes that would mutually benefit sellers and buyers, like a new ship date or different shipping location.
- Cattle are weighed in the morning, as soon as we can get them to the scale.
- Then cattle are sorted for quality, size and any blemishes.
- After total and average weights are calculated, we call the buyers to report the weights, head counts and condition of the cattle.
- Once cleared by the buyer, trucks will load!
Our Mission is to Market Quality Cattle with Integrity and send the best cattle to our buyers. To do this, we sort the cattle to be exactly what was represented because you expect to get what you paid for. Our goal is to be as close to the Gross Contract Weight as Possible, while finding the line of best fit between uniformity, contract average weight, and head counts. We will work closely with sellers to represent the cattle correctly at sale time and want them to be that way at delivery.
ConneXion uses different slides for different situations and offers choices to sellers to reflect their confidence in weights. Every operation is different and we want to help both parties make profitable agreements!