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The Perfect Solution for Producers to Market Cattle for the Best Price without the Stress & Risk of selling at auction!

"Unfortunately, most cattle producers don't 'Market' their cattle. Instead they simply 'sell' them off at the most convenient outlet at the most convenient time. As a result, they are Price Takers." -University of Georgia Ag Extension

There's a new opportunity to innovate your marketing program...

"Marketing means making choices about how or what product to produce, where to market it and when to price. As a result, marketers have more control over the price they receive." -University of Georgia Ag Extension

 

 

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Marketing with Connexion

How It Works:

You get the personal relationship of a local buyer with the marketing power & financial security of a national company. Here's how we work for you...

Connexion Livestock Marketing offers a unique approach compared to traditional marketing methods; we combine the best of both old and new! Our aim is to maximize value and minimize stress on both the Seller and the Cattle.

Just like the old days of dealing with a country buyer, but with all the benefits of nation-wide, online exposure! You give us the information and tell us the asking price, we'll handle the rest!

We’ll create an online listing for your cattle that includes contract details, professional video and descriptions with YOUR asking price. Your cattle listing will be added to our “Show List,” an online catalog of different cattle advertised to buyers across the United States. Then, we actively market cattle to thousands of buyers who have interest in cattle like yours.

An interested buyer may choose to "Buy Now", in which they buy the cattle for the full asking price, or “Make an Offer”, in which your broker will contact you to negotiate a deal that works for both parties.

This gives you the flexibility to sell your cattle at any time, without the limitations of selling at an auction, in which you only get a few moments of exposure.

Benefits:

  • Better Prices with Less Risk: ConneXion avoids the disadvantages of selling at auction by actively marketing your cattle to a wider pool of buyers across the country, over a longer period of time. Auctions typically only give your cattle about 90 seconds on the block. That seems like a lot of risk if the right people aren’t watching.
  • Reduced stress and risk: No need to transport cattle to auction markets. This reduces the seller’s costs and reduces the possibility of injury and stress on the stock.
  • Transparency and control: You set the contract terms like weight, price, and ship date, giving you control over the selling process. ConneXion negotiates on your behalf to secure the best deal. Buyers can make offers or negotiate terms that work for everyone.
  • Guaranteed payment: Secure payment through a third-party escrow service ensures your money is secured before the cattle ship.
  • Professional marketing: High-quality photos, video, and detailed descriptions showcase your cattle effectively to potential buyers.
  1. Get a Free Market Valuation.
    • Contact a ConneXion Broker or Fill out one of the forms above so we can start a FREE Market Evaluation of what your cattle are worth. A Broker will work on an estimated price valuation and talk about a strategy for you.
  2. Consign with Connexion
    • If you decide to consign your cattle with ConneXion, the Broker will help you to get pictures and video of the cattle and get any other final information we need to sell them effectively and advertise to buyers across the nation.
  3. Set Contract Terms
    • You pick the weight, price and ship date, and we’ll build a listing with your information. Then, give us 30 days to sell them! Average Time on Market is about 10 days but, it rarely takes us 30 days to sell anything. It just depends on the market, price and finding the right buyer for your cattle! We bring the offers to you and negotiate on your behalf!
  4. Sell Your Cattle
    • When the Cattle are Sold, our brokers will set up shipping dates, trucking and organize buyer and payment information. There’s only a 2% Commission on the Sale of Feeder Cattle, 3% on Breeding Stock.
    • We only get paid when we get a deal done for you!
  5. Ship the Cattle & Get Paid
    • Brokers will make sure all contract specifications are met. Payment is Guaranteed thru a Third party Escrow Company and will be wired via Guaranteed Escrow account. Buyers have to have the money in Escrow before your cattle ship

Livestock SOLD: 85,000+ Head

Escrow Transactions: $85+ Million

Avg Users: 5,000+ Users per Month

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Testimonials

It's Not about What you Say, it's about What you Do...

Don't just take our word for it. Listen to what other sellers have to say about ConneXion.

I have worked with Boe & Scott Robbie for the past several years now and really enjoy the professionalism and attitude of putting IX Ranch Co first.  Boe has taken the time to come to the ranch and really understand what our operation is about.  He not only videos my cattle, he stays on top of the cattle markets and how they affect my marketing goals and objectives.  He assists in sorting my calves into weight classes and spends a lot of time looking over performance and profitability data to determine the best sale weight and time.  In addition the ConneXion payment platform is rock solid.  In a time when markets are volatile and the value of cattle is so high, it is nice knowing that the money is good and in the bank. 

Rich Roth - IX Ranch Co.
The year has been pretty tough on us in agriculture. Hail, fire, untimely moisture (I just can't bring myself to cuss it) and probably foremost, tanking markets. It's been pretty easy to complain and be negative, I'm as guilty as anyone. I gotta tell you though, there's too many good things in this life to not find the positive and that's what I'd like to pass on today. We had a group of short term cows and culls. We decided that going to the sale barn just wasn't in our best interest. We called our friends at ConneXion for advice. I say friends because first and foremost, that's what they are. They are always willing to discuss options and strategy for your marketing. We decided to put those cows on their video auction at a reasonable price that still beat the sale barn(I want to add that we use the sale barn frequently and this is in no way a repudiation of it). Long story short and after Mr Robbie made a special trip out here to discuss options and see these cows with his own eyes, we got them sold at a price we could live with and they're going to a home that I believe they will have an opportunity to perform for.
In conclusion, if you're looking to market any group of cattle, call ConneXion. Give them a chance to earn your business. You'll be impressed by their attitude and willingness to work for you. I promise you!
Toby Abel - Abel Ranch

I have both sold and purchased cattle through Connexion Livestock and found it to be one of the most stress free, straightforward and easiest ways to trade.  Boe has been great to deal with and I would recommend them to anyone.

Billy Whitehurst - Makale Livestock

Working with ConneXion has been great. They take the stress out of selling livestock. They are upfront and honest.

Bryan & Chelsea Phipps - Phipps Ranch

We have worked with Scott for several years now. He has always done his best to market our cattle. Scott is a very honorable person to have around.

Sarah Nash - Nash Land & Livestock

ConneXion is the best way a rancher can market their cattle. They work hard to get you the best prices and rep your cattle to buyers across the US and Canada! Fetching our operation some of the best prices in the market with less commission helps our bottom line. We look forward every year to marketing our cattle with Boe & Scott!

Clayton Malson - SE Investments

This year we marketed 2,900 calves through ConneXion.  Their knowledge of the market and their wide range of contacts in the industry allowed us to successfully market the cattle that we had for sale for a good price.  Boe and Scott are good people and are a pleasure to work with.

Hank Willemsma - Matador Cattle Company

I have been marketing calves with the ConneXion for a number of years. They have been very innovative in ways to market cattle. You can use their online show list, or the online auction where you set the price. This price can be adjusted as warranted based on the market trend.  I feel more involved with the marketing of my calves with either of these methods. The Robbies have always been very professional and courteous to work with. They watch the markets closely and are able to advise you on where they think the markets are heading. This is beneficial when it comes time to make your marketing decisions. I have also worked with them to purchase cattle. They were able to find just what I was looking for. I highly recommend Connexion Livestock for your livestock marketing decisions.

Bruce Neuman - Neuman Charolais

ConneXion Livestock has been valuable to us as both a buyer and a seller. The reasons I continue to use their services, is Scott and Boe actively market cattle and when we are ready to buy or sell we have always gotten desired results. Their whole process from the show list and timed auctions to the security of escrow is a low-stress way to get business done. The good relationships they have built in the industry are apparent every time we have shipped or received cattle, and, because of that, I feel our dealings have always been fair, represented, and well taken care of and is why I recommend ConneXion Livestock.

Charlie Gilman - Gilman IH Cattle

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Frequently Asked Questions

Still have questions? We can answer them! There's probably more information here than you care to know but we are completely open and transparent about the way we do business.

Sales Information -

In the ConneXion Marketing Program, there is only a percentage commission on the sale of your cattle.
  • FREE to get an evaluation of what your cattle are worth in the Current Market
  • FREE to have a professional come out and video your cattle
  • FREE to be Listed on the Show List
  • 2% Commission on the Sale of Feeder Cattle (Volume Discounts if you sell more than 1,000 Head in a year)
  • 3% on Breeding Stock
  • We only get paid when we get a deal done for you!

You get to price the cattle yourself!
ConneXion gives you an estimated valuation report of your cattle, along with a market report of what other calves are selling for in your area. ConneXion will have a suggested price for your calves and an expected value range, however, you get the final say in how your cattle are priced. Be aware that pricing cattle too far above the market will most likely chase buyers away.

As much as we would like to be able to hand out Cash Bids to everyone, we cannot control the market. However, ConneXion does guarantee the best possible environment, tools and techniques to expose the real value of your cattle to a large network of quality buyers to give you the best chance at the highest prices within any given market.
 
Let me ask you this...
If you were able to Show a Buyer:
  1. A real quality look at your cattle with professional video and pictures
  2. Outline all the work and dedication you put in to your nutrition and vaccination programs
  3. Give them the confidence through your genetic programs and goals for producing a quality, uniform herd with performance

Wouldn't they pay you the best price possible for your them?

The time it takes to sell depends on the cattle, price, and the market. Cattle have sold within 53 minutes of posting them online, but most of the cattle sell within a week or two after being put on the Show List. Sometimes it takes time to find the right buyer, or we might be a little too early to the market.
 
Cattle are left on the Show List for 30 days. If a set doesn't sell within that time, it means that we need to adjust our strategy, either by reducing our price, changing some lot details or getting better video. Taking too long to sell is usually an indicator of being priced too high.

There's no obligation to sell through ConneXion if you get a valuation of what your cattle are worth. If you choose to sell with ConneXion and want us to come video the cattle, all we ask for is a fair chance to sell them. Let us list your cattle for 30 days (even though it rarely takes that long) and if you're not satisfied and we can't sell them in that time, you may choose to take your marketing efforts elsewhere. You have nothing to lose! Like we said above, think of us like a Real Estate Agent, it is in your best interest to work together!

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.

You can do so much more! While our Primary business is marketing feeder cattle year-round, ConneXion has proven to be one of the elite marketers for breeding stock, at times getting some of the highest prices for bred cows in the nation! But it doesn't stop there! We have run Production Bull Sales, County Fair 4-H Sales, Show Pig Auctions, Colt Sales, and the REAL Ranch Horse Invitational Sale.

ConneXion has proven to be one of the elite marketers for breeding stock. Check out our Professional Guide to Marketing Bred Cows that has earned our sellers some of the best bred stock prices in the nation!

With ConneXion, we help you do the 3 most important things that help you to get the best price!

1. REPRESENT the cattle accurately & properly to give confidence to buyers now and in the future!

  • Give the most accurate information possible about your management, genetics, health, and nutrition program! This information helps buyers to know exactly what they are getting!

  • With ConneXion, you get a Full Web Page with Descriptions, Write-ups, Documents, Photos and Video, dedicated to only your cattle. Better than a 3x3" Square in a 100 page catalog right?

  • If possible, include any historical data about past delivery weights, past feedlot performance, finishing weights and carcass quality if available. This important data gives buyers a better idea of how the cattle will perform so they can more accurately forecast costs, opportunities and revenue! Also, Don't forget to get a Test Weight! It's well worth your time and effort!

  • Quality Video! - We can't stress enough how important quality video is to give buyers a real-life look at what they are buying. This is the only physical representation they will get before the cattle arrive. If you ca provide as many pictures as you can, that will go a long way!

2. EXPOSE the value of your program to the right kind of buyers who value quality!

  • Calling 3 or 4 cattle buyers and trying create competition barely ever works. It's an auction with only 3 or 4 buyers bidding you less!

  • ConneXion will actively Market your cattle online to thousands of potential buyers who value quality! Through targeted marketing across multiple platforms, we will reach the right buyer for you!

  • Our world class Buyer base has buyers registered from 29 states and most of them across the heart of the cattle feeding region, and we get new buyers signing up every month!

  • Reaching Big Commercial feedlots isn't enough to create competition either. Commercial yards are only looking for cattle of an average quality UNDER a certain price. It's all about volume. That's why big commercial yards like the big videos, there is a certain standard of quality and they can get lots of cattle bought under their price limit all in one shot.

3. Make it Easy for Buyers to COMPETE for your cattle!

  • If Buyers have to filter through 100 pages of a catalog, somehow pick yours out of 100,000 head and happen to catch the two minutes that you're on the block, is that really the best for you?

  • ConneXion makes it easy for buyers to view and purchase your cattle online!

  • If you work with a country order buyer, how many feeders will they contact about your cattle? 10? 20? Actually, it may only be 4 or 5. Even then, they probably won't make them bid against each other.

  • Your cattle will be listed until we can get a deal done for you. Our Show List is marketed weekly to THOUSANDS of feeders and buyers across the United States. No one can market your cattle better! Better than hoping everyone is watching your 2 minutes of Glory on the Auction Block right?

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
  • Cow/Calf Ranches of all sizes, programs and calving seasons!

You don't have to produce the cattle to fit the market, you can produce cattle that fit your program and we find the buyers! We can find the buyers for any class or program!

The best protection is by Representing your product accurately, qualifying buyers to the highest standards, and transacting the proceeds through an Escrow Account. You are 100% protected in any transaction with ConneXion. Our Payment standards EXCEED those of any other livestock marketing firm in the NATION!
 
Our team and our company protects our customers every step of the way. 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 customers at all times. This includes being present at deliveries to ensure contract specifications are met, and any adjustments are agreed to by all 3 parties, and your proceeds are calculated accurately.

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 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 markets.

Just like the old days of dealing with a country buyer, but with all the benefits of nation-wide, online exposure! You give us the information and tell us the asking price, we'll handle the rest! This gives you the opportunity to sell your cattle at any time! You now have the ability to sell with the highs of the market without being hostage to the market on the "Scheduled Sale Day."
 
The Show List is a "Fixed Price" List of different cattle for sale. Your cattle are listed on ConneXion Livestock for all of our buyer network to see. We will take professional video, describe the cattle with all information available to us, and then write a full contract describing your weighing conditions, shrinks, slides and shipping dates (just like a video sale contract) BUT YOU PICK THE PRICE!
 
From here, we actively market those cattle to thousands of buyers who have interest in cattle like yours. An interested buyer may choose to "Buy Now", in which they buy the cattle for the full asking price.  Or, they may choose to Make an Offer, in which your rep will contact you with the bid. You can choose to accept, reject or counter the offer. These Bids are only good for the day, but we will continue to negotiate with respect for time to both parties.

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:

  1. 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.
  2. Prior to shipping day, the Buyer must pay 100% of Gross Contract amount less Down Payment into the Escrow Trust.
  3. Sellers are notified by the Escrow Bank that funds are deposited.
  4. ConneXion Representative and Seller will weigh, sort and slide the cattle like any other delivery according to contract terms.
  5. Cattle will ship to the Buyer. Buyer has a 24 hour inspection period from the time the cattle ship to ensure the cattle are as represented. 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 of payment like no other marketing company in the nation can match!

By Wiring the funds directly to the seller, the payment is more secure and funds are available to the seller faster than a check. Personal and Certified Checks are becoming obsolete in commerce because of the rampant fraud across the country. Most banks will not even accept a certified check anymore because of the increased risk of fraud.

How Does It Work? -

No, We have the capabilities to market your cattle from all over the United States. We have marketed Bred Stock from WA, ID, MT, WY, CO, NE, SD, IA and MN; and can help you sell your bred stock wherever you are!
 
Since Feeder cattle require a more hands-on involvement from us as brokers, we mainly market feeder cattle closer to home base but make great efforts to expand our territory to market feeders. With our team of Reps, we can cover a very large territory across Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota.
 
Our growing network of buyers necessitates getting cattle from other regions during different seasons. Please contact us and we will do our best to help market your cattle effectively!

ConneXion simply wants to make fair deals between buyers and sellers in hopes of building lasting relationships. We don't want to change the way you ship the cattle, as long as 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.

Our Mission is to Market Quality Cattle with Integrity and get the best price for our sellers. To do this, we sort the cattle to be exactly what was represented to the buyer because the buyer expects to get what he paid for.
 
Our goal is to be as close to the Gross Contract and Average Weights as Possible, while finding the line of best fit between uniformity and head count. We will work closely with you to best to describe, video and represent the cattle correctly at sale time and want them to be that way at delivery. Most sets of cattle need a 10% sort to make them uniform, while others take a greater sort.
We've all been there, even in the middle of April, we've froze ears on calves too. We know that sometimes it just doesn't matter how much you do, there will be a few or maybe a lot of frozen ears. Calves with frozen ears AND frozen tails CANNOT be accepted. This is because a froze up calf most likely has froze up feet and very likely lung damage as well. He may be fine on the ranch for a while, BUT it's a completely different situation at a feedlot.
 
At a Feedlot between 800-900 lbs, cattle get moved on to a "hot" concentrate ration to put on the last 500-600 lbs of "finish". If a calf's feet are weakened by freezing, when their bodies are subjected to a hot ration, they will likely develop Laminitis/Founder at a critical point in their lives, right around 1,200 lbs. Founder or Laminitis also does more internal damage than it does to their feet. The real problem is that a foundered steer's gut may stop functioning correctly and he will cease to gain any weight beyond 1,200 lbs. That steer was most likely projected to finish at 1400 lbs, so he will be a net loss at this point. Not to mention, he'll be a money pit until the rest of the pen is finished and sold, resulting in a greater loss.
 
Foundering, coupled with hot, humid weather, adds additional strain to the calf's lungs which may be compromised because of being born in cold conditions. Hot, humid July weather on a fat, black, lung-damaged steer isn't a good recipe for success. So, the Frozen calf's body is most likely to fail just before the finish line, making it a very expensive problem for feeders.
 
If a calf has MORE than 50% of the ear intact they will most likely be OK to make the truck (Situation Dependent, some buyers will refuse to take any nipped eared calves, some calves with full or nipped ears can still show signs of frozen feet or lung damage later in the feeding period). Visit with us if you have some worries about frozen ears and we'll make a plan to help you work through it. Please be candid with the frozen ears situation. If we advertise "NO frozen or nipped ears", we will not ship ANY frozen ears. We will hold cattle to the the levels you represent to us and the Buyers. If lots of calves have frozen ears, tell us, and we will sell them that way and ship them all. As long as they are represented correctly, the buyers can be OK with it if they choose to take that risk. Our buyers expect to get what they pay for!
ConneXion uses different slides for different situations and offers choices to sellers to reflect their confidence in weights and promote their cattle. We can uses different slides and or weight stops to your advantage. Every operation is different and we want to help both parties make profitable agreements!
Once again, we strive to make the cattle as close to how they were represented as possible. At delivery we want to be as close as we can to the Contract Gross and Average Weights, while finding the line of best fit between uniformity and head count.