Because you deserve MORE... C O N NE C T I N G Y O U R C A T TL
E T O T HE B U Y E RS Y O U NE E D
When it comes to marketing your cattle you deserve
MORE and Suthers Direct Link cattle marketing
services help you achieve MORE. As professionals
in the field of cattle marketing getting to know your
cattle business is our business. We use this
knowledge to provide experienced and transparent
cattle marketing services. We identify the right
buyers, negotiate your terms/price and manage the
delivery of your cattle. Direct Link will make a
difference in your operations bottom-line!
How do we help you achieve MORE? What is MORE?
More $s/cwt is often the benchmark for measuring
MORE but what if it was only part of achieving
MORE? Controlling shrink, marketing expense,
managing the terms and timing of when to price your
cattle and even the options of multiple marketing dates
all contribute to you achieving MORE. We believe
cattle marketing is a YEAR-ROUND job and with this
belief and your involvement we will help you achieve
MORE.
Direct Link provides you MORE...
CATTLE MARKET ING PROFESS IONALS
WORK ING FOR YOU
MORE CONTROL
As a rancher, stocker, or backgrounder Direct Link works
with you to market your cattle as you would like them
represented. You have the control to establish and
manage the:
TIMING
TERMS
VALUE
you receive for your cattle. Never before has the ability
to control and manage shrink, freight costs, sort, and
slide been as financial critical to achieving MORE.
MORE OPTIONS
Market access is paramount to achieving MORE...
Direct Link provides cattlemen access to buyers on a
daily basis. Whether it is pricing cattle for immediate
delivery or marketing cattle for future delivery, access to
qualified buyers is essential. This is accomplished
through multiple platforms:
DIRECT SALES
WEB BASED LISTINGS
WEB BASED LIVE ORAL AUCTION
MORE STRATEGY
Marketing cattle with a plan is our strategy. Identifying
how, when, and in what program your cattle are the most
valuable is our job when working for you.
Every day is a potential marketing day with Direc t Link
Manage risk and exposure through forward cash marketing’s
Multiple marketing dates
Market a % of your calf crop or feeder cattle.
Stay open on a % of your cattle
Have access to buyers to capture positive moves in the CME
Be a price maker not a price taker when marketing your
cattle
The sooner we develop a
strategy the more time and
opportunity we will have to
execute the plan. It is never
to early to start developing
your marketing plan when in
the cattle business.
MORE R ISK MANAGEMENT Why wait to lock in a profit?
COW -CALF Direct Link is ideally positioned for
cow-calf producers. Direct Link
professionals work with ranchers to
develop a marketing plan for each
calf crop based upon each years
market and environmental
conditions. Finally, a way for
ranchers to take an active role in
determining the value they will
receive for there cattle.
STOCKER /BACKGROUNDER Tight feeding margins and
competition for cattle to feed make
marketing decisions paramount for a
profitable turn of cattle. By utilizing
Direct Links extensive buying base
we are able to bring a diversified set
of buyers to evaluate the type and
kind of feeder cattle you are
producing. Direct Link is a viable
option to help you identify the right
buyer at the right time to market your
cattle for a positive feeding margin.
SEEDSTOCK Raising replacement stock; heifers,
cows, and even bulls is a growing
business. Direct Link provides
marketing services to these cattle.
D irect L ink Cattle Marketing with MORE..
mo re CONTROL Direct Link empowers you with the tools and
opportunities to determine the time, terms, and value you receive
for your cattle.
mo re OPTIONS Market your cattle for future or immediate
delivery with multiple marketing platforms.
mo re STRATEGY Cattle marketing professionals working with you
to achieve your cattles maximum value.
mo re RISK MANAGEMENT Finally... a program for ranchers to
manage risk and capture ideal market prices for their cattle.
CATTLEMEN THAT BENEFIT FROM
DIRECT LINK
