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ShayLe Stewart is the newest member of the DTN analysis team (September 2019), and comes with deep roots in the beef industry.
Based in the high mountain cattle country near Cody, Wyoming, Stewart leads coverage in all areas of livestock and meat production, and brings a true boots-on-the-ground perspective to a livestock marketing world that gets increasingly difficult to navigate.
ShayLe grew up on a cow-calf and haying operation in south-central Montana, where her passion for the beef industry led her to Colorado State University, ultimately to an internship with the United States Cattlemen's Association. Her experiences following markets for USCA were the springboard for her self-produced Cattle Market News website and Facebook outlets. Those weekly reports were a reliable source of compressed, easy-to-understand, digestible market information.
While her background is in the ranching West, ShayLe comes with a solid list of market contacts from around the country. Talking each week to sale barn owners, feed lot managers, and other industry experts, she is able to ask the questions that cattlemen need answered in order to find clarity in a complex and dynamic market.
ShayLe and her husband, Jimmy, run a registered herd of Sim-Angus females, and host an annual bull sale in Powell, Wyoming.
Thanks to the rally seen in last week's fed cash cattle market, and because of the current support in the equity markets, the cattle contracts rallied through Monday's trade. Join this week's...
From Superior Livestock's Corn Belt Classic online feeder cattle sale, to the monthly Cattle on Feed report, to the upcoming DTN Beef Industry Exchange webinar, you'll want to block out time for...
Still no trade has developed in the fed cash cattle market, so the market's attention this afternoon will be on developing sales.
Thanks to the rally seen in last week's fed cash cattle market, and because of the current support in the equity markets, the cattle contracts rallied through Monday's trade. Join this week's DTN webinar on what factors to...
Keep an eye on the placement and on-feed data in Thursday's Cattle on Feed report.
From Superior Livestock's Corn Belt Classic online feeder cattle sale, to the monthly Cattle on Feed report, to the upcoming DTN Beef Industry Exchange webinar, you'll want to block out time for these big-ticket items happening in...
Following last week's whirlwind surrounding the finding of New World screwworm in the U.S., the cattle complex is longing for greater fundamental support to help move the market forward.
With cases of New World screwworm moving closer and closer to the U.S. border, it's only a matter of time before the first confirmed case in this country is announced. At that point, cattlemen need to be the voice of reason to...
Cattle futures contracts are continuing to chop sideways as traders brace because the marketplace is highly volatile.
With placements in Friday's May 1 USDA Cattle on Feed report anticipated to range anywhere from 96.2% to 108.5%, traders will likely remain on edge until the data is released.
With drought affecting much of the U.S. beef cow herd, it is likely Friday's Cattle on Feed report will show an increase in feedlot placements.
The cash cattle market has been on fire lately. But with a holiday-shortened week coming up and the futures up against resistance pressure, feedlots may not see as much interest from packers this week as they have over the...
Drought continues to be a growing concern, and within just six weeks, the market will begin to see the first big feeder cattle sales for the 2026 calf crop.
Last week's fed cash cattle market scored new highs in both the Northern and Southern regions. However, after last week's rally, traders seem on edge about the week ahead.
Historically, the U.S. beef cow herd has moved on two main factors -- profitability and the availability of green grass. Thus far through 2026, prices have remained historically high, but right now, drought is an issue.
With the board trading sharply higher and the year's strongest beef demand month just days away, will fed cash cattle prices trade higher this week?
Historically the U.S. beef cowherd has moved on two main factors -- profitability and the availability of green grass. Thus far through 2026, prices have remained historically high, but right now, drought is an issue.
It's too early to say whether the spring high is in for the fed cash cattle market. However, if support doesn't develop from both a fundamental and technical sense, it's going to be difficult for the market to trade much higher.
USDA's April 1 Cattle on Feed report due out on Friday is expected to be mostly bullish for the cattle complex if pre-report estimates prove correct.
With supplies of lean beef extremely thin, last week, choice cuts were cheaper on average than select cuts.
The recent rally in the cattle complex has hopefully opened everyone's eyes to the importance of monitoring the market so that when an opportunity arises to profitably market your calves, you're ready and able to do so.
After trading lower over the last month, the cattle complex seems to have regained its bullish attitude.