ShayLe Stewart

DTN Livestock Analyst

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.

Recent Blogs by Author

Sort & Cull

3/1/2021 | 5:05 PM CST

Current Cash Cattle Prices Are an Insult to Feedlots

Last week's cash cattle market averaged only $114 -- which is $10 to $44 weaker than years past.
Sort & Cull

3/1/2021 | 5:05 PM CST

Current Cash Cattle Prices Are an Insult to Feedlots

Last week's cash cattle market averaged only $114 -- which is $10 to $44 weaker than years past.

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3/5/2021 | 12:50 PM CST

Sort and Cull: Current Cash Cattle Prices Are an Insult to Feedlots

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Call the Market

3/3/2021 | 12:46 PM CST

Cattle Market Profits Need to Trickle Down to Feedlots and Cow-Calf Producers

Something that we all painfully understand is that we all need to make a profit -- packers included. Arguably one of the market's biggest flaws is that there are profits being made, but they aren't trickling down throughout the...
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2/17/2021 | 12:58 PM CST

There Is No Cattle Market Without Sale Barns

As cattlemen, we need to remember that we are privileged to have access to various market outlets and work diligently to protect their future, as consolidation is one of the biggest hinderances to the cattle market.
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1/29/2021 | 3:51 PM CST

Sort and Cull: Senator: Does 1% Make That Big of Difference?

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Call the Market

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Cattlemen's Timing Versus the Livestock Market's Timing

Seasoned cattlemen remember the importance of a good sense of humor, but they also know the value of timing in the marketplace.
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Call the Market

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Beaten and Battered but Still Resilient, Cattlemen Look to 2021 With Eagerness

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