1. What are you looking forward to the most about judging the prospects at the National Western Stock Show? I have never attended the prospect steer show at NWSS, but it's no secret, it is one of the most competitive prospect steer shows in the country. I know the quality will be great and I just enjoy looking at and evaluating good cattle. 2. What is your background and current involvement in the industry? I grew up in Seville, Ohio, on a small agricultural operation centered around my parents’ greenhouse, which is still in operation today. My brothers and I showed a handful of calves at the county fair, and through that experience we became connected with Cates Farms, where we began exhibiting Shorthorn cattle more extensively. That opportunity eventually led me to join Cates Farms as their herdsman following college, a role I held for a couple of years. After that, I spent 4 years at Black Hawk College, where I taught and coached the livestock judging team. As our own cattle numbers continued to grow, I made the move to Iowa in JARED BOYERT Ten Questions with the 2026 National Western Stock Show Prospest Steer Judge. 236
successful at anything you do. Enjoy the time with your family and friends, and try to learn something along the way. 6. Who has been the most influential person in your life? My parents, I watched them first- hand build their own business and put everything they had into it. They are good people always willing to help when needed, took huge risks but always stayed the course. 7. What is something most people don’t know about you? Probably that I spent most of my childhood in a greenhouse helping with my parents' business. All of my five siblings still work at the greenhouse today but I can still hold my own when it comes to being a green thumb. 8. What is your least favorite trend currently happening in the industry? Everyone feeling like they need to age their calves 90 days. I truly think it's going to bite us in 10 years. We are just making moderate cattle that have no performance. 9. What is your favorite trend currently happening in the industry? More and more families are taking associations that focus on making it a family event and especially those that let the young kids (like our kids at age 4 and 5) show. Junior Nationals give young people a platform to compete and surround themselves with other advantage of the great Junior Nationals. We appreciate the
2016—where my wife, Bailey, grew up—to become fully involved in our family’s cattle operation. Today, we run cows in Iowa, while my brothers manage the Ohio-based side of Boyert Show Cattle in Seville. In partnership with them and the Core family, we host approximately four sales each year. Our primary focus is serving junior exhibitors and their families who are committed to the journey, and to the lasting benefits— both within the show ring and beyond—that this industry provides. 3. As a cattleman, where would you like your operation to be in 10 years? The last ten years, we've focused on running purebred and composite donors of multiple breeds and growing our operation through lots of embryo transfer. Over the next few years, our goal is to deepen and strengthen our purebred cow base with numbers. 4. Who is your biggest role model as a judge? The big man upstairs, he is the best judge of all. 5. What is the best piece advice you have/will give your kids before they walk into the ring? If you work hard at it, you can be
future industry leaders. 10. This is why I show…
We show to help out families and kids achieve their goals, and we get to work in the best industry in America.
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