Your weekly window into the world of Wagyu — the news, the market, and the genetics moving right now.
Week of October 12 – October 19, 2026
This week Wagyu announced the inaugural breeding animal auction in Argentina, scheduled to feature luxury meat.
In marketplace activity, 225 new listings appeared from 30 seller sites across eight countries, down from 947 the previous week. The inventory includes 134 semen and 91 embryos. Median asking price for a semen straw is $50 based on 76 priced listings, and for an embryo it is $900 based on 14 priced listings. The U.S. provided the largest share of listings with 206 entries. The most frequently offered sires were Bay Honey 225E, Bay Madoka 85 Et, Bay Minako 83, Bay Minako 83‑Et, and Big Al, each with two listings.
Upcoming events include the Double W Ranch Production Sale on October 24 in Meade, KS; Wagyu Frozen Fall online on November 1; and StayWILD'26 Production Sale on November 7 in Turkey, NC.
- 225 new listings found (−722 on the week before), from 30 seller sites in 8 countries
- The mix: 134 semen, 91 embryo
- Median asking price among newly listed semen: $50 a straw (76 priced listings)
- Median asking price among newly listed embryos: $900 (14 priced listings)
- Most active countries: 🇺🇸 USA (206), 🇦🇹 Austria (6), 🇦🇺 Australia (5), 🇳🇱 Netherlands (3)
- Sires most often offered: Bay Honey 225E (2), Bay Madoka 85 Et (2), Bay Minako 83 (2), Bay Minako 83-Et (2), Big Al (2)