This week’s lead
Suzu TakaHisa: top price ¥10,500,000
¥10,500,000
top price · Grand Champion Tajima cattle · ≈ US$66,669
Suzu TakaHisa (Japan), October 27: the top price was ¥10,500,000 for a Grand Champion Tajima cattle, about US$66,669 at this week's exchange rate.
The Honor Award was presented at Japan’s oldest Wagyu contest, which organized the event. The Grand Champion Tajima cattle was offered for purchase at the contest and was subsequently transferred to a buyer in Dubai. This sale marks the first time a champion recognized at this long‑standing Japanese competition has been taken to Dubai, extending the reach of award‑winning Kobe beef.
Sources: フーズチャネル
The State of the Wagyu
Nogi Breeding Association has asked Anai City to back Wagyu branding for all cooperatives. In Argentina, the first major auction of Wagyu genetics is taking place. Research in Japan shows Japanese beef outperforms Wagyu in fat content and tenderness.
This week saw 201 new listings across 32 seller sites in 7 countries. The median asking price per semen straw is $51; the median per embryo is $726. Active sources include the United States (136 listings), Australia (31), Germany (13), and Brazil (11). The highest recorded sale was Suzu TakaHisa, priced ¥10,500,000 for a Grand Champion Tajima cattle. Upcoming events are StayWILD’26 Production Sale on 2026‑11‑07 in Turkey, NC; Wagyu Zenkyo North America on 2026‑11‑12 in Brenham, TX; and Fall Harvest Event on 2026‑11‑14 in Alvarado, TX.
The Wagyu market board
Semen · middle asking price a straw, US$ listings
$54
▼ $6 on 4 weeks · 1,630 listings
Embryos · middle asking price each, US$ listings
$1,200
listings too mixed for a trend · 642 listings
Bulls · asking, per head
$6,600
weekly trend not tracked yet · 187 listings
Cows · asking, per head
$3,675
weekly trend not tracked yet · 90 listings
Bred heifers · asking, per head
$5,000
weekly trend not tracked yet · 12 listings
Open heifers · asking, per head
$6,000
weekly trend not tracked yet · 26 listings
Feeder steers, 700–800 lb · Oklahoma City
$367.36/cwt
USDA · Oct 26
Fed steers, 5-area average · live
$227.08/cwt
USDA · Oct 26
Boxed beef, Choice cutout
$364.66/cwt
▼ $2.62 since USDA's last report · Oct 30
Corn · central Illinois
$4.17/bu
▼ $0.04 since USDA's last report · Oct 30
Japan · A5 Wagyu steer, Tokyo wholesale
¥2,622/kg
June average · ≈ US$16.65/kg · ▼ ¥70 on the month before
US$1 = ¥157.50 · A$1.42 · R$5.40 · €0.90 · R16.67 · ARS 1,537.35
The middle asking price of every listing live on the site this week, in US dollars, with the number of listings behind it. A trend line appears only when at least 30 listings stand behind every week and the weekly figure is steady. Cattle, beef and corn: USDA AMS Market News. Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market open data (CC BY), monthly. Exchange rates: ExchangeRate-API, Sun, 01 Nov 2026
Bull of the week
Infinity Dream Maker FB125065
$250–$375 a straw
The most-offered sire on WagyuTank this week: 10 semen offers from 2 sellers.
Branson Wagyu, Infinity Wagyu
Compare every offer →From the founder’s archive
Die Hard and Bruce Willis
WagyuRanch.com's polled line: two 99.61% purebred polled black Wagyu bulls sired by Kenhanafuji, offered as "a fresh new line" of polled genetics.
From WagyuRanch.com, the original site of WagyuTank founder Grant Whitmer.
🏆 This week in history
In 2025, at the Wilders Wagyu StayWILD'25 Production Sale (Wilders Wagyu, Turkey, North Carolina), the top price was $72,000 — Bull WILD Bookkeeper 199M, to Genesis Enterprises, OK.
100+ lots over Oct 31-Nov 1, buyers from 10+ states; open donors avg $25,000 (top $55,000 WILD Ms Quantum 166M); open heifers avg $9,700; bred heifers avg $10,800; pregnancies avg $13,500; high-percentage lots avg $2,900. female figures sho
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