Your weekly window into the world of Wagyu — the news, the market, and the genetics moving right now.
Week of September 7 – September 14, 2026
Paradigm has secured another World's Best Steak crown for Australia, spotlighting purebred Wagyu on the international stage.
New inventory totaled 563 listings this week from 78 seller sites in 20 countries, up from 425 the week before. The mix was 365 semen, 188 embryo, and 10 cloning‑rights. The median asking price per straw among newly listed semen was $310 (170 priced listings). For embryo, the median was $5,400 (62 priced listings). The most active countries were the United States (239 listings), Australia (100 listings), Austria (100 listings), and Germany (34 listings). The most offered sires were Homerun (18 listings), Ayato (13 listings), Hector (12 listings), Itofuku (12 listings), and Yojimbo Oe1 (12 listings).
2026 AWA AGM & Conference on 2026‑09‑15 in Oklahoma City.
- 563 new listings found (+138 on the week before), from 78 seller sites in 20 countries
- The mix: 365 semen, 188 embryo, 10 cloning-rights
- Median asking price among newly listed semen: $310 a straw (170 priced listings)
- Median asking price among newly listed embryos: $5,400 (62 priced listings)
- Most active countries: 🇺🇸 USA (239), 🇦🇺 Australia (100), 🇦🇹 Austria (100), 🇩🇪 Germany (34)
- Sires most often offered: Homerun (18), Ayato (13), Hector (12), Itofuku (12), Yojimbo Oe1 (12)
This edition was compiled for the archive from that week's records.