Your weekly window into the world of Wagyu — the news, the market, and the genetics moving right now.
Week of August 1 – August 8, 2026
The National Wagyu sale at Roma drew a top price of A$28,000 for a heifer, the highest bid seen that weekend.
This week, 1,100 new listings appeared from 117 seller sites across 22 countries. The mix includes 445 embryos, 11 cloning‑rights and 644 semen consignments. Among priced semen, the median ask is $69 per straw from 272 listings; for embryos, the median ask is $950 from 160 priced listings. The United States led with 593 listings, followed by Australia (190), Austria (94) and Germany (57). The most offered sires were Homerun (12), Hector (8), Itofuku (8), Ayato (7) and Yojimbo Oe1 (7).
Our next headline event is the “Back To School All Things Wagyu” online session on 2026‑08‑09, followed by the Marble High Wagyu Sale on 2026‑08‑21 in Toowoomba and the Trent Bridge Wagyu Annual Bull Sale on 2026‑09‑04 at Bambi, Aberfoyle, NSW.
- 1,100 new listings found (−311 on the week before), from 117 seller sites in 22 countries
- The mix: 644 semen, 445 embryo, 11 cloning-rights
- Median asking price among newly listed semen: $69 a straw (272 priced listings)
- Median asking price among newly listed embryos: $950 (160 priced listings)
- Most active countries: 🇺🇸 USA (593), 🇦🇺 Australia (190), 🇦🇹 Austria (94), 🇩🇪 Germany (57)
- Sires most often offered: Homerun (12), Hector (8), Itofuku (8), Ayato (7), Yojimbo Oe1 (7)
This edition was compiled for the archive from that week's records.