Your weekly window into the world of Wagyu — the news, the market, and the genetics moving right now.
Week of July 27 – August 3, 2026
🖋 The State of the Wagyu
U.S. producers are retaining more heifers, a first‐time sign of herd rebuild efforts surfacing in the recent cattle market outlook report.
This week’s marketplace activity shows 72 new listings from 19 seller sites across eight countries—up from 51 the prior week. Live‑animal inventory leads with 56 entries, while 16 listings are beef‑only. The United States dominates the grid with 38 listings, followed by Belgium with 9, the Netherlands with 5, and Germany with 4.
📰 The week's stories
Cattle Market Outlook: Signs of U.S. Herd Rebuilding Emerge as Producers Retain More Heifers
U.S. producers are retaining more heifers, indicating a rebuild in the herd.
🇦🇺 RFD-TV
Ovulation Detection Sensors Cattle Market to Surge 7.7% CAGR Through 2035 on AI-Driven Estrus Detection
AI-driven estrus detection systems are projected to enhance the cattle market’s growth through 2035.
🇦🇺 indexbox.io
'A bit of a puzzle': why clearances are defying predictions this bull sale season
Clearances are defying predictions this bull sale season.
🇦🇺 The Land
Bangladesh Eid Cattle Market 2026 | Cattle oversupply leaves traders with heavy losses
Bangladesh cattle market faces heavy losses from oversupply.
🇦🇺 The Daily Star
Cattle Market Holds Its Breath as USDA Report Could Ignite a New Supercycle
USDA report could spark a new supercycle in cattle markets.
🇦🇺 Agrolatam
Cattle Market See Short-Covering in Front of COF
All the news →Cattle market shows short‑covering ahead of the COF.
🇺🇸 Barchart.com
📈 The week in numbers
- 72 new listings found (+21 on the week before), from 19 seller sites in 8 countries
- The mix: 56 live-animal, 16 beef
- Most active countries: 🇺🇸 USA (38), 🇧🇪 Belgium (9), 🇳🇱 Netherlands (5), 🇩🇪 Germany (4)
🧬 New on the market
Wagyu Live Cattle — Roskam Livestock — €3,500🇳🇱 Netherlands · marktplaats.nl · live-animal
Jersey koe Live Cattle — Jeffrey Peetermans — 3,500 €🇧🇪 Belgium · 2dehands.be · live-animal
Wagyu Beef — PHILIPP'S WAGYU — €149🇩🇪 Germany · philipps-wagyu.de · beef
Wagyu Beef — Wilders — $145🇺🇸 NC, USA · wilders.com · beef
Wagyu Live Cattle — Roskam Livestock — €3,500🇳🇱 Netherlands · marktplaats.nl · live-animal
📚 From the learning center
Embryo transfer basicsEmbryo transfer multiplies your best cows. How donors and recipients work, in vivo versus IVF embryos, fresh versus frozen, and what drives pregnancy rates.
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This edition was compiled for the archive from that week's records.