Your weekly window into the world of Wagyu — the news, the market, and the genetics moving right now.
Week of September 28 – October 5, 2026
🖋 The State of the Wagyu
The cash cattle market is shrinking, according to the R‑CALF USA report, a condition noted as relevant to every producer.
Across the week 1,530 new listings appeared from 103 seller sites in 22 countries, up from 23 the prior week. The mix includes 732 live‑animal and 798 beef listings. The United States contributed 653 listings, followed by Australia with 216, Germany with 179, and Denmark with 87. The current price for a choice boxed beef cutout is $398.94 per cwt. October 8, 2026.
📰 The week's stories
Cattle market: southern rain shifts buyer demand, yardings rise in the north
Southern rain shifts buyer demand, yardings rise in north.
🇦🇺 Farm Online
Cattle Market Caught Between Rally Hopes and Growing Red Flags | 10/1/26 Cattle Chatter
Market caught between rally hopes and growing red flags.
🇺🇸 YouTube
R-CALF USA: The shrinking cash cattle market: Why it matters to every producer
Shrinking cash cattle market matters to every producer.
🇺🇸 Tri-State Livestock News
Klassen: Feeder cattle market remains variable
Feeder cattle market remains variable.
🇺🇸 Canadian Cattlemen
Unpriced Contracts: How Packers Weaken the Cash Cattle Market – KCSR / KBPY
Packers weaken the cash cattle market through unpriced contracts.
🇦🇺 chadronradio.com
Canfax cattle market report – October 8, 2026
All the news →Canfax cattle market report issued on October 8, 2026.
🇦🇺 The Western Producer
📈 The week in numbers
- 1,530 new listings found (+1,507 on the week before), from 103 seller sites in 22 countries
- The mix: 798 beef, 732 live-animal
- Most active countries: 🇺🇸 USA (653), 🇦🇺 Australia (216), 🇩🇪 Germany (179), 🇩🇰 Denmark (87)
🧬 New on the market
Turquoise Trail Wagyu Filet Mignon Steak Set Beef — Lone Mountain Wagyu — $112🇺🇸 New Mexico, USA · lonemountainwagyu.com · beef
Wagyu Beef — Warrendale — £100🇬🇧 UK · warrendale-wagyu.co.uk · beef
Wagyu Live Cattle — Jackson Livestock Co. — $2,250🇺🇸 ID, USA · herdyard.com · live-animal
Wagyu Live Cattle — $325,000🇺🇸 USA · livestockmarket.com · live-animal
Luxury British Wagyu Fillet Box – Gourmet Beef Selection Beef — Warrendale Wagyu — £140🇬🇧 Yorkshire, UK · warrendale-wagyu.co.uk · beef
📚 From the learning center
Importing cattle and beef: a practical checklistMoving frozen genetics across a border is mostly a paperwork exercise — but every step has to be done in the right order. A general checklist and the official authorities to contact.
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