Your weekly window into the world of Dexter — the news, the market, and the genetics moving right now.
Week of September 28 – October 5, 2026
🖋 The State of the Dexter
Ninety‑three new semen listings appeared on DexterTank.com this week, a total of 123 listings, up from 32 last week. The 123 listings come from 9 seller sites in 3 countries. Among the 97 priced listings the median asking price per straw is $50.
The USA led the market with 68 listings, followed by the UK with 41 listings and Canada with 14 listings.
The sires most frequently offered were Barnston Mickey Mouse, Belle Fourche Mon Coco, Bookhams Robert, Canwell Buster and Canwell Satan, each represented by two listings.
📈 The week in numbers
- 123 new listings found (+91 on the week before), from 9 seller sites in 3 countries
- The mix: 123 semen
- Median asking price among newly listed semen: $50 a straw (97 priced listings)
- Most active countries: 🇺🇸 USA (68), 🇬🇧 UK (41), 🇨🇦 Canada (14)
- Sires most often offered: Barnston Mickey Mouse (2), Belle Fourche Mon Coco (2), Bookhams Robert (2), Canwell Buster (2), Canwell Satan (2)
🧬 New on the market
SALTAIRE SILVER Semen — Dexter Cattle Society — £36🇬🇧 UK · dextercattle.co.uk · semen
Ballydavy Skippy Semen — Six Counties NI Dexter Cattle Group — £18🇬🇧 UK · 6countiesnidexters.org · semen
Ballyloongan Chevalier Semen — Six Counties NI Dexter Cattle Group — £18🇬🇧 UK · 6countiesnidexters.org · semen
Glockenhof's Waldo Black Homozygous Polled A2A2 Bull Semen — $45🇺🇸 USA · dextermarketplace.com · semen
Dexter Semen — Maple Ridge Farm — 500 CAD🇨🇦 Canada · mapleridge-farm.com · semen
📚 From the learning center
Importing semen and embryos: 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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