This week’s lead
Life Is Good for Family and Dexter Cattle on 300-Year-Old Chester County Farm
Sources: Lancaster Farming
The State of the Dexter
Newly listed semen this week showed a median asking price of $75 per straw across five priced listings. The figure is a snapshot of the current week’s seller pricing and does not reference prior weeks.
The marketplace added seven new listings from four seller sites in three countries, up from three listings last week. All seven entries are semen. The United States contributed five listings, Ireland one, and Canada one, making the United States the most active country. The listings originated from four distinct seller sites, expanding the geographic spread.
The Dexter market board
Semen · middle asking price a straw, US$ listings
$65
unchanged 6 weeks · 403 listings
Embryos · middle asking price each, US$ listings
$750
too few listings for a trend · 17 listings
US$1 = ¥158.32 · A$1.45 · R$5.50 · €0.90 · R16.52 · ARS 1,545.40
The middle asking price of every listing live on the site this week, in US dollars, with the number of listings behind it. A trend line appears only when at least 30 listings stand behind every week and the weekly figure is steady. Exchange rates: ExchangeRate-API, Sun, 08 Nov 2026
🧬 New on the market
Rowan (BHD Barons Red Rowan) Semen — Irish Dexter — $45🇺🇸 USA · irishdextercattlemen.com · semen
Dexter Corner Taylor’s Alpha A2A2 Semen — Sure Shot Cattle Company — $100🇺🇸 USA · sureshotcattle.com · semen
Rowan (BHD Barons Red Rowan), D&J Cape a Bull (David Filante), Reilly (BHD Buckhill AC Reilly), Glenland Mr Fire Man Semen — Irish Dexter — $45🇺🇸 USA · irishdextercattlemen.com · semen
Dexter Corner Avitus Semen — Sure Shot, LLC — $75🇺🇸 USA · sureshotcattle.com · semen
Premium Dexter Semen Semen — Maple Ridge Farm — 500 CAD🇨🇦 Canada · mapleridge-farm.com · semen
📈 The week in numbers
- 7 new listings found (+4 on the week before), from 4 seller sites in 3 countries
- The mix: 7 semen
- Median asking price among newly listed semen: $75 a straw (5 priced listings)
- Most active countries: 🇺🇸 USA (5), 🇮🇪 Ireland (1), 🇨🇦 Canada (1)
📚 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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