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September 7, 2026

The State of the Dexter Weekly — DexterTank

Your weekly window into the world of Dexter — the news, the market, and the genetics moving right now.

Week of August 31 – September 7, 2026

🖋 The State of the Dexter

This week there were 44 new listings from 8 seller sites across 3 countries, down from 79 the previous week. The mix included 36 semen and 8 embryos. Median asking price per straw for newly listed semen was $57 (from 33 priced listings). The median asking price for a newly listed embryo was $2,800.

USA was the most active country with 38 of the 44 new listings, followed by Canada with 4 and the UK with 2. The sires most frequently offered were Dd Ranch Cedric with two listings, Mr. Right with two, and one each of Absolutely Perfect, Amadeus and Amorette.

These figures provide a snapshot of the current marketplace as we move forward.

📈 The week in numbers
  • 44 new listings found (−35 on the week before), from 8 seller sites in 3 countries
  • The mix: 36 semen, 8 embryo
  • Median asking price among newly listed semen: $57 a straw (33 priced listings)
  • Median asking price among newly listed embryos: $2,800 (1 priced listings)
  • Most active countries: 🇺🇸 USA (38), 🇨🇦 Canada (4), 🇬🇧 UK (2)
  • Sires most often offered: Dd Ranch Cedric (2), Mr. Right (2), Absolutely Perfect (1), Amadeus (1), Amorette (1)
🧬 New on the market
Red Heterozygous Polled - Limited Qty Available! Semen — Tolfree Farms — 65 $
🇺🇸 USA · dextermarketplace.com · semen
Mraid Aureus Semen — Belle Fourche Farm — 25 US
🇺🇸 USA · dexters4u.com · semen
Carrying the Calpain316 Tenderness Gene Available! Semen — Tolfree Farms — 35 $
🇺🇸 USA · dextermarketplace.com · semen
DD Ranch Cedric Embryos — Double D Ranch Dexter Beef — $2,800
🇺🇸 USA · dextermarketplace.com · embryo
Belle Fourche Bubba Semen — Belle Fourche Farm — 75 US
🇺🇸 USA · dexters4u.com · semen
📚 From the learning center
Genetic defect testing: carriers, results and safe matings
Most inherited defects in cattle are recessive: a carrier looks perfectly normal. How testing works, how to read the results, and how to use a carrier animal without producing affected calves.
6-minute read

This edition was compiled for the archive from that week's records.


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