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July 20, 2026

The State of the Murray Grey — this week from MurrayGreyTank

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

Week of July 13 – July 20, 2026

🖋 The State of the Murray Grey

This week the new listings count jumped to 68 from 6 the previous week, drawn from 8 seller sites across the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. The inventory mix is 60 semen and 8 embryo straws. Of the semen, 45 were priced with a median asking of $25 per straw. For embryos, four were priced, median asking at $375 per straw.

USA dominates the activity with 40 listings, followed by Australia with 23 and the UK with 5. The most offered sires that week were Willalooka Pharaoh P47 (three listings), Banksia Ridge Harry H1 (Pb) and Cadfor Falcon N2 (Pb) (each two listings), Murray Greys (two listings) and Sw Big Bang 806 (two listings).

📈 The week in numbers
  • 68 new listings found (+62 on the week before), from 8 seller sites in 3 countries
  • The mix: 60 semen, 8 embryo
  • Median asking price among newly listed semen: $25 a straw (45 priced listings)
  • Median asking price among newly listed embryos: $375 (4 priced listings)
  • Most active countries: 🇺🇸 USA (40), 🇦🇺 Australia (23), 🇬🇧 UK (5)
  • Sires most often offered: Willalooka Pharaoh P47 (3), Banksia Ridge Harry H1 (Pb) (2), Cadfor Falcon N2 (Pb) (2), Murray Greys (2), Sw Big Bang 806 (2)
🧬 New on the market
Stillwater Leaded 131L Semen — Stillwater Murray Greys — $25
🇺🇸 USA · stillwatermurraygreys.com · semen
Willalooka Arthur A598 (PB) Semen — Harry & Anika Chapman — 400 AUD
🇦🇺 Australia · cadfor.com.au · semen
Murray Grey Embryos — 300 US$
🇺🇸 USA · murraygreycows.com · embryo
BW: 85 Adj. 205:708 Frame: 3.5 Tenderness: 10 Marbling: 6 SW Big Bang 806 Semen — Stillwater Murray Greys — $25
🇺🇸 USA · stillwatermurraygreys.com · semen
BW: 85 Adj. 205:708 Frame: 3.5+ Tenderness: 10 Marbling: 6 MA-Free, MYO-Free, Red-Free Semen — Stillwater Murray Greys — $25
🇺🇸 USA · stillwatermurraygreys.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

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