Auction price guide
Wagyu auction prices
Historical sold per-head auction records with valuation-ready catalog evidence. Use these as market context, not as a current quote or appraisal.
Methodology
Creatures includes a public auction record only when it is a sold live animal priced per head and its catalog provides breed, normalized sex, age, identity or description, plus supporting size, registration, or pedigree evidence. Missing registration evidence stays unknown.
Sales through May 31, 2026. Data release October 2026. Computed Oct 18, 2026.
Price trend
Quarterly buckets are shown because the monthly sample is thinner, but enough quarters have at least 20 qualifying records.
Q1 2025 to Q2 2026: period medians ranged from $2,850 to $5,750.
Median up 9.5% from Q2 2025 to Q2 2026.
Price summary
Last 11 active sale months in the 24-month dataset window.
| Median | $5,000 |
|---|---|
| Average | $10,469 |
| Middle 50% | $3,250 to $6,750 |
| Observed range | $2,000 to $150,000 |
| Sample | 123 records across 14 auctions |
By sex
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 72 | $5,250 | $3,500 to $9,500 |
| Male | 51 | $4,500 | $2,900 to $5,750 |
By age band
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 years | 76 | $4,750 | $3,750 to $6,500 |
| Under 1 year | 27 | $4,000 | $2,550 to $9,750 |
| 3+ years | 20 | $5,000 | $2,750 to $6,500 |
By registration
Prices are shown only for groups with at least 15 sold records. Smaller groups keep their record count for context.
| Group | Records | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | 121 | $5,000 | $3,250 to $6,750 |
| Unknown registration | 2 | — | — |
Related Cattle price guides
Other qualifying breed guides from the same public auction release.
Recent public auction sales
Animal labels are scrubbed when they appear to identify a farm or program; names tied to a farm or program are not shown.
| Sale | Date | Venue | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 25 | May 31, 2026 | The Big Texas Sale ~ Live and Online Event | $32,500 |
| Lot 73 | May 31, 2026 | The Big Texas Sale ~ Live and Online Event | $31,000 |
| Lot 40 | May 31, 2026 | The Big Texas Sale ~ Live and Online Event | $23,000 |
| Lot 79 | May 31, 2026 | The Big Texas Sale ~ Live and Online Event | $18,000 |
| Lot 12 | May 31, 2026 | The Big Texas Sale ~ Live and Online Event | $17,000 |
| Lot 56 | May 31, 2026 | The Big Texas Sale ~ Live and Online Event | $10,000 |
| Lot 61 | May 31, 2026 | The Big Texas Sale ~ Live and Online Event | $7,250 |
| Lot 75 | May 31, 2026 | The Big Texas Sale ~ Live and Online Event | $7,000 |
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Common questions
Where do these Wagyu prices come from?
Creatures computes this guide from live-animal auction records that are sold and priced per head, with breed, normalized sex, age, catalog identity or description, and supporting size, registration, or pedigree evidence. This page uses 123 records with sales through May 31, 2026.
Why are some breeds not shown as separate price guides?
Breed pages are published only when Creatures can confidently match the auction breed label and enough sold, priced records appear across multiple auctions and recent months.
Are these prices current market quotes?
No. They are historical public auction summaries for the data release shown on the page, not a current quote or appraisal.