THERE’S been a dramatic rise over the past two years in the number of Wagyu bulls being sold via the auction channel, instead of out of the paddock.
Historically, the overwhelming majority of Wagyu herd bulls sold across Australia have been sold through private paddock deals, with only a handful of auction sales each year. Most of those have been limited to small numbers of elite animals bound for artificial breeding and stud duties.
But this year, there’s at least 21 Wagyu bulls sales scheduled. While most have now been completed, the remaining five or six that we have identified…