Your weekly window into the world of Murray Grey — the news, the market, and the genetics moving right now.
Week of September 7 – September 14, 2026
Bottlesford emerged as the clear champ in this week’s Murray Grey contest at the Royal, claiming the top placings and outpacing all other competitors.
The marketplace listed 76 new studs across nine seller sites in three countries—Australia, the UK and the US. Those listings included 55 semen units and 21 embryo units. The median asking price for a semen straw among the 41 priced entries was $53. Medians for embryos, based on 20 priced entries, came in at $447. Australian sellers contributed 36 of the total listings, the UK added 28 and the US posted 12. The most frequently offered sire in the new list was Monterey Marvellous C281 (2 listings), followed by 52 Straws Mixed Slows, 52 Straws – Mixed Varieties, Absolute Honesty X Dinmore Immense/Rossignol and Bellbowrie Kathryn And Thologolong Kambala X Monterey Gotcha, each featuring a single listing.
- 76 new listings found (−37 on the week before), from 9 seller sites in 3 countries
- The mix: 55 semen, 21 embryo
- Median asking price among newly listed semen: $53 a straw (41 priced listings)
- Median asking price among newly listed embryos: $447 (20 priced listings)
- Most active countries: 🇦🇺 Australia (36), 🇬🇧 UK (28), 🇺🇸 USA (12)
- Sires most often offered: Monterey Marvellous C281 (2), 52 Straws Mixed Slows (1), 52 Straws – Mixed Varieties (1), Absolute Honesty X Dinmore Immense/Rossignol (1), Bellbowrie Kathryn And Thologolong Kambala X Monterey Gotcha (1)
This edition was compiled for the archive from that week's records.