Japan Wagyu Carcass Wholesale Prices
Monthly wholesale carcass prices in the Tokyo and Osaka meat markets since 1990 for Wagyu cows and steers by quality grade (A-5 to A-2) and for dairy cows (C-2, C-1) and dairy steers (B-3), consumption tax included.
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Tokyo: Wagyu cows and heifers3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo: Wagyu cows and heifers, grade A-5 | 2,777 | 2,766 | 2,770 | 2,797 | 2,831 | 2,757 | 2,664 | 2,579 | 2,941 | 2,928 | 2,683 | 2,644 | 2,516 | 2,604 | 2,619 | 2,653 | 2,693 | 2,743 | 2,730 | 2,665 | 3,041 | 2,900 | 2,711 | 2,656 | 2,505 | 2,635 | 2,597 | 2,614 | 2,748 | 2,694 | 2,742 | 2,731 | 3,070 | 3,001 | 2,756 | 2,687 | 2,582 | |
| Tokyo: Wagyu cows and heifers, grade A-4 | 2,330 | 2,362 | 2,283 | 2,373 | 2,361 | 2,334 | 2,214 | 2,197 | 2,426 | 2,322 | 2,187 | 2,071 | 2,012 | 2,079 | 2,054 | 2,166 | 2,171 | 2,187 | 2,221 | 2,185 | 2,417 | 2,281 | 2,075 | 2,066 | 1,975 | 1,973 | 1,988 | 2,121 | 2,119 | 2,143 | 2,293 | 2,294 | 2,454 | 2,336 | 2,078 | 2,073 | 2,043 | |
| Tokyo: Wagyu cows and heifers, grade A-3 | 1,965 | 1,976 | 1,928 | 1,989 | 1,993 | 1,905 | 1,848 | 1,815 | 1,976 | 1,849 | 1,756 | 1,671 | 1,664 | 1,688 | 1,662 | 1,745 | 1,683 | 1,672 | 1,704 | 1,684 | 1,850 | 1,728 | 1,570 | 1,549 | 1,492 | 1,451 | 1,526 | 1,591 | 1,588 | 1,657 | 1,698 | 1,770 | 1,796 | 1,771 | 1,611 | 1,599 | 1,557 | |
| Tokyo: Wagyu steers4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo: Wagyu steers, grade A-5 | 2,652 | 2,652 | 2,625 | 2,700 | 2,720 | 2,635 | 2,561 | 2,474 | 2,686 | 2,656 | 2,502 | 2,398 | 2,333 | 2,458 | 2,410 | 2,486 | 2,510 | 2,530 | 2,563 | 2,498 | 2,712 | 2,624 | 2,471 | 2,405 | 2,302 | 2,353 | 2,380 | 2,468 | 2,494 | 2,530 | 2,578 | 2,595 | 2,736 | 2,628 | 2,519 | 2,493 | 2,421 | |
| Tokyo: Wagyu steers, grade A-4 | 2,461 | 2,452 | 2,434 | 2,535 | 2,539 | 2,449 | 2,341 | 2,230 | 2,500 | 2,449 | 2,230 | 2,092 | 2,063 | 2,155 | 2,101 | 2,266 | 2,269 | 2,265 | 2,290 | 2,234 | 2,463 | 2,349 | 2,091 | 2,066 | 1,977 | 1,969 | 1,987 | 2,122 | 2,166 | 2,179 | 2,255 | 2,315 | 2,416 | 2,235 | 2,058 | 2,065 | 2,039 | |
| Tokyo: Wagyu steers, grade A-3 | 2,324 | 2,332 | 2,339 | 2,442 | 2,431 | 2,321 | 2,197 | 2,108 | 2,341 | 2,280 | 2,096 | 1,966 | 1,952 | 2,002 | 1,980 | 2,163 | 2,142 | 2,111 | 2,121 | 2,073 | 2,289 | 2,160 | 1,942 | 1,892 | 1,795 | 1,820 | 1,830 | 1,961 | 2,030 | 2,003 | 2,059 | 2,103 | 2,108 | 1,948 | 1,811 | 1,801 | 1,818 | |
| Tokyo: Wagyu steers, grade A-2 | 1,933 | 1,885 | 1,796 | 2,141 | 2,099 | 1,878 | 1,763 | 1,810 | 1,802 | 1,849 | 1,851 | 1,505 | 1,675 | 1,716 | 1,671 | 1,742 | 1,805 | 1,851 | 1,820 | 1,801 | 1,785 | 1,727 | 1,654 | 1,647 | 1,613 | 1,572 | 1,618 | 1,562 | 1,572 | 1,580 | 1,875 | 1,821 | 1,681 | 1,661 | 1,541 | 1,451 | 1,497 | |
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| Tokyo: dairy cows, grade C-2 | 1,170 | 1,231 | 1,228 | 1,233 | 1,198 | 1,099 | 1,063 | 1,039 | 993 | 1,025 | 1,017 | 1,024 | 1,041 | 1,031 | 1,010 | 913 | 881 | 874 | 863 | 829 | 820 | 820 | 846 | 787 | 792 | 823 | 804 | 784 | 744 | 694 | 653 | 659 | 607 | 626 | 679 | 675 | 678 | |
| Tokyo: dairy cows, grade C-1 | 1,070 | 1,147 | 1,194 | 1,189 | 1,114 | 1,018 | 996 | 949 | 878 | 954 | 926 | 895 | 943 | 976 | 915 | 851 | 805 | 811 | 780 | 724 | 701 | 743 | 730 | 690 | 661 | 719 | 720 | 687 | 665 | 598 | 552 | 528 | 464 | 502 | 505 | 493 | 534 | |
| Tokyo: dairy steers, grade B-3 | 1,345 | 1,146 | 1,091 | 1,113 | 1,168 | 1,042 | 1,025 | 918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Osaka: Wagyu cows and heifers3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Osaka: Wagyu cows and heifers, grade A-5 | 2,653 | 2,611 | 2,601 | 2,674 | 2,750 | 2,553 | 2,506 | 2,464 | 2,760 | 2,600 | 2,433 | 2,395 | 2,407 | 2,433 | 2,340 | 2,458 | 2,564 | 2,529 | 2,475 | 2,538 | 2,662 | 2,521 | 2,354 | 2,328 | 2,329 | 2,406 | 2,249 | 2,335 | 2,434 | 2,446 | 2,455 | 2,503 | 2,591 | 2,529 | 2,363 | 2,466 | 2,469 | |
| Osaka: Wagyu cows and heifers, grade A-4 | 2,447 | 2,378 | 2,412 | 2,467 | 2,532 | 2,345 | 2,219 | 2,181 | 2,491 | 2,306 | 2,073 | 2,062 | 2,028 | 2,052 | 2,032 | 2,158 | 2,264 | 2,240 | 2,178 | 2,193 | 2,369 | 2,150 | 2,024 | 1,974 | 2,031 | 2,008 | 1,879 | 1,987 | 2,045 | 2,119 | 2,080 | 2,172 | 2,216 | 2,114 | 1,975 | 2,090 | 2,061 | |
| Osaka: Wagyu cows and heifers, grade A-3 | 2,213 | 2,133 | 2,138 | 2,190 | 2,187 | 2,042 | 1,926 | 1,890 | 2,196 | 2,008 | 1,857 | 1,819 | 1,760 | 1,803 | 1,811 | 1,905 | 1,913 | 1,816 | 1,932 | 1,855 | 2,010 | 1,739 | 1,587 | 1,674 | 1,753 | 1,578 | 1,601 | 1,663 | 1,748 | 1,779 | 1,792 | 1,943 | 1,977 | 1,777 | 1,622 | 1,766 | 1,815 | |
| Osaka: Wagyu steers4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Osaka: Wagyu steers, grade A-5 | 2,644 | 2,659 | 2,616 | 2,670 | 2,753 | 2,611 | 2,595 | 2,478 | 2,816 | 2,627 | 2,462 | 2,426 | 2,347 | 2,471 | 2,356 | 2,472 | 2,594 | 2,556 | 2,576 | 2,550 | 2,689 | 2,573 | 2,449 | 2,386 | 2,343 | 2,469 | 2,304 | 2,340 | 2,491 | 2,550 | 2,528 | 2,562 | 2,662 | 2,581 | 2,483 | 2,546 | 2,515 | |
| Osaka: Wagyu steers, grade A-4 | 2,447 | 2,380 | 2,386 | 2,489 | 2,525 | 2,348 | 2,208 | 2,158 | 2,487 | 2,321 | 2,067 | 2,051 | 2,012 | 2,063 | 2,056 | 2,155 | 2,288 | 2,253 | 2,202 | 2,217 | 2,360 | 2,184 | 2,058 | 1,985 | 2,002 | 1,966 | 1,888 | 1,999 | 2,065 | 2,141 | 2,083 | 2,202 | 2,204 | 2,112 | 1,981 | 2,096 | 2,106 | |
| Osaka: Wagyu steers, grade A-3 | 2,199 | 2,152 | 2,289 | 2,343 | 2,367 | 2,159 | 2,081 | 1,894 | 2,276 | 2,172 | 1,889 | 1,876 | 1,820 | 1,884 | 1,886 | 2,005 | 2,012 | 1,955 | 1,911 | 1,968 | 2,058 | 1,972 | 1,847 | 1,659 | 1,810 | 1,728 | 1,770 | 1,805 | 1,943 | 1,933 | 1,905 | 1,884 | 2,007 | 1,734 | 1,676 | 1,798 | 1,820 | |
| Osaka: Wagyu steers, grade A-2 | 2,088 | 1,788 | 1,665 | 1,863 | 1,544 | 1,590 | 1,566 | 1,514 | 1,526 | 1,594 | 1,688 | 1,833 | 2,018 | 1,630 | 1,426 | 1,300 | 1,225 | 896 | 1,567 | 1,395 | 1,475 | 1,630 | 1,674 | 1,394 | 1,239 | 1,186 | ||||||||||||
| Osaka: dairy breed3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Osaka: dairy cows, grade C-2 | 1,093 | 1,230 | 1,276 | 1,189 | 1,113 | 1,002 | 1,026 | 1,135 | 958 | 1,021 | 908 | 740 | 749 | 913 | 476 | 624 | 735 | 1,004 | 714 | 651 | 723 | 1,032 | ||||||||||||||||
| Osaka: dairy cows, grade C-1 | 960 | 932 | 1,042 | 1,112 | 1,058 | 905 | 973 | 881 | 802 | 702 | 562 | 769 | 432 | 664 | 748 | 713 | 758 | 776 | 832 | 653 | 584 | 513 | 573 | 565 | 466 | 572 | 538 | 489 | 314 | 359 | 595 | 371 | 351 | 394 | 189 | 312 | ||
| Osaka: dairy steers, grade B-3 | 1,459 | 1,350 | 1,223 | 1,295 | 1,299 | 1,251 | 1,264 | 659 | 394 | 1,156 | 1,080 | 1,185 |
Latest reading
Tokyo: Wagyu steers, grade A-4 stood at 2,461 yen/kg in Aug 2026. That is +0.4% from Jul 2026 and +19.3% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1990 to Aug 2026.
- Latest
- 2,461 yen/kg
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- +0.4%
- Jul 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +19.3%
About this data
Monthly wholesale carcass prices in the Tokyo and Osaka meat markets since 1990 for Wagyu cows and steers by quality grade (A-5 to A-2) and for dairy cows (C-2, C-1) and dairy steers (B-3), consumption tax included. Source: Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC), compiled from MAFF Meat Statistics, MOF Trade Statistics and ALIC's own surveys.