The 27th sale of the 2025/26 wool selling season took place today, with a smaller offering of 6 109 bales.
Although fine micron wools comprised 74% of the offering, only 43,6% of the merino wools on offer were sustainably certified.
The market showed some good resilience today, despite a variable, but stronger SA Rand against the US$. The composition of the offering once again resulted in a lower sales clearance of 89,2%
The all-merino indicator gained 2,9% to close on R252,65 p/kg, whilst the certified indicator increased by 3,2% to close on R258,00 p/kg.
A highest price of R325,34 p/kg(clean) (R213,00 p/kg greasy) was paid for a single bale lot of 16,1-micron merino wool.
The Australian market rebound this week and closed up by 3,6% (AU$) from their previous sale held on Wednesday, 25 March.
The major buyers on today’s sale were G Modiano SA (1 358), Standard Wool SA (1 327), Tianyu SA (768) and BKB Pinnacle Fibres (749).
The next sale will be held on 8 April 2026, when approximately 6 392 bales will be on offer.
| Key Indicators |
| SA Merino Indicator |
Exchange Rates * |
| Indicator Unit |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
Currency |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
| SA c/kg Clean All Merino |
25265 |
24543 |
2,9 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
16,81 |
16,90 |
0,53 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1503 |
1452 |
3,51 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
19,50 |
19,56 |
0,31 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1296 |
1255 |
3,27 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,44 |
9,43 |
0,11 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
25800 |
25010 |
3,2 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
22,31 |
22,59 |
1,24 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1535 |
1480 |
3,72 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,6917 |
0,6949 |
0,46 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1323 |
1279 |
3,44 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1786 |
1724 |
3,60 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
8,90 % |
* Exchange rate values quoted above is based on an average of rate points recorded for the duration of the sale.
** Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.
*** Selection: Merino Fleece | MF4 & MF5 | VM < 1,6 | NKT > 28 | >67mm | Minimum of 3 Lots Sold
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| Merino Fleece | MF4 & MF5 | VM < 1,6 | NKT > 28 | >67mm | Minimum of 3 Lots Sold |
| Percentage Difference Between All Non-Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold (Average Price) - 202527 |
| Micron Category |
17.0 |
17.5 |
18.0 |
18.5 |
19.0 |
19.5 |
20.0 |
20.5 |
21.0 |
21.5 |
22.0 |
| Non-Certified Wool (R) Clean |
297,75 |
288,40 |
270,63 |
265,23 |
258,86 |
249,79 |
242,11 |
239,63 |
236,87 |
234,90 |
0,00 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
314,78 |
311,86 |
302,46 |
292,55 |
282,23 |
270,37 |
263,07 |
262,18 |
261,04 |
260,25 |
255,12 |
| % Difference |
5,72 % |
8,13 % |
11,76 % |
10,30 % |
9,03 % |
8,24 % |
8,66 % |
9,41 % |
10,20 % |
10,79 % |
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| Merino Wool Indicator excluding Certified Certified Wools (R/kg Clean) |
0,00 |
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* Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.
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| * Certified Sustainable Wool (Bales) |
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% Share ** |
|
Total |
All Wool |
Merino Wool |
| Offered |
2 439 |
39,2 % |
43,6 % |
| Sold |
2 306 |
41,5 % |
41,2 % |
* Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.
** Calculated on unique sustainable standard identifiers
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| Sale Statistics (Greasy) |
|
This Sale |
Accumulative |
|
This Week |
Previous Week |
This Season |
Previous Season (202427) |
| Turnover (R) |
112 763 746 |
119 473 771 |
3 822 419 790 |
3 184 711 580 |
| # Bales |
5 450 |
5 805 |
209 918 |
224 769 |
| Mass (kg) |
870 427 |
924 752 |
32 625 187 |
34 509 435 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
38 328 112 |
2024/25 |
39 914 639 |
4,0 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
3698 |
0 |
3 698 |
126 |
160 |
522 |
3 050 |
82,48 % |
| CMW |
1632 |
0 |
1 632 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 622 |
99,39 % |
| JLW |
159 |
0 |
159 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
159 |
100 % |
| MAS |
624 |
4 |
620 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
619 |
99,84 % |
| QWB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| |
| This Week |
6113 |
4 |
6 109 |
126 |
160 |
533 |
5 450 |
89,21 % |
| Previous Week |
6463 |
18 |
6 445 |
151 |
190 |
453 |
5 841 |
90,63 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| G Modiano SA |
1 358 |
24,92 % |
37 348 |
| Standard Wool SA |
1 327 |
24,35 % |
34 792 |
| Tianyu SA |
768 |
14,09 % |
36 260 |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
749 |
13,74 % |
50 575 |
| Stucken & Co |
733 |
13,45 % |
27 152 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
374 |
6,86 % |
11 182 |
| Lempriere SA |
113 |
2,07 % |
10 245 |
| VBC Wool SA |
28 |
0,51 % |
2 364 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
3 362 |
2 797 |
83,19 % |
3 585 |
3 141 |
87,62 % |
127 531 |
125 903 |
98,72 % |
| Medium |
2 273 |
2 191 |
96,39 % |
2 528 |
2 271 |
89,83 % |
71 126 |
69 776 |
98,1 % |
| Short |
473 |
461 |
97,46 % |
468 |
377 |
80,56 % |
14 087 |
13 463 |
95,57 % |
| Mixed |
1 |
1 |
100 % |
22 |
16 |
72,73 % |
10 818 |
701 |
6,48 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
4 537 |
3 989 |
87,92 % |
4 738 |
4 079 |
86,09 % |
145 812 |
137 942 |
94,6 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
1 291 |
1 190 |
92,18 % |
1 537 |
1 415 |
92,06 % |
63 334 |
58 167 |
91,84 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
192 |
183 |
95,31 % |
136 |
128 |
94,12 % |
9 882 |
9 366 |
94,78 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
89 |
88 |
98,88 % |
192 |
183 |
95,31 % |
4 704 |
4 443 |
94,45 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
4 196 |
3 717 |
88,58 % |
4 589 |
4 200 |
91,52 % |
153 482 |
151 479 |
98,69 % |
| Bellies |
724 |
598 |
82,6 % |
668 |
500 |
74,85 % |
21 122 |
20 436 |
96,75 % |
| Pieces |
659 |
620 |
94,08 % |
683 |
579 |
84,77 % |
23 849 |
23 409 |
98,16 % |
| Locks |
529 |
514 |
97,16 % |
641 |
510 |
79,56 % |
14 297 |
13 824 |
96,69 % |
| Other |
1 |
1 |
100 % |
22 |
16 |
72,73 % |
10 982 |
770 |
7,01 % |
| Analysis of Bales Sold (Micron, Length & Style) |
|
<=18.0 |
18.5 |
19.0 |
19.5 |
20.0 |
20.5 |
21.0 |
21.5 |
22.0 |
>=22.5 |
| Length |
|
| Long |
167 |
326 |
377 |
513 |
488 |
228 |
100 |
64 |
61 |
37 |
| Medium |
175 |
251 |
352 |
239 |
361 |
205 |
132 |
73 |
25 |
25 |
| Short |
81 |
150 |
69 |
26 |
27 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
117 |
153 |
123 |
175 |
190 |
88 |
41 |
20 |
11 |
3 |
| Style 5 |
198 |
408 |
424 |
414 |
406 |
226 |
104 |
71 |
43 |
24 |
| Style 6 |
100 |
159 |
224 |
177 |
241 |
94 |
50 |
21 |
36 |
40 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
8 |
7 |
27 |
12 |
39 |
29 |
38 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
| Average price of Wool Sold (Micron, Style & Length - Clean) |
|
|
17.0 |
17.5 |
18.0 |
18.5 |
19.0 |
19.5 |
20.0 |
20.5 |
21.0 |
21.5 |
22.0 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 4 - MF4 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
233,50 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
241,60 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
254,83 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
261,75 |
251,03 |
250,62 |
237,66 |
236,64 |
0,00 |
222,02 |
233,92 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
251,27 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
293,49 |
281,01 |
276,94 |
0,00 |
262,68 |
260,46 |
251,05 |
244,00 |
249,83 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
308,34 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
258,20 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
311,31 |
315,34 |
310,81 |
292,28 |
276,64 |
268,42 |
263,25 |
262,69 |
263,19 |
260,05 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
261,28 |
0,00 |
220,07 |
241,86 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
291,61 |
298,92 |
278,72 |
281,96 |
264,77 |
267,63 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
235,45 |
231,84 |
0,00 |
187,84 |
0,00 |
192,91 |
185,28 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
228,25 |
241,63 |
220,91 |
214,88 |
219,53 |
208,69 |
0,00 |
200,51 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
229,03 |
235,01 |
224,78 |
221,69 |
220,82 |
215,60 |
208,02 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
259,00 |
252,84 |
0,00 |
250,94 |
237,59 |
0,00 |
226,30 |
229,94 |
213,34 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
264,37 |
245,13 |
258,37 |
249,71 |
217,26 |
244,85 |
228,68 |
222,82 |
218,84 |
225,08 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
283,37 |
0,00 |
265,06 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
242,78 |
248,00 |
238,56 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
249,22 |
247,92 |
258,94 |
221,73 |
197,54 |
214,97 |
206,37 |
229,53 |
239,05 |
233,66 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
284,84 |
298,39 |
282,08 |
279,38 |
270,76 |
262,83 |
255,08 |
250,81 |
254,54 |
0,00 |
225,50 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
243,36 |
0,00 |
264,56 |
263,90 |
229,52 |
243,58 |
236,87 |
215,05 |
208,39 |
234,77 |
225,70 |
| Certified |
297,92 |
310,32 |
0,00 |
283,91 |
272,36 |
260,79 |
259,66 |
253,80 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
197,82 |
0,00 |
211,89 |
0,00 |
174,86 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
238,69 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
214,99 |
202,70 |
193,64 |
185,02 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
245,50 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
202,25 |
186,98 |
209,44 |
229,37 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
225,23 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
194,45 |
198,06 |
229,09 |
235,88 |
0,00 |
203,88 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
243,83 |
0,00 |
232,24 |
0,00 |
225,95 |
223,60 |
220,94 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
255,27 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
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* Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.
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