The 14th sale of the 2025/26 wool selling season took place this week, with a large offering of 13 754 bales, after 527 bales were withdrawn prior to the sale.
The bulk of the offering consisted of fine micron, long length wools, with only 42% of the merino wools on offer being sustainably certified.
The market had a steady performance this week and closed largely unchanged from the previous week, with a good overall sales clearance of 93,8%.
The all-merino indicator eased slightly by 0,5% to close on R205,35 p/kg, whilst the certified indicator edged slightly up by 0,2% to close on R211,44 p/kg.
A highest price of R332,64 p/kg (clean) was paid for a single bale lot of 16-micron merino fleece wool, which was also the highest price achieved thus far this season.
The Australian market eased slightly this week by 0,6% (AU$), compared to the last sale held on Wednesday, 19 November.
The major buyers on this week's sale were BKB Pinnacle Fibres (3 431), G Modiano SA (2 706), Tianyu SA (2 334) and Standard Wool SA (2 057).
The next sale will be held on 3 December 2025 when approximately 10 200 bales will be on offer.
| Key Indicators |
| SA Merino Indicator |
Exchange Rates * |
| Indicator Unit |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
Currency |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
| SA c/kg Clean All Merino |
20535 |
20645 |
0,5 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
17,16 |
17,16 |
0 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1197 |
1203 |
0,50 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
19,83 |
19,86 |
0,15 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1036 |
1040 |
0,38 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,13 |
9,07 |
0,71 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
21144 |
21110 |
0,2 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
22,58 |
22,53 |
0,22 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1232 |
1230 |
0,16 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,6455 |
0,6470 |
0,23 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1066 |
1063 |
0,28 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1504 |
1514 |
0,66 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
12,65 % |
* 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) - 202514 |
| 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 |
0,00 |
221,42 |
212,39 |
204,73 |
199,54 |
196,85 |
185,67 |
184,82 |
193,21 |
192,36 |
193,14 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
253,15 |
244,59 |
239,49 |
232,72 |
223,74 |
217,94 |
214,53 |
213,87 |
213,39 |
212,63 |
207,11 |
| % Difference |
- |
10,46 % |
12,76 % |
13,67 % |
12,13 % |
10,71 % |
15,54 % |
15,72 % |
10,44 % |
10,54 % |
7,23 % |
| 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 ** |
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Total |
All Wool |
Merino Wool |
| Offered |
5 073 |
31,5 % |
41,3 % |
| Sold |
4 886 |
32,4 % |
39,4 % |
* Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.
** Calculated on unique sustainable standard identifiers
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| Sale Statistics (Greasy) |
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This Sale |
Accumulative |
|
This Week |
Previous Week |
This Season |
Previous Season (202414) |
| Turnover (R) |
207 652 559 |
209 551 806 |
1 852 101 169 |
1 674 819 726 |
| # Bales |
12 903 |
12 286 |
106 670 |
115 733 |
| Mass (kg) |
1 934 274 |
1 858 726 |
16 390 631 |
17 631 366 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
21 285 867 |
2024/25 |
23 342 290 |
8,8 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
8605 |
133 |
8 472 |
178 |
177 |
737 |
7 557 |
89,2 % |
| CMW |
4259 |
0 |
4 259 |
30 |
15 |
37 |
4 192 |
98,43 % |
| JLW |
497 |
17 |
480 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
475 |
98,96 % |
| MAS |
778 |
2 |
776 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
764 |
98,45 % |
| QWB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| |
| This Week |
14139 |
152 |
13 987 |
208 |
202 |
791 |
12 988 |
92,86 % |
| Previous Week |
13563 |
790 |
12 773 |
85 |
120 |
430 |
12 258 |
95,97 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
3 431 |
26,59 % |
24 061 |
| G Modiano SA |
2 706 |
20,97 % |
20 654 |
| Tianyu SA |
2 334 |
18,09 % |
19 235 |
| Standard Wool SA |
2 057 |
15,94 % |
17 579 |
| Stucken & Co |
1 449 |
11,23 % |
14 362 |
| Lempriere SA |
441 |
3,42 % |
4 678 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
350 |
2,71 % |
4 107 |
| VBC Wool SA |
135 |
1,05 % |
1 994 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
8 667 |
8 314 |
95,93 % |
8 410 |
8 206 |
97,57 % |
65 622 |
64 541 |
98,35 % |
| Medium |
4 192 |
3 958 |
94,42 % |
3 719 |
3 459 |
93,01 % |
34 686 |
33 548 |
96,72 % |
| Short |
894 |
630 |
70,47 % |
721 |
600 |
83,22 % |
8 756 |
8 096 |
92,46 % |
| Mixed |
1 |
1 |
100 % |
90 |
21 |
23,33 % |
2 340 |
446 |
19,06 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
8 530 |
8 033 |
94,17 % |
8 145 |
7 800 |
95,76 % |
72 095 |
69 407 |
96,27 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
4 003 |
3 746 |
93,58 % |
3 775 |
3 623 |
95,97 % |
30 952 |
29 553 |
95,48 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
786 |
723 |
91,98 % |
636 |
553 |
86,95 % |
5 936 |
5 438 |
91,61 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
435 |
401 |
92,18 % |
384 |
310 |
80,73 % |
2 518 |
2 272 |
90,23 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Fleeces |
10 320 |
9 857 |
95,51 % |
9 685 |
9 430 |
97,37 % |
80 252 |
78 622 |
97,97 % |
| Bellies |
1 353 |
1 179 |
87,14 % |
1 244 |
1 087 |
87,38 % |
10 215 |
9 712 |
95,08 % |
| Pieces |
1 419 |
1 278 |
90,06 % |
1 247 |
1 185 |
95,03 % |
11 621 |
11 273 |
97,01 % |
| Locks |
661 |
588 |
88,96 % |
674 |
563 |
83,53 % |
6 974 |
6 576 |
94,29 % |
| Other |
1 |
1 |
100 % |
90 |
21 |
23,33 % |
2 439 |
487 |
19,97 % |
| 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 |
283 |
472 |
996 |
1 613 |
1 811 |
1 041 |
568 |
281 |
198 |
218 |
| Medium |
258 |
422 |
600 |
681 |
495 |
367 |
185 |
192 |
120 |
59 |
| Short |
112 |
117 |
107 |
59 |
23 |
36 |
28 |
11 |
14 |
5 |
| Mixed |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
139 |
145 |
280 |
216 |
381 |
235 |
124 |
78 |
40 |
28 |
| Style 5 |
320 |
610 |
789 |
1 169 |
1 092 |
632 |
379 |
160 |
121 |
102 |
| Style 6 |
193 |
246 |
621 |
927 |
827 |
544 |
246 |
214 |
151 |
137 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
1 |
10 |
13 |
41 |
29 |
33 |
32 |
32 |
20 |
15 |
| 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 |
181,97 |
0,00 |
192,17 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
187,71 |
0,00 |
175,16 |
165,50 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
174,11 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
206,67 |
217,63 |
213,15 |
204,46 |
203,09 |
193,07 |
198,58 |
188,88 |
192,22 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
228,72 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
201,33 |
201,37 |
195,99 |
0,00 |
192,60 |
0,00 |
189,89 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
229,61 |
222,94 |
214,75 |
209,93 |
208,55 |
205,12 |
204,44 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
234,72 |
218,00 |
219,54 |
206,21 |
201,73 |
200,98 |
195,55 |
192,78 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
251,34 |
241,21 |
240,19 |
243,33 |
226,24 |
218,79 |
215,02 |
212,66 |
211,90 |
211,73 |
204,92 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
216,06 |
219,24 |
203,05 |
0,00 |
199,63 |
198,75 |
0,00 |
196,10 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
255,86 |
246,69 |
247,10 |
232,65 |
216,40 |
220,11 |
216,09 |
216,57 |
214,69 |
209,72 |
214,43 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
149,43 |
154,42 |
139,61 |
134,32 |
145,15 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
203,02 |
164,82 |
177,31 |
188,74 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
182,78 |
191,52 |
0,00 |
170,89 |
178,20 |
172,09 |
174,42 |
176,71 |
0,00 |
159,96 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
208,03 |
0,00 |
208,10 |
199,68 |
184,91 |
185,68 |
183,05 |
183,49 |
171,38 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
209,44 |
207,26 |
200,98 |
201,04 |
193,81 |
182,39 |
189,65 |
187,30 |
0,00 |
174,36 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
240,43 |
235,34 |
225,98 |
217,87 |
206,62 |
210,18 |
206,94 |
197,25 |
206,61 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
226,13 |
219,37 |
206,06 |
200,61 |
196,91 |
188,90 |
188,23 |
188,35 |
186,63 |
185,41 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
246,96 |
235,51 |
229,84 |
218,38 |
213,32 |
212,94 |
209,32 |
210,14 |
205,16 |
208,47 |
198,63 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
222,81 |
0,00 |
212,15 |
201,04 |
200,45 |
196,65 |
194,30 |
190,47 |
190,29 |
188,84 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
240,64 |
263,32 |
227,12 |
229,75 |
215,88 |
213,00 |
213,31 |
205,36 |
213,46 |
209,19 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
141,67 |
0,00 |
153,17 |
142,81 |
114,25 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
157,64 |
185,95 |
0,00 |
159,08 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
177,90 |
155,99 |
166,08 |
185,95 |
0,00 |
169,34 |
147,58 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
179,98 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
192,46 |
0,00 |
182,16 |
188,68 |
169,47 |
157,90 |
159,58 |
139,88 |
0,00 |
149,91 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
212,78 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
199,47 |
0,00 |
190,08 |
0,00 |
187,74 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
201,55 |
187,46 |
177,59 |
173,31 |
166,47 |
174,78 |
171,94 |
167,04 |
181,01 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
230,22 |
226,48 |
196,57 |
191,99 |
189,66 |
178,96 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
190,72 |
172,15 |
181,26 |
167,95 |
158,67 |
189,57 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
204,05 |
0,00 |
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* Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.
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