The final sale before the 2025 Christmas recess took place this week, with an offering of 9 899 bales.
The offering consisted of good quality individual clips, but only 45% of the merino wool offered was certified as sustainable.
Due to the fact that 1 240 bales were withdrawn during the sale to accommodate shipping volumes in December, a lower sales clearance of 86,7% was recorded.
The market closed on a very positive note, despite the stronger ZAR against the US$.
The all-merino indicator jumped 3,2% to close on R212,02 p/kg and the certified indicator increased by 2,1% to close on R215,81 pkg.
A new record highest price of R435,59 p/kg (clean) (R306,00 p/kg greasy) was paid for a single bale lot of 14,1-micron merino fleece wool, the finest bale offered yet on auction.
The Australian market also delivered good results this week and increased by 1,1% (AU$), from their previous sale held on Wednesday, 26 November.
The major buyers on this week's sale were BKB Pinnacle Fibres (2 713), Tianyu SA (1 634), Standard Wool SA (1 405) and G Modiano SA (1 374).
The next sale will be held on 7 January 2026 when approximately 5 417 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 |
21202 |
20535 |
3,2 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
17,07 |
17,16 |
0,52 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1242 |
1197 |
3,76 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
19,83 |
19,83 |
0 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1069 |
1036 |
3,19 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,13 |
9,13 |
0 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
21581 |
21144 |
2,1 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
22,58 |
22,58 |
0 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1264 |
1232 |
2,60 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,6548 |
0,6455 |
1,44 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1088 |
1066 |
2,06 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1521 |
1504 |
1,13 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
7,82 % |
* 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) - 202515 |
| 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 |
0,00 |
221,32 |
213,98 |
212,10 |
206,77 |
202,57 |
198,76 |
196,43 |
193,11 |
0,00 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
251,60 |
246,91 |
240,95 |
233,82 |
225,23 |
221,60 |
218,10 |
216,87 |
217,56 |
214,60 |
211,22 |
| % Difference |
- |
- |
8,87 % |
9,27 % |
6,19 % |
7,17 % |
7,67 % |
9,11 % |
10,76 % |
11,13 % |
- |
| 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 |
3 997 |
38,1 % |
45,1 % |
| Sold |
3 550 |
39 % |
39,8 % |
* 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 (202415) |
| Turnover (R) |
142 985 506 |
207 652 559 |
1 997 596 782 |
1 737 158 456 |
| # Bales |
8 577 |
12 903 |
115 512 |
121 172 |
| Mass (kg) |
1 302 352 |
1 934 274 |
17 732 739 |
18 437 159 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
23 662 903 |
2024/25 |
24 889 592 |
4,9 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
5204 |
481 |
4 723 |
59 |
0 |
23 |
4 641 |
98,26 % |
| CMW |
2957 |
0 |
2 957 |
561 |
3 |
4 |
2 392 |
80,89 % |
| JLW |
348 |
5 |
343 |
0 |
2 |
26 |
317 |
92,42 % |
| MAS |
435 |
0 |
435 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
412 |
94,71 % |
| QWB |
1438 |
0 |
1 438 |
597 |
1 |
18 |
823 |
57,23 % |
| |
| This Week |
10382 |
486 |
9 896 |
1 240 |
6 |
71 |
8 585 |
86,75 % |
| Previous Week |
14091 |
152 |
13 939 |
203 |
197 |
741 |
12 995 |
93,23 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
2 713 |
31,63 % |
26 947 |
| Tianyu SA |
1 634 |
19,05 % |
20 923 |
| Standard Wool SA |
1 405 |
16,38 % |
19 029 |
| G Modiano SA |
1 374 |
16,02 % |
22 025 |
| Stucken & Co |
1 019 |
11,88 % |
15 377 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
197 |
2,3 % |
4 304 |
| Lempriere SA |
185 |
2,16 % |
4 863 |
| VBC Wool SA |
50 |
0,58 % |
2 044 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
6 307 |
5 722 |
90,72 % |
8 667 |
8 314 |
95,93 % |
71 892 |
70 400 |
97,92 % |
| Medium |
3 174 |
2 537 |
79,93 % |
4 192 |
3 958 |
94,42 % |
37 836 |
36 159 |
95,57 % |
| Short |
407 |
307 |
75,43 % |
894 |
630 |
70,47 % |
9 157 |
8 450 |
92,28 % |
| Mixed |
11 |
11 |
100 % |
1 |
1 |
100 % |
2 723 |
464 |
17,04 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
6 460 |
5 601 |
86,7 % |
8 530 |
8 033 |
94,17 % |
78 767 |
75 110 |
95,36 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
2 804 |
2 474 |
88,23 % |
4 003 |
3 746 |
93,58 % |
33 851 |
32 146 |
94,96 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
411 |
319 |
77,62 % |
786 |
723 |
91,98 % |
6 346 |
5 789 |
91,22 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
224 |
183 |
81,7 % |
435 |
401 |
92,18 % |
2 741 |
2 467 |
90 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
7 261 |
6 442 |
88,72 % |
10 320 |
9 857 |
95,51 % |
87 470 |
85 239 |
97,45 % |
| Bellies |
964 |
769 |
79,77 % |
1 353 |
1 179 |
87,14 % |
11 158 |
10 531 |
94,38 % |
| Pieces |
1 123 |
1 001 |
89,14 % |
1 419 |
1 278 |
90,06 % |
12 741 |
12 291 |
96,47 % |
| Locks |
540 |
354 |
65,56 % |
661 |
588 |
88,96 % |
7 514 |
6 946 |
92,44 % |
| Other |
11 |
11 |
100 % |
1 |
1 |
100 % |
2 822 |
505 |
17,9 % |
| 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 |
160 |
342 |
650 |
1 277 |
1 257 |
735 |
310 |
225 |
155 |
89 |
| Medium |
162 |
242 |
390 |
488 |
445 |
325 |
113 |
55 |
28 |
27 |
| Short |
34 |
90 |
58 |
19 |
26 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
65 |
81 |
129 |
265 |
258 |
231 |
109 |
88 |
47 |
18 |
| Style 5 |
179 |
354 |
580 |
769 |
684 |
424 |
187 |
117 |
72 |
38 |
| Style 6 |
111 |
226 |
368 |
703 |
727 |
370 |
115 |
58 |
65 |
66 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
1 |
13 |
21 |
47 |
59 |
40 |
27 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
| 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 |
125,21 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
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 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
198,02 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
234,54 |
226,40 |
210,76 |
217,62 |
202,69 |
196,72 |
197,40 |
193,80 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
205,66 |
194,13 |
192,13 |
0,00 |
189,30 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
237,71 |
225,13 |
226,07 |
234,64 |
224,66 |
215,95 |
209,64 |
198,97 |
197,31 |
204,95 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
222,41 |
225,98 |
217,88 |
209,39 |
206,50 |
194,14 |
196,16 |
0,00 |
194,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
253,57 |
245,76 |
240,22 |
238,37 |
231,72 |
216,47 |
218,30 |
220,42 |
216,36 |
218,60 |
208,23 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
227,18 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
216,00 |
0,00 |
195,74 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
255,15 |
241,41 |
242,03 |
237,46 |
225,05 |
222,74 |
219,50 |
217,47 |
217,48 |
211,65 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
146,45 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
135,34 |
138,15 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
199,29 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
188,48 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
176,65 |
0,00 |
180,99 |
182,15 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
227,27 |
225,35 |
200,37 |
196,16 |
196,32 |
201,82 |
0,00 |
189,87 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
212,68 |
180,14 |
0,00 |
204,54 |
170,68 |
198,18 |
179,81 |
186,32 |
161,46 |
0,00 |
186,56 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
227,47 |
219,38 |
209,35 |
206,99 |
209,02 |
208,78 |
204,72 |
0,00 |
188,24 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
229,28 |
221,83 |
204,82 |
204,12 |
197,86 |
188,71 |
186,61 |
157,95 |
182,75 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
238,85 |
228,73 |
218,97 |
229,36 |
222,46 |
215,19 |
215,06 |
205,34 |
210,69 |
213,87 |
192,44 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
218,05 |
207,85 |
208,65 |
208,16 |
198,19 |
193,74 |
178,90 |
0,00 |
191,62 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
248,30 |
241,05 |
233,33 |
217,31 |
221,08 |
218,69 |
217,06 |
205,28 |
212,99 |
208,31 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
145,36 |
138,85 |
134,80 |
136,22 |
0,00 |
120,28 |
84,14 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
174,33 |
183,69 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
138,75 |
182,10 |
124,62 |
110,40 |
74,47 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
227,96 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
202,26 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
191,07 |
0,00 |
201,95 |
151,99 |
143,79 |
149,12 |
146,38 |
108,54 |
169,17 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
206,58 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
138,81 |
0,00 |
107,42 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
164,12 |
182,07 |
178,10 |
167,04 |
168,43 |
155,76 |
156,23 |
149,08 |
129,05 |
172,13 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
200,84 |
177,76 |
198,56 |
196,05 |
178,97 |
169,82 |
0,00 |
174,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
189,80 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
211,60 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
178,78 |
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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