The last sale of the 2025/26 wool selling season was held today, with 6 043 bales on offer.
Long length wools comprised just under half of the offering, with 64% of the offering testing 20 micron and finer. Sustainably certified wools comprised 63,9% of the merino wools on offer.
The season closed on a positive note, following the upward trend in the Australian market and further supported by a weaker ZAR against the US$. An excellent overall sales clearance of 97,09% was achieved.
The all-merino indicator increased by 0,2% to close on R270,86 p/kg and the certified indicator closed 0,4% higher on R277,95 p/kg.
A highest price of R355,35 p/kg (clean) (R263,10 p/kg greasy) was achieved for a 2- bale lot of 16,2-micron merino wool.
The Australian market closed up 0,5% (AU$) today, compared to their previous sale held on Wednesday, 3 June.
The major buyers on today’s sale were G Modiano SA (1 453), Standard Wool SA (1 073), Tianyu SA (999) and BKB Pinnacle Fibres (873).
The first sale of the 2026/27 wool season will be held on 19 August 2026.
| 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 |
27086 |
27039 |
0,2 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
16,53 |
16,20 |
2,04 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1639 |
1669 |
1,80 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
19,06 |
18,83 |
1,22 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1421 |
1436 |
1,04 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,72 |
9,88 |
1,62 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
27795 |
27693 |
0,4 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
22,01 |
21,78 |
1,06 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1681 |
1709 |
1,64 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,6995 |
0,7158 |
2,28 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1458 |
1471 |
0,88 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1973 |
1964 |
0,46 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
6,67 % |
* 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) - 202534 |
| 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 |
311,15 |
306,66 |
298,50 |
284,59 |
277,13 |
267,70 |
264,37 |
263,98 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
337,60 |
324,27 |
321,08 |
312,26 |
298,10 |
287,97 |
281,39 |
278,76 |
274,11 |
273,18 |
0,00 |
| % Difference |
- |
4,22 % |
4,70 % |
4,61 % |
4,75 % |
3,91 % |
5,11 % |
5,44 % |
3,84 % |
- |
- |
| 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 |
3 463 |
54,9 % |
63,9 % |
| Sold |
3 423 |
55,9 % |
63,6 % |
* 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 (202434) |
| Turnover (R) |
147 464 047 |
113 673 180 |
4 883 626 767 |
0 |
| # Bales |
5 867 |
4 717 |
254 443 |
0 |
| Mass (kg) |
919 375 |
747 926 |
39 710 751 |
0 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
43 566 740 |
2024/25 |
45 406 316 |
4,1 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
3072 |
35 |
3 037 |
6 |
12 |
29 |
3 002 |
98,85 % |
| CMW |
1484 |
0 |
1 484 |
1 |
29 |
44 |
1 439 |
96,97 % |
| JLW |
250 |
0 |
250 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
246 |
98,4 % |
| MAS |
837 |
8 |
829 |
0 |
30 |
54 |
775 |
93,49 % |
| QWB |
512 |
69 |
443 |
3 |
22 |
35 |
405 |
91,42 % |
| |
| This Week |
6155 |
112 |
6 043 |
10 |
97 |
166 |
5 867 |
97,09 % |
| Previous Week |
5359 |
342 |
5 017 |
124 |
185 |
257 |
4 636 |
92,41 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| G Modiano SA |
1 453 |
24,77 % |
45 117 |
| Standard Wool SA |
1 073 |
18,29 % |
44 271 |
| Tianyu SA |
999 |
17,03 % |
44 181 |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
873 |
14,88 % |
57 619 |
| Stucken & Co |
820 |
13,98 % |
33 175 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
432 |
7,36 % |
14 313 |
| Lempriere SA |
201 |
3,43 % |
13 048 |
| VBC Wool SA |
16 |
0,27 % |
2 719 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
2 940 |
2 910 |
98,98 % |
2 444 |
2 260 |
92,47 % |
148 203 |
146 784 |
99,04 % |
| Medium |
2 512 |
2 419 |
96,3 % |
2 270 |
2 068 |
91,1 % |
91 133 |
89 665 |
98,39 % |
| Short |
565 |
531 |
93,98 % |
413 |
382 |
92,49 % |
17 815 |
17 169 |
96,37 % |
| Mixed |
26 |
7 |
26,92 % |
9 |
7 |
77,78 % |
11 069 |
736 |
6,65 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
3 839 |
3 806 |
99,14 % |
3 082 |
2 879 |
93,41 % |
176 302 |
168 995 |
95,86 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
1 669 |
1 598 |
95,75 % |
1 439 |
1 311 |
91,1 % |
74 622 |
68 925 |
92,37 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
190 |
155 |
81,58 % |
337 |
262 |
77,74 % |
11 719 |
11 100 |
94,72 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
345 |
308 |
89,28 % |
279 |
265 |
94,98 % |
5 762 |
5 423 |
94,12 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
4 431 |
4 343 |
98,01 % |
3 716 |
3 477 |
93,57 % |
185 608 |
183 587 |
98,91 % |
| Bellies |
577 |
561 |
97,23 % |
427 |
358 |
83,84 % |
25 367 |
24 742 |
97,54 % |
| Pieces |
586 |
564 |
96,25 % |
533 |
507 |
95,12 % |
28 614 |
28 198 |
98,55 % |
| Locks |
423 |
392 |
92,67 % |
451 |
368 |
81,6 % |
17 568 |
17 097 |
97,32 % |
| Other |
26 |
7 |
26,92 % |
10 |
7 |
70 % |
11 248 |
819 |
7,28 % |
| 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 |
159 |
224 |
307 |
513 |
473 |
474 |
202 |
131 |
62 |
21 |
| Medium |
233 |
271 |
298 |
247 |
269 |
215 |
119 |
62 |
53 |
18 |
| Short |
79 |
114 |
82 |
43 |
15 |
38 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
143 |
183 |
190 |
345 |
358 |
392 |
196 |
121 |
26 |
7 |
| Style 5 |
276 |
314 |
370 |
352 |
318 |
186 |
73 |
58 |
55 |
22 |
| Style 6 |
48 |
97 |
99 |
91 |
63 |
104 |
41 |
11 |
25 |
11 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
4 |
15 |
28 |
15 |
18 |
45 |
18 |
5 |
9 |
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 |
246,68 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
242,47 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
297,68 |
289,94 |
275,96 |
272,11 |
240,04 |
226,35 |
240,11 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
299,39 |
291,92 |
290,80 |
277,92 |
267,82 |
256,96 |
252,66 |
248,78 |
230,23 |
233,23 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
317,29 |
301,75 |
0,00 |
286,73 |
0,00 |
257,25 |
248,69 |
247,90 |
247,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
316,83 |
308,20 |
306,95 |
299,87 |
285,79 |
277,41 |
267,51 |
262,12 |
259,08 |
255,80 |
258,70 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
317,49 |
298,18 |
297,15 |
279,43 |
266,56 |
259,16 |
264,21 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
330,84 |
328,89 |
322,39 |
318,20 |
302,63 |
292,18 |
280,13 |
277,72 |
276,48 |
272,48 |
258,47 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
286,89 |
0,00 |
277,23 |
261,65 |
264,74 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
241,44 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
333,29 |
0,00 |
324,25 |
305,74 |
288,97 |
281,29 |
279,55 |
275,30 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
250,89 |
227,80 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
283,79 |
258,19 |
265,53 |
0,00 |
225,95 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
278,84 |
275,34 |
254,75 |
253,93 |
246,38 |
237,51 |
231,04 |
225,21 |
195,97 |
214,78 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
286,31 |
282,63 |
281,08 |
268,61 |
261,08 |
254,68 |
241,48 |
0,00 |
240,03 |
0,00 |
214,11 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
307,04 |
291,08 |
304,93 |
282,88 |
271,41 |
262,33 |
256,54 |
242,50 |
244,68 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
312,73 |
287,19 |
292,76 |
292,31 |
280,72 |
266,23 |
0,00 |
261,13 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
305,79 |
304,59 |
289,53 |
272,87 |
276,98 |
261,75 |
261,51 |
249,96 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
321,25 |
309,70 |
300,53 |
291,31 |
278,48 |
271,50 |
278,39 |
270,09 |
269,05 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
295,44 |
302,91 |
227,96 |
266,15 |
261,50 |
263,67 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
318,20 |
0,00 |
285,36 |
282,47 |
273,48 |
273,46 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
250,91 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
200,17 |
196,13 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
234,14 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
199,05 |
213,62 |
240,83 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
111,31 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
276,54 |
284,57 |
0,00 |
250,91 |
0,00 |
218,09 |
233,12 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
193,56 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
243,87 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
249,60 |
250,04 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
241,86 |
208,37 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
267,23 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
233,04 |
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 |
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* Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.
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