The 2025/26 wool selling season continued this week, with the 13th sale of the season taking place.
A large volume of 12 940 bales was on offer, after 790 bales were withdrawn prior to the sale. Almost 65% of the offering consisting of fine micron, long length wools, with sustainably certified wools only comprising 46,1% of the merino wools offered.
The market started of strong, but retracted somewhat later in trade on the second day, still delivering good results and achieving an overall sales clearance of 94,9%.
The all-merino indicator increased by 1,5% to close on R206,45 p/kg and the certified indicator rose by 1% to close on R211,10 p/kg.
A highest price of R294,93 p/kg (clean) was paid for a 1-bale lot of 14,8-micron merino fleece wools.
The Australian market also had a strong performance this week and gained 3,8% (AU$), compared to their previous action held on Wednesday, 12 November.
The major buyers on this weeks sale were BKB Pinnacle Fibres (3 081), G Modiano SA (2 622), Standard Wool SA (2 164) and Tanyu SA (2 096).
The next sale will be held on 26 November 2025 when approximately 13 800 bales will be on offer.
| Key Indicators |
| SA Merino Indicator |
Exchange Rates * |
| Indicator Unit |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
Currency |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
| SA c/kg Clean All Merino |
20645 |
20341 |
1,5 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
17,16 |
17,11 |
0,29 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1203 |
1189 |
1,18 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
19,86 |
19,78 |
0,40 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1040 |
1028 |
1,17 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,07 |
9,03 |
0,37 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
21110 |
20894 |
1,0 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
22,53 |
22,46 |
0,31 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1230 |
1221 |
0,74 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,6470 |
0,6508 |
0,58 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1063 |
1056 |
0,66 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1514 |
1458 |
3,84 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
9,78 % |
* 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) - 202513 |
| 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 |
232,19 |
224,07 |
216,26 |
210,53 |
204,64 |
198,54 |
195,14 |
194,31 |
191,94 |
192,14 |
181,61 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
249,54 |
241,91 |
237,56 |
230,65 |
223,53 |
217,83 |
214,93 |
212,88 |
211,34 |
208,92 |
207,77 |
| % Difference |
7,47 % |
7,96 % |
9,85 % |
9,56 % |
9,23 % |
9,72 % |
10,14 % |
9,56 % |
10,11 % |
8,73 % |
14,40 % |
| 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 |
5 583 |
38,1 % |
46 % |
| Sold |
5 479 |
38,9 % |
45,1 % |
* 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 (202413) |
| Turnover (R) |
209 551 806 |
157 477 100 |
1 644 659 977 |
1 484 601 084 |
| # Bales |
12 286 |
9 065 |
93 764 |
101 855 |
| Mass (kg) |
1 858 726 |
1 391 606 |
14 454 528 |
15 548 181 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
20 402 293 |
2024/25 |
22 286 316 |
8,5 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
8181 |
760 |
7 421 |
81 |
82 |
361 |
6 979 |
94,04 % |
| CMW |
2577 |
0 |
2 577 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
2 560 |
99,34 % |
| JLW |
829 |
30 |
799 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
799 |
100 % |
| MAS |
1206 |
0 |
1 206 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 201 |
99,59 % |
| QWB |
770 |
0 |
770 |
0 |
30 |
51 |
719 |
93,38 % |
| |
| This Week |
13563 |
790 |
12 773 |
85 |
120 |
430 |
12 258 |
95,97 % |
| Previous Week |
9852 |
421 |
9 431 |
127 |
55 |
176 |
9 128 |
96,79 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
3 081 |
25,08 % |
20 643 |
| G Modiano SA |
2 622 |
21,34 % |
17 948 |
| Standard Wool SA |
2 164 |
17,61 % |
15 493 |
| Tianyu SA |
2 096 |
17,06 % |
16 916 |
| Stucken & Co |
1 309 |
10,65 % |
12 912 |
| Lempriere SA |
565 |
4,6 % |
4 237 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
331 |
2,69 % |
3 756 |
| VBC Wool SA |
118 |
0,96 % |
1 859 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
8 410 |
8 206 |
97,57 % |
6 098 |
5 804 |
95,18 % |
57 169 |
56 223 |
98,35 % |
| Medium |
3 719 |
3 459 |
93,01 % |
2 727 |
2 557 |
93,77 % |
30 586 |
29 588 |
96,74 % |
| Short |
721 |
600 |
83,22 % |
717 |
677 |
94,42 % |
7 886 |
7 469 |
94,71 % |
| Mixed |
90 |
21 |
23,33 % |
75 |
27 |
36 % |
2 346 |
445 |
18,97 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
8 145 |
7 800 |
95,76 % |
6 135 |
5 766 |
93,99 % |
63 775 |
61 372 |
96,23 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
3 775 |
3 623 |
95,97 % |
2 756 |
2 651 |
96,19 % |
27 055 |
25 805 |
95,38 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
636 |
553 |
86,95 % |
560 |
517 |
92,32 % |
5 166 |
4 716 |
91,29 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
384 |
310 |
80,73 % |
166 |
131 |
78,92 % |
2 088 |
1 871 |
89,61 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
9 685 |
9 430 |
97,37 % |
7 084 |
6 740 |
95,14 % |
70 182 |
68 794 |
98,02 % |
| Bellies |
1 244 |
1 087 |
87,38 % |
1 050 |
994 |
94,67 % |
8 882 |
8 501 |
95,71 % |
| Pieces |
1 247 |
1 185 |
95,03 % |
841 |
783 |
93,1 % |
10 249 |
9 995 |
97,52 % |
| Locks |
674 |
563 |
83,53 % |
567 |
521 |
91,89 % |
6 326 |
5 988 |
94,66 % |
| Other |
90 |
21 |
23,33 % |
75 |
27 |
36 % |
2 445 |
486 |
19,88 % |
| 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 |
287 |
502 |
1 162 |
1 582 |
1 765 |
963 |
515 |
330 |
230 |
114 |
| Medium |
268 |
381 |
480 |
600 |
444 |
360 |
196 |
121 |
117 |
35 |
| Short |
100 |
171 |
98 |
54 |
43 |
17 |
11 |
16 |
5 |
10 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
164 |
257 |
333 |
483 |
436 |
297 |
191 |
99 |
76 |
7 |
| Style 5 |
345 |
511 |
826 |
994 |
991 |
685 |
317 |
174 |
114 |
78 |
| Style 6 |
144 |
280 |
572 |
733 |
794 |
332 |
187 |
179 |
157 |
73 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
2 |
6 |
9 |
26 |
31 |
26 |
27 |
15 |
5 |
1 |
| 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 |
194,04 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
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 |
219,20 |
0,00 |
179,72 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
224,36 |
210,59 |
203,89 |
204,89 |
192,06 |
187,90 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
150,47 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
209,55 |
196,37 |
192,75 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
231,19 |
207,62 |
218,75 |
215,38 |
209,70 |
207,30 |
207,75 |
205,20 |
204,56 |
198,21 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
238,57 |
234,19 |
216,60 |
213,95 |
207,54 |
202,90 |
196,16 |
192,06 |
197,38 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
250,28 |
241,90 |
242,53 |
237,67 |
226,26 |
219,75 |
214,74 |
215,47 |
213,66 |
210,88 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
227,82 |
229,65 |
220,97 |
219,80 |
205,32 |
202,84 |
200,06 |
198,86 |
196,25 |
190,97 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
243,51 |
0,00 |
241,24 |
233,34 |
225,41 |
217,79 |
216,52 |
214,56 |
208,65 |
208,41 |
205,56 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
148,31 |
0,00 |
157,14 |
171,05 |
137,78 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
191,92 |
166,15 |
184,57 |
0,00 |
185,08 |
0,00 |
175,12 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
182,24 |
205,55 |
208,64 |
184,75 |
182,87 |
167,65 |
170,07 |
170,69 |
182,62 |
151,41 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
228,93 |
0,00 |
199,47 |
201,45 |
189,37 |
194,16 |
196,03 |
179,07 |
0,00 |
179,02 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
202,72 |
204,51 |
203,88 |
199,53 |
183,07 |
173,90 |
0,00 |
187,51 |
175,07 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
232,66 |
230,26 |
210,55 |
0,00 |
203,10 |
199,65 |
207,54 |
188,34 |
200,50 |
189,33 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
210,20 |
220,59 |
216,04 |
201,88 |
193,46 |
187,02 |
179,54 |
185,40 |
172,60 |
186,19 |
155,17 |
| Certified |
238,93 |
233,61 |
225,86 |
222,45 |
214,02 |
205,32 |
206,60 |
208,42 |
207,67 |
209,71 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
220,43 |
218,33 |
207,64 |
200,23 |
189,50 |
188,61 |
190,24 |
187,54 |
189,14 |
168,84 |
| Certified |
248,37 |
234,93 |
232,55 |
0,00 |
216,07 |
216,02 |
205,42 |
212,23 |
211,43 |
206,73 |
191,77 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
132,85 |
123,05 |
112,87 |
111,31 |
140,16 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
194,97 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
153,99 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
165,41 |
0,00 |
157,10 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
177,40 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
182,02 |
0,00 |
141,07 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
198,55 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
198,20 |
179,83 |
170,21 |
160,36 |
163,72 |
162,40 |
156,50 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
208,19 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
164,00 |
0,00 |
173,97 |
192,95 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
209,13 |
0,00 |
193,22 |
182,21 |
173,19 |
166,68 |
168,47 |
177,51 |
161,71 |
174,54 |
176,19 |
| Certified |
215,75 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
203,46 |
180,66 |
173,17 |
184,88 |
0,00 |
180,25 |
207,22 |
186,65 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
203,88 |
178,45 |
186,29 |
176,37 |
189,94 |
172,01 |
169,03 |
| Certified |
213,18 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
191,62 |
210,69 |
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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