The 2026/27 wool selling season continued today, with the 8th sale of the season taking place.
A total of 5 333 bales were on offer, with 89% of the offering consisting of medium to long length wools and sustainably certified wools comprising 55,5% of the merino wools on offer.
The market followed the downward trend in the Australian market this week, which was characterized by high passed-in percentages.
The all-merino indicator closed down by 1,7% to close on R248,15 p/kg, with the certified indicator declining by 1,5% to close on R254,44 p/kg. An overall sales clearance of 94,3% was achieved.
A highest price of R358,85 p/kg (clean) (R263,00 p/kg greasy) was paid for a single bale lot of 17,0-micron merino fleece wool.
The Australian market shed 0,72%(AU$) this week, compared to the previous sale held on Thursday, 8 October.
The major buyers on today’s sale were Tianyu SA (1 190), Stucken & Co (978), BKB Pinnacle Fibres (724) and Fibreflow Trading (668).
The next sale will take place on 21 October 2026, where approximately 6 111 bales will be on offer.
| Key Indicators |
| SA Merino Indicator |
Exchange Rates * |
| Indicator Unit |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
Currency |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
| SA c/kg Clean All Merino |
24815 |
25250 |
1,7 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
16,49 |
16,61 |
0,72 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1505 |
1520 |
0,99 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
18,41 |
18,58 |
0,91 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1348 |
1359 |
0,81 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,63 |
9,54 |
0,94 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
25444 |
25830 |
1,5 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
21,82 |
21,93 |
0,52 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1543 |
1555 |
0,77 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,6976 |
0,6947 |
0,42 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1382 |
1390 |
0,58 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1803 |
1816 |
0,72 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
9,79 % |
* 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) - 202608 |
| 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 |
294,41 |
280,44 |
269,25 |
256,35 |
245,25 |
228,94 |
218,27 |
213,39 |
211,75 |
209,64 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
338,28 |
334,73 |
318,32 |
294,75 |
281,59 |
267,13 |
252,01 |
239,31 |
231,33 |
228,69 |
222,54 |
| % Difference |
- |
13,70 % |
13,51 % |
9,47 % |
9,85 % |
8,92 % |
10,08 % |
9,64 % |
8,41 % |
8,00 % |
6,15 % |
| 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 |
2 919 |
49,1 % |
55,5 % |
| Sold |
2 765 |
49 % |
52,2 % |
* 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 (202508) |
| Turnover (R) |
116 217 607 |
184 962 362 |
1 236 563 043 |
892 889 543 |
| # Bales |
5 030 |
7 565 |
49 043 |
49 344 |
| Mass (kg) |
772 917 |
1 170 046 |
7 716 385 |
7 680 055 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2026/27 |
11 019 670 |
2025/26 |
12 745 274 |
13,5 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
3494 |
43 |
3 451 |
151 |
32 |
152 |
3 148 |
91,22 % |
| CMW |
1922 |
40 |
1 882 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 882 |
100 % |
| JLW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| MAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| QWB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| |
| This Week |
5416 |
83 |
5 333 |
151 |
32 |
152 |
5 030 |
94,32 % |
| Previous Week |
8282 |
291 |
7 991 |
329 |
66 |
97 |
7 565 |
94,67 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| Tianyu SA |
1 190 |
23,66 % |
7 651 |
| Stucken & Co |
978 |
19,44 % |
7 884 |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
724 |
14,39 % |
7 261 |
| Fibreflow Trading |
668 |
13,28 % |
7 419 |
| G Modiano SA |
593 |
11,79 % |
7 278 |
| Standard Wool SA |
510 |
10,14 % |
5 979 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
323 |
6,42 % |
3 102 |
| VBC Wool SA |
44 |
0,87 % |
1 600 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
2 530 |
2 347 |
92,77 % |
4 288 |
4 073 |
94,99 % |
26 563 |
25 520 |
96,07 % |
| Medium |
2 254 |
2 170 |
96,27 % |
2 876 |
2 713 |
94,33 % |
19 605 |
18 844 |
96,12 % |
| Short |
549 |
513 |
93,44 % |
823 |
776 |
94,29 % |
4 808 |
4 530 |
94,22 % |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
3 |
2 |
66,67 % |
1 191 |
145 |
12,17 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
3 180 |
2 999 |
94,31 % |
4 949 |
4 689 |
94,75 % |
33 828 |
31 959 |
94,47 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
1 677 |
1 582 |
94,34 % |
2 566 |
2 419 |
94,27 % |
14 836 |
13 818 |
93,14 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
406 |
387 |
95,32 % |
379 |
368 |
97,1 % |
2 594 |
2 456 |
94,68 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
70 |
62 |
88,57 % |
97 |
89 |
91,75 % |
913 |
810 |
88,72 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
3 996 |
3 802 |
95,15 % |
5 884 |
5 570 |
94,66 % |
37 547 |
36 192 |
96,39 % |
| Bellies |
458 |
437 |
95,41 % |
598 |
561 |
93,81 % |
3 702 |
3 485 |
94,14 % |
| Pieces |
558 |
521 |
93,37 % |
984 |
924 |
93,9 % |
6 003 |
5 758 |
95,92 % |
| Locks |
321 |
270 |
84,11 % |
521 |
507 |
97,31 % |
3 724 |
3 459 |
92,88 % |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
4 |
3 |
75 % |
1 195 |
149 |
12,47 % |
| 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 |
100 |
155 |
260 |
361 |
366 |
293 |
295 |
138 |
65 |
99 |
| Medium |
162 |
163 |
308 |
401 |
297 |
264 |
111 |
113 |
81 |
68 |
| Short |
77 |
97 |
110 |
69 |
38 |
26 |
8 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
99 |
102 |
190 |
242 |
195 |
233 |
211 |
118 |
45 |
43 |
| Style 5 |
176 |
207 |
337 |
429 |
368 |
240 |
164 |
91 |
83 |
100 |
| Style 6 |
64 |
106 |
151 |
160 |
138 |
110 |
39 |
44 |
29 |
28 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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 |
222,45 |
255,34 |
220,18 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
266,83 |
283,17 |
253,92 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
232,18 |
211,97 |
0,00 |
189,90 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
273,03 |
0,00 |
253,46 |
235,40 |
223,83 |
214,32 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
297,40 |
0,00 |
277,10 |
259,98 |
254,34 |
236,68 |
222,47 |
219,72 |
209,36 |
210,82 |
194,50 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
210,94 |
227,69 |
224,44 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
297,79 |
297,34 |
295,11 |
275,44 |
266,33 |
241,67 |
228,82 |
223,98 |
221,36 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
314,93 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
264,03 |
233,99 |
236,75 |
217,41 |
231,39 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
346,36 |
345,17 |
327,04 |
298,17 |
283,89 |
266,95 |
246,55 |
239,90 |
229,94 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
226,63 |
226,58 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
351,95 |
324,01 |
321,50 |
297,23 |
282,63 |
271,24 |
253,04 |
242,67 |
232,19 |
231,78 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
246,57 |
216,46 |
216,41 |
228,22 |
190,70 |
191,78 |
185,92 |
173,46 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
256,88 |
256,76 |
259,34 |
241,22 |
219,15 |
210,51 |
215,21 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
280,11 |
270,53 |
259,54 |
0,00 |
227,19 |
234,61 |
210,74 |
209,74 |
213,64 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
272,57 |
283,84 |
0,00 |
246,59 |
236,47 |
232,58 |
207,71 |
199,22 |
188,26 |
181,98 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
288,74 |
290,67 |
301,11 |
267,70 |
259,07 |
242,87 |
228,96 |
213,50 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
301,84 |
0,00 |
274,18 |
253,99 |
244,87 |
216,61 |
220,54 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
290,94 |
288,28 |
265,23 |
256,68 |
243,06 |
232,81 |
216,49 |
210,12 |
209,18 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
322,41 |
308,09 |
308,45 |
290,19 |
276,77 |
263,78 |
252,92 |
228,39 |
229,70 |
225,22 |
218,42 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
281,90 |
270,50 |
259,41 |
241,39 |
223,94 |
210,01 |
208,85 |
208,06 |
192,75 |
| Certified |
317,98 |
0,00 |
302,40 |
279,23 |
276,23 |
267,28 |
237,29 |
235,28 |
228,45 |
227,14 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
225,95 |
238,25 |
185,31 |
190,74 |
202,71 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
185,23 |
171,36 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
236,00 |
0,00 |
220,43 |
221,25 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
197,67 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
246,57 |
0,00 |
220,09 |
175,07 |
0,00 |
197,06 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
287,47 |
0,00 |
254,78 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
211,61 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
275,44 |
262,20 |
244,43 |
215,18 |
217,70 |
205,16 |
194,13 |
193,88 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
277,05 |
286,73 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
239,74 |
219,79 |
207,89 |
203,23 |
194,18 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
310,72 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
259,92 |
252,04 |
224,53 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
242,81 |
221,18 |
0,00 |
212,38 |
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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