The 12th sale of the 2025/26 wool selling season took place this week, with 9 617 bales on offer.
The offering consisted of good quality wools, but less than half of the merino wools on offer was certified as sustainable,.
The market had a very good performance this week, despite the ZAR trading 2% stronger against the US$, with the good competition across the complete offering resulting in a better outcome for the all-merino market indicator. An overall sales clearance of 94,2% was achieved.
The all-merino indicator increased by 3,7% to close on R203,40 p/kg and the certified indicator rose by 2,4% to close on R208,94 p/kg.
A highest price of R298,12 p/kg(clean) was paid for a single bale lot of 15,4-micron merino fleece wool.
The Australian market also had a very good performance this week and increased by 2,7% (AU$) from their previous sale held on Thursday, 6 November.
The major buyers on this week's sale were BKB Pinnacle Fibres (2 195), Tianyu SA (1 773), G Modiano SA (1 740) and Standard Wool SA (1 460).
The next sale will be held on 19 November 2025 when approximately 12 642 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 |
20341 |
19616 |
3,7 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
17,11 |
17,46 |
2,00 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1189 |
1123 |
5,88 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
19,78 |
20,02 |
1,20 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1028 |
980 |
4,90 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,03 |
8,91 |
1,38 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
20894 |
20401 |
2,4 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
22,46 |
22,74 |
1,23 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1221 |
1168 |
4,54 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,6508 |
0,6474 |
0,53 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1056 |
1019 |
3,63 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1458 |
1419 |
2,75 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
10,57 % |
* 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) - 202512 |
| 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 |
225,58 |
223,11 |
213,84 |
206,64 |
202,73 |
198,20 |
191,86 |
187,86 |
187,16 |
186,89 |
0,00 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
253,46 |
241,77 |
235,62 |
231,34 |
222,32 |
216,27 |
212,13 |
210,62 |
209,82 |
208,43 |
203,29 |
| % Difference |
12,36 % |
8,36 % |
10,19 % |
11,95 % |
9,66 % |
9,12 % |
10,56 % |
12,12 % |
12,11 % |
11,53 % |
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| 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 |
4 394 |
42,4 % |
49,7 % |
| Sold |
4 059 |
41,8 % |
46,7 % |
* 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 (202412) |
| Turnover (R) |
157 477 100 |
145 990 975 |
1 434 135 787 |
1 324 085 374 |
| # Bales |
9 065 |
8 964 |
81 364 |
90 575 |
| Mass (kg) |
1 391 606 |
1 356 986 |
12 578 198 |
13 833 285 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
18 747 486 |
2024/25 |
21 237 908 |
11,7 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
7385 |
421 |
6 964 |
155 |
17 |
165 |
6 644 |
95,4 % |
| CMW |
2602 |
0 |
2 602 |
16 |
47 |
102 |
2 484 |
95,47 % |
| 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 |
9987 |
421 |
9 566 |
171 |
64 |
267 |
9 128 |
95,42 % |
| Previous Week |
9777 |
747 |
9 030 |
115 |
12 |
45 |
8 866 |
98,18 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
2 195 |
24,21 % |
17 451 |
| Tianyu SA |
1 773 |
19,56 % |
14 820 |
| G Modiano SA |
1 740 |
19,19 % |
15 326 |
| Standard Wool SA |
1 460 |
16,11 % |
13 329 |
| Stucken & Co |
1 230 |
13,57 % |
11 600 |
| Lempriere SA |
473 |
5,22 % |
3 672 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
154 |
1,7 % |
3 425 |
| VBC Wool SA |
40 |
0,44 % |
1 741 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
6 098 |
5 804 |
95,18 % |
5 323 |
5 158 |
96,9 % |
48 930 |
47 980 |
98,06 % |
| Medium |
2 727 |
2 557 |
93,77 % |
3 081 |
2 980 |
96,72 % |
26 949 |
26 078 |
96,77 % |
| Short |
717 |
677 |
94,42 % |
811 |
767 |
94,57 % |
7 214 |
6 860 |
95,09 % |
| Mixed |
75 |
27 |
36 % |
86 |
59 |
68,6 % |
2 322 |
407 |
17,53 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
6 135 |
5 766 |
93,99 % |
5 999 |
5 840 |
97,35 % |
55 810 |
53 529 |
95,91 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
2 756 |
2 651 |
96,19 % |
2 448 |
2 354 |
96,16 % |
23 360 |
22 152 |
94,83 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
560 |
517 |
92,32 % |
638 |
572 |
89,66 % |
4 580 |
4 135 |
90,28 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
166 |
131 |
78,92 % |
216 |
198 |
91,67 % |
1 768 |
1 548 |
87,56 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
7 084 |
6 740 |
95,14 % |
6 736 |
6 533 |
96,99 % |
60 689 |
59 298 |
97,71 % |
| Bellies |
1 050 |
994 |
94,67 % |
865 |
820 |
94,8 % |
7 694 |
7 401 |
96,19 % |
| Pieces |
841 |
783 |
93,1 % |
948 |
918 |
96,84 % |
9 019 |
8 802 |
97,59 % |
| Locks |
567 |
521 |
91,89 % |
666 |
634 |
95,2 % |
5 689 |
5 415 |
95,18 % |
| Other |
75 |
27 |
36 % |
86 |
59 |
68,6 % |
2 427 |
448 |
18,46 % |
| 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 |
254 |
401 |
643 |
1 118 |
1 073 |
843 |
375 |
299 |
136 |
115 |
| Medium |
209 |
254 |
478 |
395 |
299 |
201 |
142 |
121 |
104 |
52 |
| Short |
97 |
164 |
149 |
61 |
39 |
12 |
9 |
24 |
17 |
10 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
137 |
149 |
217 |
332 |
310 |
276 |
163 |
88 |
20 |
19 |
| Style 5 |
336 |
449 |
690 |
750 |
760 |
538 |
234 |
189 |
119 |
85 |
| Style 6 |
86 |
213 |
359 |
468 |
325 |
239 |
129 |
162 |
107 |
64 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
1 |
8 |
4 |
24 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
9 |
| 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 |
189,02 |
177,18 |
0,00 |
148,11 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
207,90 |
197,59 |
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 |
182,90 |
0,00 |
170,11 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
221,46 |
222,61 |
221,94 |
219,08 |
193,58 |
198,93 |
189,08 |
0,00 |
184,75 |
0,00 |
193,25 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
206,21 |
196,98 |
185,02 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
186,60 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
236,51 |
234,54 |
0,00 |
220,54 |
213,36 |
208,72 |
208,16 |
207,23 |
208,24 |
195,82 |
177,83 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
221,87 |
214,87 |
202,19 |
195,11 |
0,00 |
191,57 |
192,38 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
253,23 |
246,27 |
235,23 |
229,49 |
219,83 |
216,15 |
211,77 |
212,29 |
211,45 |
203,24 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
224,28 |
213,61 |
206,62 |
195,21 |
196,75 |
189,47 |
186,58 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
242,58 |
234,85 |
237,65 |
221,61 |
216,37 |
213,36 |
210,09 |
209,13 |
207,19 |
203,81 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
165,17 |
160,62 |
149,23 |
160,25 |
127,77 |
145,48 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
188,62 |
188,47 |
173,64 |
177,88 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
194,65 |
0,00 |
185,51 |
180,12 |
157,98 |
169,81 |
174,84 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
220,01 |
203,19 |
202,41 |
192,28 |
192,86 |
190,47 |
185,76 |
172,15 |
183,28 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
197,89 |
198,64 |
192,29 |
177,30 |
183,22 |
176,93 |
179,90 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
239,70 |
229,95 |
218,59 |
212,61 |
212,28 |
205,53 |
203,62 |
197,13 |
196,35 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
222,46 |
215,71 |
203,15 |
197,60 |
188,83 |
180,81 |
180,74 |
176,74 |
178,23 |
156,45 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
239,09 |
221,66 |
223,30 |
218,01 |
215,01 |
207,60 |
205,14 |
206,34 |
206,03 |
205,78 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
220,17 |
225,20 |
203,53 |
199,60 |
198,98 |
188,80 |
189,17 |
188,33 |
179,96 |
182,59 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
242,08 |
0,00 |
243,19 |
220,47 |
216,80 |
211,33 |
201,99 |
209,47 |
207,68 |
209,00 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
149,95 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
148,30 |
159,76 |
0,00 |
132,63 |
0,00 |
117,36 |
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 |
0,00 |
130,75 |
123,13 |
139,69 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
153,70 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
207,81 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
196,58 |
0,00 |
197,71 |
197,53 |
191,65 |
156,07 |
161,39 |
161,87 |
0,00 |
79,77 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
223,78 |
0,00 |
179,50 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
201,65 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
201,24 |
183,86 |
181,68 |
163,81 |
161,38 |
168,53 |
165,88 |
0,00 |
175,70 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
173,41 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
169,62 |
184,99 |
172,66 |
201,99 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
195,66 |
0,00 |
146,84 |
179,14 |
174,91 |
0,00 |
167,90 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
196,03 |
0,00 |
202,75 |
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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