The 2025/26 wool selling season continued today, with the 25th sale of the season taking place.
The offering of 6 897 bales mainly consisted of long length, fine micron wools and sustainably certified wools comprised 48,3% of the merino wools offered. An overall sales clearance of 96% was achieved.
The market could not maintain its upward trend and followed the downward trend in the Australian market, despite the weakening of the Rand against the USD.
The All-merino indicator shed 1,3% to close on R248,79 p/kg and the certified indicator declined by 0,7% to close on R253,67 p/kg.
A highest price of R313,13 p/kg (clean)(R201,00 p/kg greasy) was paid for a single bale lot of 15,8 micron merino wool.
The Australian market retracted by 1,9% (AU$) this week, compared to their previous sale held on Thursday, 12 March.
The major buyers on today’s sale were G Modiano SA (1 733), Standard Wool SA (1 118), BKB Pinnacle Fibres (1 013) and Tianyu SA (955).
The next sale will be held on 25 March 2026, when approximately 6 078 bales will be on offer.
| Key Indicators |
| SA Merino Indicator |
Exchange Rates * |
| Indicator Unit |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
Currency |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
| SA c/kg Clean All Merino |
24879 |
25219 |
1,3 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
16,65 |
16,33 |
1,96 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1494 |
1544 |
3,24 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
19,17 |
18,91 |
1,37 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1298 |
1334 |
2,70 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,47 |
9,73 |
2,62 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
25367 |
25545 |
0,7 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
22,20 |
21,89 |
1,42 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1524 |
1564 |
2,56 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,7084 |
0,7141 |
0,80 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1323 |
1351 |
2,07 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1751 |
1785 |
1,90 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
9,05 % |
* 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) - 202525 |
| 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 |
272,46 |
264,88 |
260,26 |
251,88 |
243,71 |
239,22 |
235,86 |
232,40 |
227,30 |
0,00 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
292,01 |
289,44 |
285,17 |
277,73 |
270,28 |
262,57 |
256,49 |
253,80 |
252,94 |
251,08 |
256,57 |
| % Difference |
- |
6,23 % |
7,66 % |
6,71 % |
7,31 % |
7,74 % |
7,22 % |
7,61 % |
8,84 % |
10,46 % |
- |
| 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 |
3 015 |
43,2 % |
48,3 % |
| Sold |
3 011 |
44,9 % |
48,3 % |
* 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 (202425) |
| Turnover (R) |
142 514 248 |
194 040 195 |
3 590 989 795 |
2 950 911 529 |
| # Bales |
6 625 |
8 643 |
198 695 |
209 162 |
| Mass (kg) |
1 072 474 |
1 403 679 |
30 834 019 |
32 064 291 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
37 062 906 |
2024/25 |
38 612 390 |
4,0 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
4680 |
87 |
4 593 |
39 |
59 |
181 |
4 373 |
95,21 % |
| CMW |
1633 |
79 |
1 554 |
11 |
21 |
21 |
1 522 |
97,94 % |
| JLW |
229 |
0 |
229 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
227 |
99,13 % |
| MAS |
521 |
0 |
521 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
503 |
96,55 % |
| QWB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| |
| This Week |
7063 |
166 |
6 897 |
52 |
84 |
220 |
6 625 |
96,06 % |
| Previous Week |
9150 |
42 |
9 108 |
37 |
107 |
428 |
8 643 |
94,89 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| G Modiano SA |
1 733 |
26,16 % |
34 510 |
| Standard Wool SA |
1 118 |
16,88 % |
32 695 |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
1 013 |
15,29 % |
48 898 |
| Tianyu SA |
951 |
14,35 % |
34 499 |
| Stucken & Co |
859 |
12,97 % |
25 682 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
638 |
9,63 % |
10 333 |
| Lempriere SA |
256 |
3,86 % |
9 848 |
| VBC Wool SA |
57 |
0,86 % |
2 230 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
4 255 |
4 092 |
96,17 % |
5 181 |
4 975 |
96,02 % |
120 910 |
119 989 |
99,24 % |
| Medium |
2 189 |
2 126 |
97,12 % |
3 276 |
3 089 |
94,29 % |
66 453 |
65 328 |
98,31 % |
| Short |
436 |
399 |
91,51 % |
609 |
577 |
94,75 % |
13 193 |
12 611 |
95,59 % |
| Mixed |
17 |
8 |
47,06 % |
42 |
2 |
4,76 % |
9 596 |
692 |
7,21 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
5 105 |
4 910 |
96,18 % |
6 421 |
6 144 |
95,69 % |
136 454 |
129 886 |
95,19 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
1 441 |
1 387 |
96,25 % |
2 325 |
2 208 |
94,97 % |
59 854 |
55 553 |
92,81 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
211 |
203 |
96,21 % |
238 |
182 |
76,47 % |
9 557 |
9 064 |
94,84 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
140 |
125 |
89,29 % |
124 |
109 |
87,9 % |
4 457 |
4 192 |
94,05 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
4 920 |
4 770 |
96,95 % |
6 288 |
6 050 |
96,22 % |
145 021 |
143 592 |
99,01 % |
| Bellies |
755 |
700 |
92,72 % |
837 |
737 |
88,05 % |
19 827 |
19 341 |
97,55 % |
| Pieces |
749 |
729 |
97,33 % |
1 204 |
1 162 |
96,51 % |
22 549 |
22 213 |
98,51 % |
| Locks |
456 |
418 |
91,67 % |
737 |
692 |
93,89 % |
13 165 |
12 788 |
97,14 % |
| Other |
17 |
8 |
47,06 % |
42 |
2 |
4,76 % |
9 760 |
761 |
7,8 % |
| 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 |
250 |
456 |
665 |
882 |
695 |
389 |
132 |
81 |
69 |
43 |
| Medium |
201 |
350 |
347 |
316 |
258 |
128 |
107 |
43 |
42 |
35 |
| Short |
95 |
84 |
64 |
47 |
16 |
29 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
75 |
133 |
193 |
215 |
155 |
87 |
41 |
48 |
34 |
4 |
| Style 5 |
369 |
569 |
665 |
743 |
581 |
282 |
142 |
39 |
33 |
42 |
| Style 6 |
102 |
173 |
203 |
279 |
186 |
151 |
35 |
30 |
38 |
28 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
0 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
47 |
26 |
22 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
| 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 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
205,41 |
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 |
228,70 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
278,96 |
261,54 |
244,63 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
227,80 |
219,35 |
237,02 |
225,21 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
264,95 |
268,18 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
239,15 |
0,00 |
242,71 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
279,70 |
276,79 |
257,43 |
265,74 |
259,30 |
253,48 |
247,37 |
249,70 |
237,22 |
239,72 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
273,00 |
271,75 |
266,51 |
237,54 |
255,32 |
241,66 |
242,18 |
238,97 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
292,67 |
298,01 |
294,86 |
283,63 |
274,03 |
266,26 |
258,12 |
255,13 |
257,10 |
254,58 |
255,97 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
259,04 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
242,55 |
229,72 |
239,18 |
227,17 |
222,91 |
220,72 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
296,32 |
297,19 |
287,77 |
278,48 |
274,20 |
266,38 |
258,80 |
255,76 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
216,50 |
211,43 |
0,00 |
207,05 |
193,76 |
0,00 |
219,67 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
236,50 |
213,44 |
233,98 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
247,34 |
208,77 |
239,78 |
229,44 |
228,72 |
0,00 |
216,79 |
218,19 |
222,12 |
0,00 |
203,68 |
| Certified |
266,25 |
259,85 |
247,44 |
243,37 |
245,98 |
238,02 |
222,47 |
0,00 |
221,35 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
201,02 |
251,70 |
243,06 |
229,09 |
230,53 |
234,34 |
231,08 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
273,40 |
272,15 |
264,48 |
260,99 |
252,83 |
248,00 |
238,58 |
241,67 |
0,00 |
229,06 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
242,18 |
250,45 |
249,38 |
225,89 |
238,03 |
202,84 |
219,07 |
217,63 |
214,19 |
243,94 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
280,71 |
271,47 |
270,39 |
257,32 |
252,38 |
249,35 |
244,82 |
242,55 |
247,77 |
251,07 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
259,30 |
255,52 |
244,41 |
237,96 |
241,56 |
227,90 |
224,24 |
222,21 |
223,26 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
291,23 |
285,57 |
277,32 |
277,33 |
265,40 |
256,17 |
255,90 |
255,37 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
174,07 |
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 |
212,02 |
230,41 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
179,30 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
197,34 |
0,00 |
222,57 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
179,56 |
194,24 |
230,77 |
211,02 |
203,48 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
205,29 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
256,20 |
0,00 |
251,41 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
199,58 |
127,88 |
194,79 |
209,77 |
207,43 |
197,53 |
224,52 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
264,42 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
228,58 |
179,83 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
234,96 |
0,00 |
228,35 |
0,00 |
224,57 |
210,88 |
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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