The 31st sale of the 2025/2026 wool season took place this week, with a total offering of 6 764 bales, with an overall sales clearance of 94,25%.
The offering mainly consisted of fine micron wools, with 70% testing 20 micron and finer and 57,4% of the merino wools on offer being certified.
Despite the Rand weakening against the US$, the market remained steady.
The all-merino indicator weakened by 0,3% to close at R263,96 p/kg and the certified indicator gained 0,3% to close on R271,24 p/kg.
A highest price of R346,88 p/kg (clean) (R249,10 p/kg greasy) was paid for a single bale lot of 18,1-micron merino wool.
The Australian market decreased by 0,53%(AUS$) from the previous auction held on 6 May 2026.
The major buyers on today’s sale were G Modiano SA (1 338), Standard Wool SA (1 273), Tianyu SA (1 104) and BKB Pinnacle Fibres (784).
The next sale will be held on 20 May 2026, when approximately 5 226 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 |
26396 |
26463 |
0,3 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
16,44 |
16,39 |
0,31 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1606 |
1615 |
0,56 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
19,23 |
19,23 |
0 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1373 |
1376 |
0,22 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,60 |
9,54 |
0,63 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
27124 |
27054 |
0,3 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
22,20 |
22,29 |
0,40 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1650 |
1651 |
0,06 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,7222 |
0,7230 |
0,11 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1411 |
1407 |
0,28 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1876 |
1886 |
0,53 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
7,54 % |
* 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) - 202531 |
| 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 |
306,57 |
299,84 |
296,12 |
287,24 |
277,60 |
268,83 |
257,17 |
252,04 |
251,54 |
249,02 |
247,63 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
329,47 |
325,99 |
314,25 |
308,33 |
296,88 |
282,63 |
277,80 |
273,44 |
271,67 |
266,07 |
258,46 |
| % Difference |
7,47 % |
8,72 % |
6,12 % |
7,34 % |
6,95 % |
5,13 % |
8,02 % |
8,49 % |
8,00 % |
6,85 % |
4,37 % |
| 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 |
3 611 |
52,7 % |
57,4 % |
| Sold |
3 580 |
55,5 % |
56,9 % |
* 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 (202431) |
| Turnover (R) |
158 621 729 |
168 172 189 |
4 499 701 550 |
3 693 886 413 |
| # Bales |
6 375 |
7 219 |
238 867 |
260 104 |
| Mass (kg) |
1 026 899 |
1 143 935 |
37 249 742 |
40 105 498 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
42 230 696 |
2024/25 |
43 931 037 |
3,9 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
5429 |
101 |
5 328 |
27 |
254 |
359 |
4 942 |
92,76 % |
| CMW |
1162 |
0 |
1 162 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 159 |
99,74 % |
| JLW |
274 |
0 |
274 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
274 |
100 % |
| MAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| QWB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| |
| This Week |
6865 |
101 |
6 764 |
27 |
254 |
362 |
6 375 |
94,25 % |
| Previous Week |
7726 |
472 |
7 254 |
0 |
210 |
367 |
6 887 |
94,94 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| G Modiano SA |
1 338 |
20,99 % |
42 003 |
| Standard Wool SA |
1 273 |
19,97 % |
40 995 |
| Tianyu SA |
1 104 |
17,32 % |
41 625 |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
784 |
12,3 % |
55 639 |
| Stucken & Co |
688 |
10,79 % |
30 849 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
615 |
9,65 % |
13 205 |
| Lempriere SA |
468 |
7,34 % |
11 940 |
| VBC Wool SA |
105 |
1,65 % |
2 611 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
3 352 |
3 118 |
93,02 % |
3 341 |
3 086 |
92,37 % |
140 713 |
139 128 |
98,87 % |
| Medium |
2 866 |
2 755 |
96,13 % |
3 703 |
3 546 |
95,76 % |
84 408 |
83 093 |
98,44 % |
| Short |
541 |
501 |
92,61 % |
583 |
568 |
97,43 % |
16 472 |
15 853 |
96,24 % |
| Mixed |
4 |
1 |
25 % |
13 |
12 |
92,31 % |
10 290 |
704 |
6,84 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
4 781 |
4 562 |
95,42 % |
5 801 |
5 468 |
94,26 % |
166 227 |
159 101 |
95,71 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
1 599 |
1 462 |
91,43 % |
1 468 |
1 389 |
94,62 % |
69 823 |
64 546 |
92,44 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
287 |
262 |
91,29 % |
239 |
227 |
94,98 % |
10 924 |
10 406 |
95,26 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
97 |
89 |
91,75 % |
139 |
135 |
97,12 % |
5 094 |
4 814 |
94,5 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
4 671 |
4 488 |
96,08 % |
5 318 |
5 064 |
95,22 % |
174 140 |
172 142 |
98,85 % |
| Bellies |
710 |
601 |
84,65 % |
841 |
727 |
86,44 % |
24 042 |
23 371 |
97,21 % |
| Pieces |
865 |
805 |
93,06 % |
877 |
844 |
96,24 % |
27 041 |
26 598 |
98,36 % |
| Locks |
513 |
480 |
93,57 % |
591 |
565 |
95,6 % |
16 376 |
15 969 |
97,51 % |
| Other |
5 |
1 |
20 % |
20 |
19 |
95 % |
10 469 |
787 |
7,52 % |
| 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 |
158 |
362 |
497 |
526 |
472 |
316 |
183 |
132 |
103 |
69 |
| Medium |
309 |
359 |
415 |
377 |
280 |
156 |
137 |
96 |
50 |
22 |
| Short |
123 |
113 |
62 |
18 |
37 |
11 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
174 |
240 |
302 |
243 |
286 |
222 |
193 |
81 |
84 |
35 |
| Style 5 |
303 |
402 |
432 |
421 |
363 |
188 |
106 |
91 |
45 |
29 |
| Style 6 |
113 |
179 |
203 |
211 |
121 |
49 |
26 |
35 |
30 |
23 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
0 |
13 |
37 |
46 |
19 |
24 |
3 |
22 |
0 |
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 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
253,81 |
250,18 |
260,30 |
253,23 |
231,68 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
216,63 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
281,54 |
277,69 |
274,96 |
265,11 |
254,51 |
241,19 |
236,79 |
231,33 |
226,22 |
234,51 |
224,22 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
283,20 |
0,00 |
269,25 |
264,85 |
251,18 |
267,88 |
248,90 |
0,00 |
231,04 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
316,92 |
303,99 |
295,61 |
285,57 |
280,98 |
268,11 |
261,60 |
255,95 |
251,34 |
241,57 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
304,89 |
302,46 |
292,65 |
283,30 |
277,74 |
0,00 |
258,24 |
254,04 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
249,10 |
| Certified |
319,51 |
298,01 |
331,93 |
313,26 |
306,29 |
289,18 |
277,74 |
276,29 |
272,23 |
269,59 |
263,10 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
293,03 |
0,00 |
266,38 |
0,00 |
231,44 |
234,29 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
321,66 |
327,82 |
313,13 |
290,67 |
294,62 |
288,73 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
258,50 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
202,30 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
258,82 |
241,15 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
238,94 |
198,06 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
265,01 |
258,94 |
253,19 |
249,94 |
248,54 |
220,77 |
219,58 |
215,32 |
208,78 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
275,19 |
265,95 |
278,44 |
260,07 |
248,93 |
244,62 |
241,57 |
215,37 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
284,39 |
280,99 |
276,26 |
264,89 |
256,18 |
249,57 |
0,00 |
235,42 |
237,32 |
228,95 |
231,38 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
297,17 |
285,52 |
285,85 |
270,18 |
268,69 |
0,00 |
258,81 |
253,73 |
242,69 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
304,47 |
274,95 |
283,87 |
272,82 |
253,24 |
251,01 |
248,16 |
251,36 |
247,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
328,06 |
0,00 |
304,17 |
305,63 |
284,90 |
269,00 |
262,66 |
269,91 |
257,48 |
262,31 |
247,70 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
253,02 |
238,16 |
226,84 |
231,74 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
322,41 |
0,00 |
290,06 |
278,18 |
0,00 |
268,78 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
203,79 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
196,84 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
193,63 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
190,81 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
239,79 |
195,31 |
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 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
222,82 |
222,03 |
213,32 |
209,68 |
196,77 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
210,50 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
253,08 |
245,21 |
0,00 |
246,64 |
240,25 |
232,60 |
202,87 |
229,84 |
0,00 |
242,17 |
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 |
| 80 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 |
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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