The 2025/26 wool selling season continued today, with the 8th sale of the season taking place.
A total of 6 067 bales were on offer, with 59% of the offering consisting of 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 3,8% to close on R201,64 p/kg, with the certified indicator declining by 3,9% to close on R206,33 p/kg. A lower overall sales clearance of 89,7% was achieved.
A highest price of R305,32 p/kg (clean) was paid for a 4-bale lot of 16,2-micron merino fleece wool.
The Australian market shed 4%(AU$) this week, compared to the previous sale held on Thursday, 9 October.
The major buyers on today’s sale were Tianyu SA (1,158), G Modiano SA (1,155), Standard Wool SA (1,147) and Stucken & Co (730).
The next sale will be held on 22 October 2025 when approximately 9 054 bales will be on offer.
| Key Indicators |
| SA Merino Indicator |
Exchange Rates * |
| Indicator Unit |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
Currency |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
| SA c/kg Clean All Merino |
20164 |
20954 |
3,8 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
17,29 |
17,18 |
0,64 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1166 |
1220 |
4,43 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
20,07 |
19,98 |
0,45 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1005 |
1049 |
4,19 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
8,76 |
8,91 |
1,68 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
20633 |
21471 |
3,9 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
23,05 |
23,00 |
0,22 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1193 |
1250 |
4,56 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,6496 |
0,6561 |
0,99 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1028 |
1075 |
4,37 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1456 |
1517 |
4,02 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
10,08 % |
* 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) - 202508 |
| 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 |
233,03 |
226,05 |
218,97 |
205,81 |
196,60 |
191,81 |
188,57 |
187,28 |
185,08 |
185,47 |
0,00 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
264,55 |
255,08 |
240,70 |
226,59 |
217,36 |
209,83 |
207,13 |
205,81 |
205,69 |
203,61 |
201,76 |
| % Difference |
13,53 % |
12,84 % |
9,92 % |
10,10 % |
10,56 % |
9,39 % |
9,84 % |
9,89 % |
11,14 % |
9,78 % |
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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 |
3 406 |
45,9 % |
55,5 % |
| Sold |
3 336 |
51,7 % |
54,4 % |
* 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 (202408) |
| Turnover (R) |
98 051 981 |
144 624 016 |
892 889 543 |
850 299 083 |
| # Bales |
5 503 |
7 501 |
49 344 |
56 468 |
| Mass (kg) |
852 763 |
1 147 324 |
7 680 055 |
8 676 504 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
11 897 150 |
2024/25 |
14 169 065 |
16,0 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
4509 |
255 |
4 254 |
78 |
39 |
730 |
3 443 |
80,94 % |
| CMW |
2004 |
32 |
1 972 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 972 |
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 |
6513 |
287 |
6 226 |
78 |
39 |
730 |
5 415 |
86,97 % |
| Previous Week |
7735 |
220 |
7 515 |
18 |
24 |
117 |
7 380 |
98,2 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| Tianyu SA |
1 158 |
21,04 % |
8 510 |
| G Modiano SA |
1 155 |
20,99 % |
8 866 |
| Standard Wool SA |
1 147 |
20,84 % |
7 742 |
| Stucken & Co |
730 |
13,27 % |
7 314 |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
594 |
10,79 % |
10 835 |
| Lempriere SA |
331 |
6,01 % |
2 374 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
251 |
4,56 % |
2 484 |
| VBC Wool SA |
137 |
2,49 % |
1 219 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
3 573 |
3 308 |
92,58 % |
4 800 |
4 694 |
97,79 % |
29 258 |
28 696 |
98,08 % |
| Medium |
1 900 |
1 738 |
91,47 % |
2 385 |
2 280 |
95,6 % |
16 609 |
15 907 |
95,77 % |
| Short |
520 |
431 |
82,88 % |
601 |
525 |
87,35 % |
4 724 |
4 453 |
94,26 % |
| Mixed |
74 |
26 |
35,14 % |
6 |
2 |
33,33 % |
1 270 |
287 |
22,6 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
4 065 |
3 662 |
90,09 % |
5 082 |
4 889 |
96,2 % |
34 534 |
33 308 |
96,45 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
1 521 |
1 424 |
93,62 % |
2 152 |
2 109 |
98 % |
14 009 |
13 192 |
94,17 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
373 |
321 |
86,06 % |
436 |
411 |
94,27 % |
2 447 |
2 082 |
85,08 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
108 |
96 |
88,89 % |
122 |
92 |
75,41 % |
920 |
762 |
82,83 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
4 223 |
3 834 |
90,79 % |
5 846 |
5 673 |
97,04 % |
36 449 |
35 438 |
97,23 % |
| Bellies |
671 |
628 |
93,59 % |
613 |
575 |
93,8 % |
4 564 |
4 366 |
95,66 % |
| Pieces |
710 |
661 |
93,1 % |
858 |
820 |
95,57 % |
5 932 |
5 791 |
97,62 % |
| Locks |
389 |
354 |
91 % |
469 |
431 |
91,9 % |
3 645 |
3 460 |
94,92 % |
| Other |
74 |
26 |
35,14 % |
6 |
2 |
33,33 % |
1 320 |
289 |
21,89 % |
| 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 |
103 |
216 |
424 |
658 |
640 |
471 |
196 |
99 |
71 |
89 |
| Medium |
184 |
212 |
259 |
324 |
211 |
121 |
98 |
39 |
50 |
51 |
| Short |
78 |
91 |
99 |
39 |
16 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
59 |
126 |
157 |
279 |
237 |
229 |
181 |
20 |
23 |
14 |
| Style 5 |
202 |
298 |
430 |
540 |
440 |
259 |
78 |
65 |
33 |
66 |
| Style 6 |
103 |
95 |
183 |
202 |
182 |
106 |
41 |
60 |
63 |
52 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
1 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
| 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 |
158,33 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
178,18 |
0,00 |
201,15 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
152,63 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 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 |
230,49 |
231,06 |
216,95 |
213,65 |
197,04 |
202,35 |
0,00 |
187,32 |
186,08 |
0,00 |
163,75 |
| 60 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 |
258,18 |
241,70 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
216,78 |
204,75 |
0,00 |
201,29 |
199,96 |
200,23 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
229,12 |
0,00 |
214,77 |
200,43 |
189,34 |
196,08 |
186,13 |
187,33 |
187,81 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
265,87 |
251,42 |
239,54 |
235,94 |
217,63 |
209,70 |
208,91 |
207,08 |
206,94 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
214,13 |
202,90 |
192,91 |
0,00 |
189,99 |
187,53 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
251,27 |
254,07 |
259,30 |
229,47 |
220,97 |
211,81 |
207,54 |
206,80 |
206,23 |
200,64 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
148,14 |
177,95 |
154,53 |
166,83 |
130,93 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
188,17 |
185,37 |
182,20 |
0,00 |
182,02 |
0,00 |
179,39 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
211,94 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
173,99 |
0,00 |
173,65 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
203,85 |
205,48 |
0,00 |
205,75 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
185,34 |
181,30 |
181,61 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
213,17 |
208,55 |
0,00 |
173,74 |
185,04 |
174,84 |
178,78 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
228,91 |
199,68 |
204,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
200,58 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
227,31 |
225,72 |
212,48 |
185,98 |
182,31 |
187,04 |
176,54 |
184,99 |
0,00 |
177,22 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
245,95 |
0,00 |
227,94 |
218,88 |
212,00 |
208,64 |
203,30 |
202,83 |
200,91 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
206,82 |
207,92 |
199,20 |
188,82 |
185,89 |
182,20 |
179,80 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
236,01 |
0,00 |
209,39 |
207,97 |
206,90 |
204,21 |
202,91 |
203,63 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
171,96 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
145,33 |
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 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
197,82 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
171,08 |
147,77 |
153,58 |
169,72 |
0,00 |
166,98 |
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 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
170,73 |
185,24 |
162,00 |
150,66 |
174,86 |
172,02 |
170,57 |
| Certified |
238,38 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
197,91 |
0,00 |
195,66 |
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 |
177,03 |
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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