The 17th sale of the 2025/26 wool selling season took place this week, with an offering of 7 914 bales, after 1 284 bales were withdrawn prior to the sale.
The majority of the offering consisted of long length, fine micron wools, with sustainably certified wools comprising 42,4% of the merino wools on offer.
Although the SA Rand traded slightly stronger against all the major currencies, the market took its cue from the good performance in the Australian market this week, delivering strong results and achieving an excellent sales clearance of 98,1%. Sustainably certified wools also experienced strong competition in most micron categories, resulting in better premiums for the certified wools.
The all-merino indicator gained 5,5% to close on R224,23 p/kg and the certified indicator increased by 5% to close on R230,18 p/kg.
A highest price of R336,25 p/kg (clean)(R254,00 p/kg greasy) was paid for a single bale lot of 16-micron merino fleece wool.
The Australian market opened the new year on a buoyant note and surged by 6,9% (AU$) from the previous sale held on the 17th of December 2025.
The major buyers on this weeks sale were BKB Pinnacle Fibres (2 586), Standard Wool SA (1 625), Tianyu SA (1 177) and Stucken & Co (1 050)
The next sale will be held on 21 January 2026 when approximately 7 399 bales will be on offer.
| Key Indicators |
| SA Merino Indicator |
Exchange Rates * |
| Indicator Unit |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
Currency |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
| SA c/kg Clean All Merino |
22423 |
21257 |
5,5 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
16,36 |
16,40 |
0,24 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1371 |
1296 |
5,79 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
19,06 |
19,13 |
0,37 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1176 |
1111 |
5,85 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,72 |
9,52 |
2,10 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
23018 |
21917 |
5,0 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
22,01 |
22,10 |
0,40 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1407 |
1336 |
5,31 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,6677 |
0,6721 |
0,65 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1208 |
1146 |
5,41 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1648 |
1541 |
6,94 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
11,50 % |
* 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) - 202517 |
| 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 |
236,14 |
236,33 |
235,07 |
225,00 |
220,00 |
217,00 |
215,00 |
215,00 |
212,00 |
210,00 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
275,80 |
264,99 |
257,41 |
252,14 |
246,46 |
240,04 |
234,70 |
232,90 |
231,02 |
229,33 |
225,66 |
| % Difference |
- |
12,22 % |
8,92 % |
7,26 % |
9,54 % |
9,11 % |
8,16 % |
8,33 % |
7,45 % |
8,17 % |
7,46 % |
| 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 |
2 486 |
29,2 % |
39,2 % |
| Sold |
2 478 |
29,3 % |
39,1 % |
* 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 (202417) |
| Turnover (R) |
120 350 565 |
81 449 868 |
2 209 677 422 |
1 929 798 102 |
| # Bales |
7 275 |
5 705 |
129 184 |
136 273 |
| Mass (kg) |
1 123 158 |
878 408 |
19 844 593 |
20 713 411 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
27 162 924 |
2024/25 |
29 194 139 |
7,0 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
4951 |
1 191 |
3 760 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
3 733 |
99,28 % |
| CMW |
1931 |
0 |
1 931 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
1 926 |
99,74 % |
| JLW |
293 |
0 |
293 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
293 |
100 % |
| MAS |
839 |
12 |
827 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
814 |
98,43 % |
| QWB |
596 |
81 |
515 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
509 |
98,83 % |
| |
| This Week |
8610 |
1 284 |
7 326 |
5 |
6 |
46 |
7 275 |
99,3 % |
| Previous Week |
6433 |
498 |
5 935 |
1 |
145 |
215 |
5 719 |
96,36 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
2 431 |
33,42 % |
31 473 |
| Standard Wool SA |
1 511 |
20,77 % |
21 818 |
| Tianyu SA |
1 118 |
15,37 % |
23 310 |
| Stucken & Co |
934 |
12,84 % |
16 923 |
| G Modiano SA |
714 |
9,81 % |
23 363 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
328 |
4,51 % |
4 777 |
| Lempriere SA |
228 |
3,13 % |
5 411 |
| VBC Wool SA |
11 |
0,15 % |
2 109 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
4 478 |
4 461 |
99,62 % |
3 620 |
3 592 |
99,23 % |
79 431 |
78 723 |
99,11 % |
| Medium |
2 439 |
2 418 |
99,14 % |
1 857 |
1 781 |
95,91 % |
41 693 |
40 726 |
97,68 % |
| Short |
409 |
396 |
96,82 % |
338 |
300 |
88,76 % |
9 751 |
9 200 |
94,35 % |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
122 |
24 |
19,67 % |
4 649 |
496 |
10,67 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
4 340 |
4 315 |
99,42 % |
3 530 |
3 479 |
98,56 % |
86 919 |
83 442 |
96 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
2 346 |
2 338 |
99,66 % |
1 890 |
1 800 |
95,24 % |
38 697 |
36 423 |
94,12 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
373 |
369 |
98,93 % |
427 |
345 |
80,8 % |
6 942 |
6 495 |
93,56 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
267 |
253 |
94,76 % |
114 |
81 |
71,05 % |
3 062 |
2 824 |
92,23 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
5 030 |
5 007 |
99,54 % |
3 896 |
3 851 |
98,84 % |
95 679 |
94 443 |
98,71 % |
| Bellies |
864 |
857 |
99,19 % |
863 |
823 |
95,37 % |
12 740 |
12 368 |
97,08 % |
| Pieces |
865 |
856 |
98,96 % |
490 |
489 |
99,8 % |
13 979 |
13 705 |
98,04 % |
| Locks |
567 |
555 |
97,88 % |
566 |
510 |
90,11 % |
8 475 |
8 131 |
95,94 % |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
146 |
32 |
21,92 % |
4 747 |
537 |
11,31 % |
| 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 |
140 |
246 |
434 |
901 |
958 |
569 |
296 |
192 |
124 |
97 |
| Medium |
127 |
161 |
185 |
425 |
354 |
336 |
205 |
105 |
54 |
31 |
| Short |
28 |
128 |
80 |
50 |
33 |
10 |
19 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
41 |
98 |
113 |
159 |
258 |
205 |
89 |
54 |
8 |
10 |
| Style 5 |
183 |
283 |
339 |
556 |
497 |
359 |
209 |
147 |
92 |
37 |
| Style 6 |
67 |
154 |
231 |
629 |
529 |
311 |
175 |
71 |
79 |
81 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
4 |
0 |
16 |
32 |
61 |
40 |
47 |
32 |
10 |
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 |
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 |
0,00 |
203,53 |
211,58 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
192,91 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
221,09 |
0,00 |
227,16 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
218,32 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
216,14 |
209,80 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
256,73 |
0,00 |
255,57 |
238,81 |
239,31 |
229,31 |
228,97 |
228,42 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
241,31 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
243,26 |
216,29 |
222,37 |
208,93 |
217,13 |
215,84 |
211,58 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
263,77 |
258,23 |
254,21 |
254,51 |
243,20 |
239,35 |
236,49 |
233,24 |
231,63 |
231,21 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
238,72 |
0,00 |
217,00 |
212,53 |
212,29 |
208,78 |
209,20 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
266,05 |
264,66 |
256,35 |
257,37 |
242,76 |
241,01 |
237,35 |
231,09 |
234,29 |
230,03 |
221,38 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
212,83 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
183,55 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
196,50 |
196,54 |
174,75 |
168,08 |
0,00 |
199,25 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
230,26 |
182,20 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
193,13 |
0,00 |
194,76 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
242,46 |
230,57 |
225,85 |
201,83 |
0,00 |
205,01 |
0,00 |
192,78 |
207,30 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
228,13 |
213,43 |
222,70 |
217,79 |
217,61 |
205,51 |
210,68 |
181,91 |
207,65 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
247,78 |
251,23 |
247,93 |
0,00 |
237,75 |
212,63 |
226,31 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
223,02 |
227,82 |
216,27 |
211,52 |
206,83 |
203,63 |
197,24 |
204,25 |
208,14 |
208,69 |
| Certified |
257,51 |
247,71 |
245,50 |
231,98 |
235,15 |
231,15 |
216,75 |
231,33 |
0,00 |
215,52 |
210,40 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
235,64 |
229,65 |
228,11 |
217,46 |
205,58 |
215,37 |
207,97 |
215,66 |
214,67 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
281,02 |
0,00 |
243,34 |
238,13 |
237,88 |
224,17 |
236,16 |
231,83 |
229,18 |
224,96 |
215,26 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 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 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
199,65 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
175,82 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
131,17 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
155,57 |
174,69 |
188,22 |
147,46 |
0,00 |
126,09 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
196,51 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
208,84 |
186,88 |
197,21 |
174,56 |
184,34 |
186,79 |
177,45 |
164,68 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
204,98 |
0,00 |
171,30 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
224,17 |
0,00 |
188,72 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
201,11 |
187,18 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
191,92 |
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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