After the 2nd sale of the season took place yesterday, 26 August, the third sale of the season was held today with an offering of 6 577 bales.
The offering mainly consisted of fine micron wools, with 66% testing 20 micron and finer and 69,8% of the merino wools on offer being certified as sustainable.
The wool market continued on it's upward trend from the opening sale of the season and once again delivered good results across all micron categories. Stronger competition for the good quality individual clips on offer resulted in an overall sales clearance of 95%.
The all-merino indicator closed up by 1% on R179,53 p/kg and the certified indicator increased by 1,4% to close on R184,35 p/kg.
A highest price of R246,36 p/kg(clean) was paid for a 2-bale lot of 16,4-micron merino wool.
The Australian market once again delivered good results today and increased by 0,56%(AUS$) from the previous auction held yesterday, 26 August. .
The major buyers on today’s sale were BKB Pinnacle Fibres (1 556), G Modiano SA (1 410), Stucken & Co (893) and Standard Wool (852).
The next sale will be held on 10 September 2025 when approximately 5 165 bales will be on offer.
| Key Indicators |
| SA Merino Indicator |
Exchange Rates * |
| Indicator Unit |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
Currency |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
| SA c/kg Clean All Merino |
17953 |
17779 |
1,0 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
17,71 |
17,62 |
0,51 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1014 |
1009 |
0,50 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
20,50 |
20,47 |
0,15 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
876 |
869 |
0,81 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
8,37 |
8,39 |
0,24 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
18435 |
18183 |
1,4 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
23,77 |
23,70 |
0,30 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1041 |
1032 |
0,87 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,6454 |
0,6461 |
0,11 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
899 |
888 |
1,24 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1261 |
1254 |
0,56 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
7,57 % |
* 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) - 202503 |
| 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 |
198,92 |
193,08 |
187,46 |
186,72 |
181,59 |
174,57 |
172,70 |
170,73 |
167,27 |
161,32 |
0,00 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
211,05 |
209,55 |
203,84 |
199,89 |
192,15 |
186,90 |
184,48 |
183,81 |
183,07 |
182,16 |
181,54 |
| % Difference |
6,10 % |
8,53 % |
8,74 % |
7,05 % |
5,82 % |
7,06 % |
6,82 % |
7,66 % |
9,45 % |
12,92 % |
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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 |
4 841 |
65,7 % |
69,8 % |
| Sold |
4 807 |
68,5 % |
69,3 % |
* 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 (202403) |
| Turnover (R) |
106 307 547 |
55 099 938 |
297 837 956 |
294 810 964 |
| # Bales |
6 252 |
3 421 |
18 266 |
19 304 |
| Mass (kg) |
974 797 |
523 225 |
2 813 543 |
3 012 676 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
4 444 631 |
2024/25 |
5 792 102 |
23,3 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
3348 |
17 |
3 331 |
16 |
36 |
78 |
3 237 |
97,18 % |
| CMW |
1390 |
0 |
1 390 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 390 |
100 % |
| JLW |
525 |
0 |
525 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
525 |
100 % |
| MAS |
492 |
5 |
487 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
487 |
100 % |
| QWB |
834 |
0 |
834 |
202 |
1 |
19 |
613 |
73,5 % |
| |
| This Week |
6589 |
22 |
6 567 |
218 |
37 |
97 |
6 252 |
95,2 % |
| Previous Week |
3543 |
16 |
3 527 |
11 |
40 |
89 |
3 427 |
97,16 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
1 556 |
24,89 % |
4 419 |
| G Modiano SA |
1 410 |
22,55 % |
3 441 |
| Stucken & Co |
893 |
14,28 % |
2 650 |
| Standard Wool SA |
852 |
13,63 % |
2 514 |
| Tianyu SA |
722 |
11,55 % |
3 244 |
| Lempriere SA |
352 |
5,63 % |
719 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
298 |
4,77 % |
689 |
| VBC Wool SA |
169 |
2,7 % |
590 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
3 876 |
3 792 |
97,83 % |
1 859 |
1 858 |
99,95 % |
10 448 |
10 262 |
98,22 % |
| Medium |
2 022 |
1 880 |
92,98 % |
1 208 |
1 156 |
95,7 % |
6 459 |
6 077 |
94,09 % |
| Short |
676 |
577 |
85,36 % |
387 |
380 |
98,19 % |
2 087 |
1 894 |
90,75 % |
| Mixed |
3 |
3 |
100 % |
73 |
27 |
36,99 % |
79 |
33 |
41,77 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
4 499 |
4 237 |
94,18 % |
2 339 |
2 302 |
98,42 % |
12 802 |
12 223 |
95,48 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
1 867 |
1 814 |
97,16 % |
969 |
952 |
98,25 % |
5 158 |
5 049 |
97,89 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
141 |
131 |
92,91 % |
138 |
113 |
81,88 % |
761 |
684 |
89,88 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
70 |
70 |
100 % |
81 |
54 |
66,67 % |
352 |
310 |
88,07 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
4 582 |
4 468 |
97,51 % |
2 521 |
2 488 |
98,69 % |
13 456 |
13 130 |
97,58 % |
| Bellies |
614 |
532 |
86,64 % |
279 |
260 |
93,19 % |
1 671 |
1 488 |
89,05 % |
| Pieces |
811 |
762 |
93,96 % |
387 |
382 |
98,71 % |
2 306 |
2 212 |
95,92 % |
| Locks |
567 |
487 |
85,89 % |
267 |
264 |
98,88 % |
1 560 |
1 402 |
89,87 % |
| Other |
3 |
3 |
100 % |
73 |
27 |
36,99 % |
80 |
34 |
42,5 % |
| 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 |
211 |
302 |
471 |
659 |
681 |
507 |
345 |
155 |
110 |
45 |
| Medium |
178 |
284 |
297 |
292 |
230 |
158 |
71 |
38 |
17 |
8 |
| Short |
63 |
176 |
114 |
76 |
48 |
11 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
164 |
218 |
256 |
339 |
421 |
336 |
236 |
89 |
102 |
27 |
| Style 5 |
206 |
378 |
425 |
504 |
390 |
245 |
140 |
68 |
10 |
20 |
| Style 6 |
81 |
161 |
195 |
174 |
121 |
74 |
31 |
20 |
16 |
6 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
1 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
27 |
21 |
12 |
21 |
2 |
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 |
154,90 |
165,37 |
160,05 |
0,00 |
157,05 |
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 |
184,72 |
0,00 |
192,13 |
175,61 |
180,97 |
170,93 |
169,24 |
173,22 |
161,80 |
0,00 |
157,43 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
176,01 |
169,71 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
163,31 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
197,52 |
0,00 |
195,15 |
190,34 |
185,60 |
186,29 |
180,24 |
177,60 |
179,19 |
174,32 |
168,94 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
199,19 |
196,71 |
189,93 |
176,87 |
183,00 |
174,56 |
171,24 |
171,36 |
171,39 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
216,82 |
208,46 |
204,58 |
206,39 |
193,32 |
187,43 |
183,55 |
183,92 |
182,30 |
183,49 |
182,32 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
186,75 |
192,64 |
0,00 |
173,92 |
173,48 |
0,00 |
169,54 |
0,00 |
169,25 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
203,51 |
205,84 |
192,57 |
198,31 |
188,71 |
184,83 |
184,60 |
184,22 |
0,00 |
179,71 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
152,70 |
144,54 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
161,99 |
169,19 |
149,03 |
154,70 |
0,00 |
143,16 |
0,00 |
151,76 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
164,24 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
149,03 |
165,07 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
176,73 |
175,31 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
159,90 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
181,24 |
0,00 |
170,59 |
171,07 |
169,65 |
164,11 |
164,59 |
137,48 |
136,38 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
203,77 |
0,00 |
183,32 |
184,66 |
179,22 |
178,39 |
169,15 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
173,90 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
202,08 |
0,00 |
175,18 |
176,26 |
177,08 |
168,70 |
164,10 |
167,52 |
155,08 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
205,22 |
193,96 |
199,17 |
183,67 |
186,13 |
179,49 |
181,97 |
180,38 |
173,72 |
182,19 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
193,50 |
186,28 |
180,97 |
175,42 |
173,45 |
171,13 |
168,70 |
171,21 |
0,00 |
169,42 |
| Certified |
209,66 |
202,81 |
0,00 |
185,30 |
177,38 |
186,34 |
182,75 |
182,17 |
181,40 |
180,29 |
167,19 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
134,47 |
129,11 |
148,48 |
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 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
133,22 |
151,95 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
171,50 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
153,71 |
0,00 |
146,46 |
132,43 |
135,08 |
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 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
169,25 |
167,15 |
149,06 |
136,12 |
0,00 |
158,03 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
169,13 |
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 |
165,55 |
0,00 |
165,64 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
179,05 |
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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