The 21st sale of the 2025/26 wool selling season was held this week, with a large offering of 12 302 bales.
Although the offering consisted predominantly of long length, fine micron wools, sustainably certified wools comprised only 40,7% of the merino wools offered.
The upward trend in the wool market continued this week with the market delivering good results, despite the SA Rand trading slightly stronger against the US$.
An excellent overall sales clearance of 97,1% was achieved.
The all-merino indicator closed 1,7% up on R237,57 p/kg, with the certified indicator increasing by 2,3% to close on R243,47 p/kg.
A highest price of R309,05 p/kg (clean) (R218,10 p/kg greasy) was paid for a single bale lot of 16,5-micron merino wool.
The Australian market continued to deliver good results this week, gaining 0,9%(AU$) from the previous sale held on Wednesday,4 February.
The major buyers on this week's sale were BKB Pinnacle Fibres (3 492), G Modiano SA (1 956), Standard Wool SA (1 848) and Tianyu SA (1 822).
To accommodate the Chinese New Year the week of 17 February, the next sale will only be held on 25 February 2026, when approximately 9 359 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 |
23757 |
23370 |
1,7 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
15,87 |
15,94 |
0,44 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1497 |
1466 |
2,11 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
18,88 |
18,81 |
0,37 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1258 |
1242 |
1,29 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,73 |
9,83 |
1,02 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
24347 |
23801 |
2,3 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
21,69 |
21,83 |
0,64 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1534 |
1493 |
2,75 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,7073 |
0,7007 |
0,94 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1290 |
1265 |
1,98 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1693 |
1677 |
0,95 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
9,39 % |
* 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) - 202521 |
| 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 |
249,10 |
245,12 |
239,33 |
235,60 |
231,91 |
228,87 |
226,59 |
225,73 |
220,29 |
219,95 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
293,56 |
278,82 |
274,98 |
265,18 |
256,60 |
251,06 |
247,40 |
245,17 |
244,35 |
241,60 |
235,03 |
| % Difference |
- |
11,93 % |
12,18 % |
10,80 % |
8,91 % |
8,26 % |
8,10 % |
8,20 % |
8,25 % |
9,67 % |
6,86 % |
| 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 |
4 208 |
33,1 % |
40,7 % |
| Sold |
4 012 |
32,4 % |
38,8 % |
* 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 (202421) |
| Turnover (R) |
218 639 116 |
145 626 993 |
2 840 527 625 |
2 467 352 289 |
| # Bales |
11 946 |
7 675 |
163 620 |
177 256 |
| Mass (kg) |
1 872 809 |
1 195 792 |
25 203 157 |
27 019 206 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
31 645 680 |
2024/25 |
34 075 733 |
7,1 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
8457 |
222 |
8 235 |
79 |
2 |
21 |
8 135 |
98,79 % |
| CMW |
3456 |
126 |
3 330 |
22 |
0 |
10 |
3 298 |
99,04 % |
| JLW |
166 |
0 |
166 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
159 |
95,78 % |
| MAS |
716 |
145 |
571 |
162 |
1 |
55 |
354 |
62 % |
| QWB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| |
| This Week |
12795 |
493 |
12 302 |
263 |
4 |
93 |
11 946 |
97,11 % |
| Previous Week |
8148 |
191 |
7 957 |
116 |
122 |
166 |
7 675 |
96,46 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
3 492 |
29,23 % |
41 390 |
| G Modiano SA |
1 956 |
16,37 % |
28 157 |
| Standard Wool SA |
1 848 |
15,47 % |
27 265 |
| Tianyu SA |
1 822 |
15,25 % |
28 815 |
| Stucken & Co |
1 375 |
11,51 % |
21 280 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
869 |
7,27 % |
7 306 |
| Lempriere SA |
583 |
4,88 % |
7 250 |
| VBC Wool SA |
1 |
0,01 % |
2 157 |
| |
0 |
0 % |
0 |
| Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales) |
|
This Sale |
Previous Sale |
Accumulative |
|
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
Offered |
Sold |
% Sold |
| All Wool |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Length |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long |
7 090 |
6 920 |
97,6 % |
4 684 |
4 616 |
98,55 % |
99 820 |
98 935 |
99,11 % |
| Medium |
4 608 |
4 451 |
96,59 % |
2 779 |
2 678 |
96,37 % |
54 568 |
53 364 |
97,79 % |
| Short |
584 |
561 |
96,06 % |
284 |
260 |
91,55 % |
11 222 |
10 641 |
94,82 % |
| Mixed |
11 |
5 |
45,45 % |
130 |
110 |
84,62 % |
8 197 |
621 |
7,58 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
7 942 |
7 698 |
96,93 % |
4 940 |
4 841 |
98 % |
111 792 |
105 691 |
94,54 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
3 516 |
3 471 |
98,72 % |
2 271 |
2 196 |
96,7 % |
50 058 |
46 556 |
93 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
595 |
562 |
94,45 % |
407 |
337 |
82,8 % |
8 247 |
7 778 |
94,31 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
249 |
215 |
86,35 % |
339 |
301 |
88,79 % |
3 863 |
3 595 |
93,06 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
8 375 |
8 177 |
97,64 % |
5 830 |
5 730 |
98,28 % |
120 444 |
118 966 |
98,77 % |
| Bellies |
1 325 |
1 283 |
96,83 % |
805 |
769 |
95,53 % |
16 451 |
16 020 |
97,38 % |
| Pieces |
1 667 |
1 598 |
95,86 % |
793 |
760 |
95,84 % |
18 113 |
17 733 |
97,9 % |
| Locks |
924 |
883 |
95,56 % |
320 |
294 |
91,88 % |
10 608 |
10 227 |
96,41 % |
| Other |
11 |
5 |
45,45 % |
209 |
122 |
58,37 % |
8 344 |
674 |
8,08 % |
| 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 |
310 |
571 |
943 |
1 548 |
1 269 |
898 |
362 |
131 |
157 |
120 |
| Medium |
250 |
389 |
687 |
776 |
777 |
560 |
324 |
112 |
113 |
70 |
| Short |
97 |
148 |
73 |
43 |
30 |
33 |
51 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
90 |
138 |
190 |
389 |
250 |
298 |
92 |
24 |
60 |
34 |
| Style 5 |
415 |
648 |
965 |
1 121 |
962 |
592 |
310 |
104 |
102 |
87 |
| Style 6 |
150 |
301 |
496 |
745 |
717 |
486 |
218 |
81 |
66 |
56 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
2 |
21 |
52 |
114 |
150 |
115 |
121 |
40 |
47 |
24 |
| 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 |
192,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
222,46 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
199,58 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
204,78 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
239,48 |
231,82 |
234,13 |
222,02 |
228,09 |
210,83 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
239,88 |
234,34 |
224,91 |
0,00 |
227,81 |
0,00 |
221,53 |
206,08 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
263,33 |
266,86 |
254,64 |
237,49 |
246,94 |
241,20 |
238,67 |
234,59 |
0,00 |
228,53 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
250,90 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
241,05 |
236,30 |
232,71 |
224,16 |
226,66 |
222,19 |
224,19 |
222,32 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
297,33 |
295,06 |
265,07 |
260,45 |
254,23 |
248,05 |
246,70 |
243,14 |
239,65 |
236,49 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
227,50 |
230,00 |
231,07 |
226,35 |
226,84 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
273,73 |
276,89 |
281,26 |
288,57 |
262,89 |
262,26 |
251,33 |
244,98 |
242,85 |
239,01 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
214,63 |
170,56 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
158,55 |
181,43 |
148,56 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
203,74 |
222,16 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
197,46 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
227,40 |
0,00 |
217,33 |
199,66 |
208,07 |
213,47 |
199,43 |
196,53 |
197,13 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
252,22 |
239,57 |
237,24 |
223,77 |
234,40 |
218,70 |
223,62 |
213,99 |
210,06 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
235,62 |
236,89 |
228,04 |
224,21 |
222,65 |
220,47 |
207,04 |
220,79 |
213,46 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
267,46 |
254,92 |
240,31 |
251,25 |
241,75 |
240,50 |
226,86 |
231,08 |
0,00 |
234,31 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
236,50 |
232,95 |
233,97 |
229,66 |
221,21 |
211,41 |
207,47 |
206,20 |
203,49 |
198,95 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
267,86 |
251,30 |
257,06 |
251,92 |
246,22 |
244,19 |
242,06 |
240,51 |
231,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
237,74 |
236,52 |
239,82 |
233,01 |
228,77 |
224,06 |
215,12 |
223,16 |
220,08 |
209,40 |
213,32 |
| Certified |
287,05 |
0,00 |
272,21 |
255,75 |
253,36 |
249,64 |
246,32 |
244,13 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
119,40 |
173,67 |
172,97 |
173,70 |
155,71 |
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 |
167,12 |
200,06 |
179,07 |
0,00 |
115,26 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
207,86 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
234,74 |
220,02 |
199,77 |
187,06 |
172,08 |
181,66 |
138,39 |
207,65 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
192,84 |
194,78 |
0,00 |
223,82 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
227,42 |
198,20 |
200,65 |
196,33 |
202,18 |
195,57 |
185,62 |
209,70 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
170,57 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
225,30 |
192,87 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
226,09 |
195,03 |
214,06 |
205,67 |
205,11 |
0,00 |
208,13 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
255,29 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
217,99 |
208,82 |
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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