The 23rd sale of the 2025/26 wool season took place this week, with a larger offering of 10 918 bales.
The majority of the offering consisted of good quality, fine micron & long length wool, with 61% of the merino offering being sustainably certified.
The SA Rand traded variably, but at weaker levels against the US$ throughout the sale.
The market continued to deliver strong results this week, with an excellent overall sales clearance of 99,3%.
The all-merino indicator increased by 5,3% to close on R251,06 p/kg, whilst the certified indicator gained 3,8% to close on R256,60 p/kg.
A highest price of R326,85 p/kg (clean)(R217,00 p/kg greasy) was paid for a 2-bale lot of 15,8 micron merino wool.
The Australian market continued to strengthen this week and increased by 2,9% (AU$) from the previous sale held on Thursday, 26 February.
The major buyers on this week's sale were Tianyu SA (2 404), BKB Pinnacle Fibres (2 398), G Modiano SA (1 774) and Stucken & Co (1 472).
The next sale will be held on 11 March 2026, when approximately 8 392 bales will be on offer.
| Key Indicators |
| SA Merino Indicator |
Exchange Rates * |
| Indicator Unit |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
Currency |
This Sale |
Prior Sale |
% Change |
| SA c/kg Clean All Merino |
25106 |
23843 |
5,3 % |
ZAR/US$ * |
16,42 |
15,90 |
3,27 % |
| US c/kg Clean All Merino |
1529 |
1500 |
1,93 % |
ZAR/Euro * |
18,96 |
18,76 |
1,07 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean All Merino |
1324 |
1271 |
4,17 % |
ZAR/JPY¥ * |
9,60 |
9,79 |
1,94 % |
| SA c/kg Clean Certified ** |
25660 |
24723 |
3,8 % |
ZAR/UK Pound * |
21,77 |
21,50 |
1,26 % |
| US c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1563 |
1555 |
0,51 % |
USD/AUD * |
0,7023 |
0,7057 |
0,48 % |
| Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** |
1353 |
1318 |
2,66 % |
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean |
1767 |
1716 |
2,97 % |
| Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold *** |
8,00 % |
* 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) - 202523 |
| 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 |
267,13 |
263,73 |
258,09 |
250,95 |
245,46 |
239,82 |
238,35 |
235,80 |
229,05 |
225,71 |
| Certified Wool (R) Clean |
296,68 |
291,22 |
284,37 |
279,25 |
269,37 |
261,27 |
257,87 |
255,90 |
254,48 |
251,63 |
248,16 |
| % Difference |
- |
9,02 % |
7,83 % |
8,20 % |
7,34 % |
6,44 % |
7,53 % |
7,36 % |
7,92 % |
9,86 % |
9,95 % |
| 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 |
6 416 |
54,6 % |
61 % |
| Sold |
6 383 |
54,7 % |
60,7 % |
* 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 (202423) |
| Turnover (R) |
246 650 335 |
176 226 020 |
3 261 289 350 |
2 732 542 900 |
| # Bales |
10 846 |
9 222 |
183 630 |
194 691 |
| Mass (kg) |
1 749 152 |
1 446 552 |
28 389 883 |
29 777 391 |
| Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy) |
| Current Season |
Mass (kg) |
Previous Season |
Mass (kg) |
% Change (Y-o-Y) |
| 2025/26 |
35 130 197 |
2024/25 |
37 141 480 |
5,4 % |
| Offering Analysis (Bales) |
| Description |
Catalogue Offering |
Withdrawn before Sale |
Wool Offered |
Withdrawn during Sale |
Passed |
Not Sold |
Sold |
% Sold |
| BKB |
7496 |
21 |
7 475 |
22 |
10 |
32 |
7 421 |
99,28 % |
| CMW |
2762 |
0 |
2 762 |
15 |
3 |
3 |
2 744 |
99,35 % |
| JLW |
681 |
0 |
681 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
681 |
100 % |
| MAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| QWB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NaN % |
| |
| This Week |
10939 |
21 |
10 918 |
37 |
13 |
35 |
10 846 |
99,34 % |
| Previous Week |
10107 |
309 |
9 798 |
330 |
49 |
246 |
9 222 |
94,12 % |
| Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy) |
|
Bales |
| Company |
This Sale |
% Share |
Bales (YTD) |
| Tianyu SA |
2 404 |
22,16 % |
32 408 |
| BKB Pinnacle Fibres |
2 398 |
22,11 % |
46 229 |
| G Modiano SA |
1 774 |
16,36 % |
31 409 |
| Stucken & Co |
1 472 |
13,57 % |
23 873 |
| Standard Wool SA |
1 220 |
11,25 % |
30 189 |
| Lempriere SA |
1 011 |
9,32 % |
8 509 |
| Segard Masurel SA |
565 |
5,21 % |
8 844 |
| VBC Wool SA |
2 |
0,02 % |
2 169 |
| |
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 |
7 019 |
7 004 |
99,79 % |
5 360 |
5 090 |
94,96 % |
111 774 |
111 045 |
99,35 % |
| Medium |
3 347 |
3 299 |
98,57 % |
3 768 |
3 587 |
95,2 % |
61 261 |
60 186 |
98,25 % |
| Short |
538 |
535 |
99,44 % |
568 |
489 |
86,09 % |
12 195 |
11 646 |
95,5 % |
| Mixed |
10 |
4 |
40 % |
87 |
52 |
59,77 % |
8 233 |
678 |
8,24 % |
| Micron |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron |
7 057 |
7 016 |
99,42 % |
6 550 |
6 285 |
95,95 % |
124 853 |
119 003 |
95,31 % |
| Medium: 20.1 to 22 |
3 196 |
3 176 |
99,37 % |
2 468 |
2 283 |
92,5 % |
55 463 |
51 997 |
93,75 % |
| Strong: 22.1 to 24 |
524 |
521 |
99,43 % |
498 |
427 |
85,74 % |
9 116 |
8 672 |
95,13 % |
| Over Strong: > 24.1 |
141 |
133 |
94,33 % |
282 |
227 |
80,5 % |
4 203 |
3 958 |
94,17 % |
| Class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fleeces |
7 852 |
7 815 |
99,53 % |
6 540 |
6 303 |
96,38 % |
134 269 |
132 970 |
99,03 % |
| Bellies |
952 |
932 |
97,9 % |
1 018 |
924 |
90,77 % |
18 292 |
17 897 |
97,84 % |
| Pieces |
1 391 |
1 385 |
99,57 % |
1 325 |
1 219 |
92 % |
20 672 |
20 350 |
98,44 % |
| Locks |
709 |
706 |
99,58 % |
813 |
720 |
88,56 % |
12 003 |
11 666 |
97,19 % |
| Other |
14 |
8 |
57,14 % |
102 |
56 |
54,9 % |
8 399 |
747 |
8,89 % |
| 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 |
329 |
548 |
976 |
1 247 |
1 227 |
919 |
381 |
306 |
250 |
184 |
| Medium |
280 |
462 |
421 |
508 |
411 |
359 |
195 |
137 |
83 |
38 |
| Short |
67 |
130 |
71 |
57 |
22 |
28 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
| Mixed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Style (AWEX) |
|
| Style 4 & Better |
140 |
231 |
280 |
422 |
357 |
351 |
179 |
118 |
46 |
39 |
| Style 5 |
461 |
675 |
905 |
1 016 |
942 |
676 |
274 |
204 |
162 |
132 |
| Style 6 |
74 |
208 |
269 |
338 |
332 |
202 |
103 |
90 |
100 |
40 |
| Style 7 & Poorer |
1 |
26 |
14 |
36 |
29 |
77 |
26 |
34 |
34 |
13 |
| 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 |
247,60 |
249,07 |
241,32 |
223,61 |
223,11 |
221,74 |
226,84 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
243,47 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
270,78 |
261,77 |
259,70 |
257,31 |
249,82 |
240,44 |
241,50 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
221,25 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
264,57 |
0,00 |
253,61 |
260,61 |
0,00 |
240,48 |
231,29 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
274,20 |
274,42 |
266,92 |
264,53 |
260,48 |
253,14 |
254,26 |
247,44 |
245,78 |
0,00 |
228,02 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
255,05 |
271,73 |
258,76 |
255,62 |
255,72 |
242,54 |
243,91 |
237,40 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
309,00 |
287,70 |
291,17 |
283,47 |
272,48 |
262,46 |
257,12 |
254,94 |
251,84 |
251,57 |
252,37 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
276,03 |
0,00 |
239,07 |
229,27 |
233,67 |
224,27 |
217,88 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
299,79 |
289,42 |
291,89 |
279,18 |
269,50 |
262,69 |
258,84 |
256,35 |
256,68 |
249,26 |
252,36 |
| Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5 |
| 40 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
208,43 |
186,18 |
226,19 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
217,80 |
238,58 |
215,49 |
199,84 |
0,00 |
227,81 |
221,66 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| 50 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
227,73 |
228,53 |
232,63 |
225,80 |
208,87 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
215,12 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
245,21 |
246,18 |
241,78 |
244,69 |
247,04 |
234,24 |
229,94 |
230,65 |
222,42 |
221,90 |
0,00 |
| 60 mm |
Non-Certified |
218,48 |
260,11 |
252,01 |
224,64 |
233,18 |
241,16 |
226,46 |
220,35 |
228,72 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
275,52 |
265,52 |
266,09 |
263,57 |
260,04 |
248,26 |
246,40 |
194,19 |
0,00 |
238,16 |
233,35 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
252,15 |
244,20 |
241,83 |
242,88 |
224,31 |
222,55 |
217,90 |
213,80 |
226,05 |
228,04 |
217,28 |
| Certified |
282,53 |
272,75 |
271,86 |
265,69 |
259,22 |
253,04 |
252,10 |
249,75 |
243,16 |
237,96 |
250,33 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
251,12 |
250,35 |
248,54 |
0,00 |
230,18 |
241,46 |
224,66 |
224,15 |
228,97 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
289,54 |
279,19 |
280,35 |
278,66 |
265,33 |
258,12 |
254,58 |
255,35 |
253,74 |
247,23 |
243,33 |
| 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 |
193,64 |
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 |
171,16 |
186,13 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
144,05 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
241,77 |
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 |
0,00 |
216,30 |
208,40 |
205,56 |
209,77 |
199,88 |
0,00 |
181,97 |
205,59 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
226,29 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
218,05 |
| 70 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
209,89 |
230,19 |
192,63 |
215,41 |
223,20 |
0,00 |
213,50 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
261,20 |
244,20 |
233,20 |
234,53 |
255,44 |
220,80 |
239,67 |
0,00 |
| 80 mm |
Non-Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
193,65 |
0,00 |
| Certified |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
236,33 |
235,85 |
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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