Wool Sales Catalogue 29/2025
published 23 Apr 2026
After a week’s recess in auctions the 29th sale of the 2025/26 wool season took place this week, with an offering of 10 737 bales.
The offering was evenly split between long and medium length wools, with 72% of the offering testing 20 micron and finer. Sustainably certified wools comprised 58,2% of the merino wools offered.
The wool market surged today, taking its cue from the strong performance in the Australian market. Good quality individual clips excelled this week, with good premiums for certified wool and an overall sales clearance of 97,1%.
The all-merino indicator gained 5,7% to close on R263,60 p/kg, with the certified indicator rising by 6,4% to close on R269,68 p/kg.
A highest price of R372,37 p/kg (clean) (R255,00 p/kg greasy) was paid for a single bale lot of 15,5-micron merino wool.
The Australian market built on the good performance of the previous week and gained a further 3,8% (AU$ ) this week, compared to the previous sale held on 15 April.
The major buyers on this weeks sale were Standard Wool SA (2 261), BKB Pinnacle Fibres (2 159), Tianyu SA (2 098) and G Modiano SA (1 568).
The next sale will be held on 6 Mei 2026, when approximately 7 028 bales will be on offer.