On the 28th wool auction of the 2019/2020 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 4,1% to close on 14855c per kg clean wool.

The average clean wool market indicators for good quality long fleece wool (MF4/MF5) with a tenstile strength of 35 (NKT) were as follows:

Fibrediameter (µ)

CWP*  PM**

Fibrediameter (µ)

CWP*

PM**

    *Clean wool price

    **Price movement

 

18 µ

16889 (+3,3%)

21 µ

14313

(+4,9%)

19 µ

15772 (+2,1%)

22 µ

13786

(+1,2%)

20 µ

14708 (+4,5%)

23 µ

 

 

 

The key buyers from the previous sale were: Standard Wool (2,006 bales), Stucken (1,375 bales),  Lempriere S A (1,263 bales). Of the 7,314 bales offered 7,143 bales were declared sold (97%).

Highest prices achieved on the BKB auction were as follows

TOP 10 HOF PRODUCERS

 

 

 

 

Area

Descr.

AWEX Type

     Mic

Clean

NKT

Price

1. HC Davenport

Pearston

CMY

MF4S.62

16.1µ

64.3%

39

13000c

2. HC Davenport

Pearston

BH

MWF5S.76

16.0µ

61.3%

31

12790c

3. HC Davenport

Pearston

BMY

MF4S.62

17.1µ

67.8%

44

12760c

4. HC Davenport 

Pearston

HBKS

MWF5M.60

15.9µ

58.4%

 

12550c

5. Lategan Junior Bdy Bk

Aberdeen

BMY

MF5E.70

17.1µ

62.3%

36

11850c

6. Bucoyes Farming CC

Beaufort-Wes

CL

MWF4E.59

17.7µ

64.5%

47

11640c

7. Borden Farming CC

Graaff-Reinet

APH

MWF4S.99

17.4µ

64.0%

36

11520c

8. Borden Farming CC

Graaff-Reinet

BBMY

MF4E.84

18.5µ

66.7%

44

11510c

9. HC Davenport

Pearston

HB

MP5SL.83

16.5µ

58.9%

27

11500c

10. Borden Farming CC

Graaff-Reinet

BMY

MF4E.77

18.2µ

65.7%

35

11460c

The next auction will take place on the 18th of June 2020.