On the 9th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 8,6% to close on 14632c 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

17027 (+1,7%)

21 µ

12471

(+3,0%)

19 µ

14609 (+1,8%)

22 µ

12313

(+1,9%)

20 µ

13162 (+3,6%)

23 µ

 

 

The key buyers from the previous sale were: Standard Wool (2,053 bales), G Modiano (1,660 bales), Lempriere Wool Services S A (1,229 bales). Of the 6,846 bales offered 6,752 bales were declared sold (98%).

Highest prices achieved on the auction were as follows:

TOP 10 HOF PRODUCER

Name

Scheme

Area

Descr.

AWEX Type

Mic

Clean

NKT

Price

1. JM Kirkman

  RWS

Steytlerville

 BMY

MF4S.66

 17.7µ

65.3%

38

14500c

2. JM Kirkman

  RWS

Steytlerville

DDL

MLF5E.40

 15.0µ

64.5%

 

14460c

3. JM Kirkman

RWS

Steytlerville

DL

MLF5E.40

 14.6µ

62.0%

 

13650c

4. F Michau

RWS

Cradock

CL

  MWF5SL.50

 16.9µ

67.1%

47

13000c

5. JM Kirkman

RWS

Steytlerville

BBMY

MF5S.77

 18.2µ

66.3%

25

12550c

6. F Michau

RWS

Cradock

DL

MLF5S.40

  17.2µ

67.1%

 

12000c

7. JM Kirkman

RWS

Steytlerville

BBM

MF4S.80

  19.6µ

65.9%

47

11700c

8. JM Kirkman

RWS

Steytlerville

BM

MF4S.71

  19.6µ

65.7%

37

11610c

9. JM Kirkman

RWS

Steytlerville

BM1

MF4S.73

  19.2µ

66.7%

42

10590c

10. F Michau

RWS

Cradock

BM

MF4S.66

  20.0µ

70.9%

45

10510c

The next auction will take place on the 21st of October 2020.