On the 8th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 2,4% to close on 13477c 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 (1,243 bales), G Modiano (1,058 bales),Stucken (924 bales). Of the 5,350 bales offered 5,052 bales were declared sold (94%).

 

Highest prices achieved on the auction were as follows:

TOP 10 HOF PRODUCER

Name

Scheme

Area

Descr.

AWEX Type

Mic

Clean

NKT

Price

1. AD Davies

 

  Adelaide

  BH

MWF4E.70

 17.5µ

71.2%

43

12860c

2. AD Davies

 

  Adelaide

AH

MWF4E.81

 18.0µ

71.6%

45

12190c

3. ME Van der Heever

RWS

Loxton

AMY

MF4S.75

 18.3µ

66.3%

38

11600c

4. AD Davies

 

Adelaide

HBKS

MWF5E.69

 17.7µ

67.3%

38

11500c

5. JP Koster

 

Beaufort-Wes

AH

  MWF5E.102

 17.6µ

64.7%

22

11400c

6. ME Van der Heever

RWS

Loxton

BMY

MF4S.78

 18.5µ

66.2%

29

11300c

7. AD Davies

 

Adelaide

AFY

MF4E.99

 18.8µ

73.7%

32

11190c

8. MW Truter

RWS

Oudtshoorn

AF

MF4E.83

 18.8µ

66.1%

42

10950c

9. AD Davies

 

Adelaide

AMY

MF4E.101

 19.0µ

73.8%

42

10720c

10. MW Truter

RWS

Oudtshoorn

BF

MF4E.68

 18.3µ

63.3%

33

10710c

The next auction will take place on the 14th of October 2020.