On the 20th wool auction of the 2019/2020 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 2,0% to
close on 18157c 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:

18 µ 20026 (+2,5%) 21 µ 18154 (+3,4%)

19 µ 18717 (+2,6%) 22 µ 18009 (+0,8%)

20 µ 18456 (+2,1%)

 

*Clean wool price
**Price movement
The key buyers from the previous sale were: G Modiano (3,344 bales), Standard Wool (2,623 bales),
Lempriere S A (1,285 bales) Of the 9,515 bales offered 9,001 bales were declared sold (94%).


Highest prices achieved on the HOF auction were as follows:

 

TOP 10 HOF
Name Area Descr.

AWEX

Type

 Mic Clean NKT Price
1. LM Botes Laingsburg AMY MF4E.88 18.6µ 70.6% 46 13820c
2. AT Van Heerden Cradock AH MWF5S.72 17.3µ 64.6% 41 13750c
3. ME Van Den Heerden Loxton BMY MF4E.73 17.9µ 71.2% 43 13510c
4. JP Koster Beaufort-Wes BH MWF4E.71 18.8µ 71.7% 56 13420c
5. ME Van Den Heever Loxton CMY MF4E.64 17.3µ 63.2% 41 13210c
6. ME Van Den Heever Loxton BM MF4E.74 19.8µ 66.6% 52 13150c
7. JL Moolman Middelton HBM MWF5S.73 18.0µ 65.2% 39 12830c
8. SD Hobson CC Graaff-Reinet BM MF4E.78 19.9µ 68.7% 42 12770c
9. SD Hobson CC Graaff-Reinet AM MF4E.85 19.6µ 67.5% 37 12670c
10. ME Van den Heever Loxton DL MLF4E.40 17.1µ 65.3%   12600c

 

The next auction will take place on the 27th of February 2020.