At the fifth sale of the 2018/19 season, held on 18 September, prices recovered after a hesitant start to remain generally firm on the back of a reasonable level of demand.
The British Wool index remained firm at £1.639 clean. The total weight offered was 1.507m kg, with the total weight sold 1.208m kg, resulting in a clearance of 80.2%. The average clean price was 168.7p, and the average greasy price 108.0p.
The average prices for key wool types were as follows: Fine: Firm. Romney: Sellers favour. Medium: Generally firm except No2 Ewes which were 3% cheaper. Mule: Generally firm except No2 Ewes which were up to 2% dearer. Cheviot: Buyers favour. Radnor: Fine Ewes No2 4% dearer. Medium: Firm. Welsh: No2 3% dearer. Coloured Kempy types: Firm. Swaledale: Greys sellers favour. Blackface: up to 2.5% dearer.
Source: British Wool