The 15th sale of the season, held on 12 March, saw strong demand for fine, medium, crossbred and hill wools but mountain types were largely passed over.
The British Wool index was flat sale on sale at £1.420 clean. The total weight offered was 2.200m kg, with the total weight sold 1.754m kg – the heaviest sale weight of the season so far, resulting in a clearance of 79.7%. The average clean price was £1.490, and the average greasy price £0.993.
The average prices for key wool types were as follows: Fine: No 2 Hogs fully firm, Ewes 1-3% dearer. Medium: No2 Hogs up to 5% dearer, Ewes up to 3% dearer. Mule: Hogs fully firm, Ewes 2% to 4% dearer. Cheviot: Hogs 5% dearer, Ewes fully firm. Radnor: Medium 3% cheaper, Fine Ewes 2% dearer. Welsh: No quote. Swaledale: No quote. Blackface: No quote.
Source: British Wool
