The tenth sale of the 2018/19 selling season saw a strengthening in demand which resulted in the majority of prices being firm to slightly dearer. The increased activity resulted in a much better clearance than of late with 78% of the offering being sold.
The British Wool index was up 0.2% sale on sale at £1.469 clean. The total weight offered was 1.612m kg, with the total weight sold 1.251m kg, resulting in a clearance of 77.6%. The average clean price was £1.463, and the average greasy price £0.951.
The average prices for key wool types were as follows: Fine: Firm. Medium: Firm. Mule: Firm to 2.5% dearer. Cheviot: Firm. Radnor: Firm. Welsh: Firm to 2% dearer. Swaledale: Firm.
Blackface: Firm to 1.5% dearer.
Source: British Wool
