On the 17th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 5,5% to close on 15225c 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 | 19102 (+5,8%) | 21 µ | 14345 | (+5,7%) | |
| 19 µ | 16716 (+5,7%) | 22 µ | 13379 | (+4,2%) | |
| 20 µ | 15041 (+6,6%) | 23 µ |
The key buyers on the sale were: Standard Wool (2,864 bales), Lempriere Wool Services SA (2,821 bales) G Modiano (2,784 bales). Of the 10,495 bales offered 10,316 bales were declared sold (98%). Highest prices achieved on the BKB auction were as follows:
| TOP 10 BKB PORT ELIZABETH | |||||||||
| Name | Scheme | Area | Descr. | AWEX Type | Mic | Clean | NKT | Price | |
| 1. PB Uys | Wakkerstroom | AH | MWF5E.73 | 16.3µ | 71.7% | 31 | 17800c | ||
| 2. P & J Le Roux Bdy | Fort Beaufort | BH | MWF4S.71 | 15.4µ | 68.5% | 40 | 17700c | ||
| 3. Jaco Cloete Bdy Bk | RWS | Steynsburg | BMY | MF4E.65 | 16.9µ | 74.5% | 39 | 17500c | |
| 4. JC Fyfer | Greyton | CL | MWF5E.70 | 16.4µ | 74.3% | 25 | 17280c | ||
| 5. Jaco Cloete Bdy Bk | RWS | Steynsburg | CMY | MF4S.59 | 16.6µ | 72.5% | 40 | 17200c | |
| 6. Hassiesfontein Trust | RWS | Molteno | BFY | MF4E.71 | 17.2µ | 73.0% | 41 | 16850c | |
| 7. Carreebosch Farming (Edms)Bpk | RWS | Cradock | CL | MWF5S.59 | 16.2µ | 69.9% | 37 | 16710c | |
| 8. P & J Le Roux Bdy | Fort Beaufort | AH | MWF4S.87 | 16.8µ | 70.4% | 41 | 16460c | ||
| 9. PB Uys | Wakkerstroom | CL | MWF5S.57 | 15.8µ | 69.8% | 31 | 16050c | ||
| 10. Kopetca (Edms) Bpk | Reddersburg | BFH | MWF5E.69 | 17.0µ | 69.7% | 35 | 15900c | ||
The next auction will take place on the 20th of January 2021.
