On the 18th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator decreased by 0,5% to close on 15145c 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 | 19679 (+3,0%) | 21 µ | 14014 | (-2,3%) | |
| 19 µ | 16821 (+0,6%) | 22 µ | 13091 | (-2,1%) | |
| 20 µ | 14740 (-2,0%) | 23 µ |
The key buyers on the sale were: G Modiano (3,876 bales), Lempriere Wool Services SA (3,006 bales) Standard Wool (2,965 bales). Of the 14,072 bales offered 13,848 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. HJ Kruger | Molteno | BH | MWF4E.78 | 15.4µ | 72.5% | 38 | 21000c | ||
| 2. HJ Kruger | Molteno | CH | MWF4E.65 | 15.2µ | 72.0% | 32 | 20600c | ||
| 3. HJ Kruger | Molteno | BBMY | MF4E.80 | 15.9µ | 73.1% | 32 | 19510c | ||
| 4. HJ Kruger | Molteno | BBH | MWF4E.85 | 16.2µ | 74.7% | 33 | 19400c | ||
| 5. PB De Klerk | RWS | Burgersdorp | CFY | MF4E.61 | 16.1µ | 69.9% | 48 | 18100c | |
| 6. Le Roux Bdy Venootskap | Smithfield | CMY | MF4E.53 | 15.7µ | 70.9% | 41 | 18100c | ||
| 7. WRM De Wet | Dordrecht | BH | MWF5S.73 | 15.3µ | 66.5% | 28 | 17810c | ||
| 8. EA Roodt | RWS | Dordrecht | CFY | MF4E.63 | 17.1µ | 75.6% | 47 | 17800c | |
| 9. De Wet Bdy | RWS | Aliwal-Noord | BH | MWF4S.81 | 16.6µ | 71.0% | 31 | 17740c | |
| 10. RJ Swart | RWS | Barkly-Oos | BFH | MWF4E.92 | 17.1µ | 74.3% | 40 | 17690c | |
The next auction will take place on the 27th of January 2021
