On the 34th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 1,5% to close on 16268c 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 | 22169 (+2,5%) | 21 µ | 14749 | (+1,3%) | |
| 19 µ | 18972 (+1,0%) | 22 µ | 13763 | (+0,4%) | |
| 20 µ | 15615 (+0,7%) | 23 µ |
The key buyers on the sale were: Standard Wool (3,479 bales), Lempriere Wool Services SA (2,696 bales) G Modiano (2,258 bales). Of the 12,099 bales offered 11,606 bales were declared sold (95%). 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. CH Wagenaar | RWS | Jamestown | CH | MWF4E.65 | 16.4µ | 75.2% | 51 | 22000c | ||||
| 2. P & J Le Roux Bdy | RWS | Fort Beaufort | BH | MWF4S.73 | 16.5µ | 72.3% | 51 | 22000c | ||||
| 3. CH Wagenaar | RWS | Jamestown | BH | MWF4S.67 | 17.3µ | 76.9% | 51 | 20430c | ||||
| 4. P & J Le Roux Bdy | RWS | Fort Beaufort | AMY | MF4S.88 | 17.1µ | 73.6% | 38 | 20060c | ||||
| 5. P & J Le Roux Bdy | RWS | Fort Beaufort | AH | MWF4S.78 | 17.0µ | 72.1% | 40 | 20030c | ||||
| 6. CH Wagenaar | RWS | Jamestown | YAF | MF4S.95 | 17.3µ | 73.2% | 33 | 19450c | ||||
| 7. JC Erasmus | Steynsburg | CL | MWF4S.67 | 16.1µ | 70.2% | 38 | 19400c | |||||
| 8. Klipplaat Trust | Graaff-Reinet | CL | MWF4S.70 | 16.6µ | 70.8% | 56 | 19280c | |||||
| 9. P & J Le Roux Bdy | RWS | Fort Beaufort | AFY | MF4S.85 | 17.4µ | 72.6% | 40 | 19000c | ||||
| 10. JH Van Wyk | RWS | Ventersburg | CH | MWF5E.64 | 17.4µ | 75.2% | 47 | 18810c | ||||
The next wool auction for the new season, will take place on 11 August 2021.
