Gains covered a large offering of the last of the summer-shorn ewe wools, older seasons’ wool and a good quality offering of longer lambs’ wool, PGG Wrightson South island auctioneer Dave Burridge said.
The best price gains were in 29 micron lambs’ wool and finer that sold 3% to 6% higher than the previous Christchurch sale on April 5 and the 31 to 35-micron ewe wool market, up 3% to 5%. New season second-shear was also actively bid, reflecting a good growing season.
The pass-in rate was 10%.
Full wool, good-to-average colour: All prices in micron grade, per kg clean: 32 micron: $4.34kg, up 62c; 33, $4.10, up 7c; 34, $3.76, up 18c; 35, $3.44, up 14c; 36, $3.38, up 10c; 37, $3.37, up 13c; 38, $3.38, up 14c; 39, $3.35, up 12c.
Crossbred second-shear: 33 micron, 3 to 4 inches, $3.88, up 30c; 35, 3 to 4 inches, $3.40, up 8c; 2 to 3 inches, $3.22, up 1c; 37, 3 to 4 inches, $3.22, up 4c; 2 to 3 inches, $3.11, up 3c; 39, 3 to 5 inches, $3.25, up 11c; 3 to 4 inches, $3.17, up 3c; 2 to 3 inches, $3.08, up 1.
Crossbred lambs’ wool: 27 micron, $7.05, up 42c; 28, $6.56, up 50c; 29, $5.68, up 14c; 30, $5.04, up 6c; 31, $3.93, up 6c; 32, $3.90, up 22c; 33, $3.71, up 20c.
