The 25 to 27 mid range were off by 6% to 10%, PGG Wrightson South Island sales manager Dave Burridge said.
Merino wools were 2% to 4% lower.
The mid-micron and Merino prices are down off very high levels and remain at historic highs.
Crossbred prices fell after making good gains a fortnight earlier. The 30 to 35 microns were 3% to 7% cheaper and above 35 was 3% to 5% lower.
The auction offered a large yarding of mainly pre-lamb shorn fleece and hogget wool. The pass-in rate was 18%.
Details (prices in micron level, per kg/clean): Full wool, good to average colour 25 micron, $15.84, down $1.62; 26, $12.60, down $1.97; 27, $11.05, down $1.05; 28, $9.35, up 5c; 29, $8.22, up 1c; 31, $5.60, down 50c; 32, $4.85, down 15c; 33, $4.51, down 14c; 34, $4.02, down 40c; 35, $3.55, down 63c; 36, $3.51, down 21c; 37, $3.47, down 17c; 38, $3.46, down 14c; 39, $3.45, down 14c.
Cross-bred second shear: 33 micron, 3 to 4 inches, $3.87, down 67c; 2 to 3 inches, $3.81, down 31c; 35, 3 to 4 inches, $3.50, down 22c; 37, 3 to 4 inches, $3.37, down 8c; 2 to 3 inches, $3.30, down 4c; 39, 3 to 5 inches, $3.32, down 7c; 3 to 4 inches, $3.35, down 12c; 2 to 3 inches, $3.26, down 2c.
Merino fleece, best/good topmaking: 16 micron, $35.41, down $1.59; 17, $33.10, down $1.20; 18, $28.90, down $1.70; 19, $26.82, down 28c; 20, $24.70, down 40c; 21, $23.80, down 36c; 22, $22.50, down 30c.
