South Island wool sale

A ‘‘STRONG and buoyant’’ market at last week’s South Island wool sale resulted in one of the highest clearances for the season to date.

There was a quality offering of wool from all breeds and bidding was widespread, PGG Wrightson Wool South Island auction manager Dave Burridge said.

Having a dominant Australian wool exporting company represented on the bench provided ‘‘extra urgency’’ in the room, Mr Burridge said.

Crossbreed fleece was up by 3% while secondshear was up 3%4%. Merino fleece (18 micron) was up 5% to an average price per kilogram (clean) of $14.60 and hogget (16 micron) up 6% to an average of $19. Mid micron was up 1%.

A range of Otago prices. —

Spotts Creek Station, four bales extra fine merino hogget, 15.6 micron, 71% yield, 1480 greasy, 2085 clean; Lindis Downs, four bales fine merino 5A, 16.7 micron, 72.5% yield, 1285 greasy, 1772 clean; Mt St Bathans, two bales extra fine merino hogget, 16.2 micron, 65.5% yield, 1230 greasy, 1878 clean; The Gorge, two bales extra fine merino hogget, 15.8 micron, 72.9% yield, 1470 greasy, 2016 clean.