Wool Auction Sales Reports

British Wool Sales auction reports are added after every auction sale. The latest reports are available to view and download below. 

Sale BW173 - 21st November 2023

British Wool consolidated the gains seen over recent sales in BW173.  Combing types saw good competition trading around 5% higher, better quality carpet wools traded around 2% dearer, but demand for Mountain types and oddments was lacking with many of these lots taken back into stock. The offer amounted to 1,123 tonnes spread over 157 lots and included the first Organic certified lots of the season.  Of this, 949 tonnes spread over 127 lots sold.  Across the catalogue British Wool achieved a clearance of 84.5%. Read More.

Sale BW172 - 7th November 2023

Demand remained strong and prices for British Wool strengthened in BW172.  Prices for Fine, Medium, Mule, Cheviot and Cheviot Cross were 3% to 5% dearer.  Blackface and Welsh Mountain were 2% dearer and Swaledale was fully firm where sold. The offer amounted to 1,136 tonnes spread over 155 lots of which 1,099 tonnes (150 lots) sold.  Across the catalogue as a whole British Wool achieved a 96.7% clearance. Read More.

Sale BW171 - 17th October 2023

British Wool saw continued strong demand in BW171.  Prices for Fine, Medium, Mule, Cheviot and Hill wools were 5% to 10% dearer and Mountain wools were fully firm.  All registered buyers were active in the sale. The offer amounted to 1,070 tonnes spread over 149 lots of which 1,023 tonnes (139 lots) sold.  Across the catalogue as a whole British Wool achieved a 95.6% clearance. Read More.

Sale BW170 - 3rd October 2023

British Wool saw strong demand in BW170 with both domestic and export buyers participating in the auction.  Prices were 5% to 9% dearer across the board with better quality carpet wools such as Mule and Cheviot Cross building on the price gains we saw in the last couple of sales.   Improved prices will be welcomed by British Wool’s members but we still need to see significantly better returns to ensure that all growers present their wool for sale. Read More.

Sale BW169 - 19th September 2023

British Wool saw good demand in BW169 with both domestic buyers and export buyers active in the sale.  Prices were 2% to 4% dearer across the board with better quality carpet wools such as Mule and Cheviot Cross building on the price improvements we saw in the previous sale. The offer amounted to 1,180 tonnes spread over 167 lots of which 1,103 tonnes (152 lots) was sold.  This is a similar weight versus the last two sales.  Across the catalogue, British Wool achieved a 94% clearance. Read More.

Sale BW168 - 5th September 2023

British Wool sold an increased volume of wool in BW168 with prices for most types firm, better quality carpet wools traded dearer but demand for Welsh and Herdwick was soft with these types taken back into stock.  The offer amounted to 1,220 tonnes spread over 171 lots of which 1,140 tonnes (157 lots) was sold. This is an increased weight versus the last two sales. Across the catalogue as a whole British Wool achieved a 93% clearance. Read More.

Sale BW167 - 15th August 2023

BW167 comprised a mix of old season and new season wool.  British Wool had a relatively small offer of 158 lots with a total weight of 1,065 tonnes; this included 682 tonnes of new season wool and 383 tonnes of old season wool. Across the catalogue as a whole British Wool achieved an 89% clearance in BW167.  138 lots sold with a total weight of 951 tonnes.  636 tonnes of the wool that sold was from the new season with 315 tonnes from the old season. Read More.

Sale BW166 - 25th July 2023

BW166 comprised a mix of old season and new season wool.  With UK processors currently on their summer shut down British Wool had scaled back its offer to 177 lots with a total weight of 1,100 tonnes; this included 70 lots of new season wool with a total weight of 558 tonnes, and 107 lots of old season wool with a total weight of 543 tonnes.Across the catalogue as a whole British Wool achieved an 87% clearance Read More.

Report Archive

BW165 Sales Report  BW162 Sales Report

BW164 Sales Report BW161 Sales Report

BW163 Sales Report   BW160 Sales Report