British Wool Sales Report BW216 – 24th March 2026                                                                                                                       

Prices in the British Wool sale on 24th March were generally firm to buyers favour with the index down by just less than 1% and a virtually full clearance.  The sale started 1% to 2% down but firmed slightly as it progressed.  Domestic demand was solid with export customers slightly less active than they have been in recent sales.

The British Wool index was down 0.8% sale on sale at 2.409 in BW216 with the market consolidating recent gains.  The average greasy sale price was 1.2% lower versus the sale on 3rd March at £1.541 per kg.  The offer comprised an almost full cross section of UK wool types with a similar mix to last sale with the one Organic certified lot of combing wool selling for a significant premium over the equivalent non-organic grade.

British Wool will be accepting wool for the 2025 clip year until Easter and intake volume is now expected to be 3.5% lower than last season at just over 18.5 million kilos.  75% of British Wool’s supply for the current clip year has now been sold with new season wool not expected to come through the auctions until July.

  The next British Wool sale is in three weeks’ time on 14th April.

Source: BW