AS - Australian Superfine

M - Merino

X - Crossbred

D - Downs

T - Carpet

W - Combing Weaners and Lambs

L - Carding Lambs

U - Plucked & Dead

K - Shorn from Skins

M - Fellmongered

O - Overgrown

N - Non-conforming lot

F - Fleece

P - Pieces

B - Bellies

C - Crutchings

Z - Locks

1. - Choice
2. - Superior
3. - Spinners
4. - Best
5. - Good
6. - Average
7. - Inferior

B - Burr

E - Seed

S - Shive

N - Noogoora/Ring

T - Bathurst

M - Moit

F - Bogan Flea

L - Clumpy

Appraisal of length for non-additionally measured Flc/Pcs/Bls or Crts line.

W1 - Part Tender

W2 - Tender

W3 - Very Tender

Qualifiers*

M - Scourable Colour

E - Necks

G - Doggy

H - Unscourable Colour

N - Water Stain

S - Dark Stain

Q - Dags

C - Cotts

J - Jowls

K - Shanks

A - Dermatitis

V - Skin Pieces

R - Brands

D - Mud

Y - Black & Grey

P - Kemp

Scaling of qualifiers is as follows:

1. - Light/odd
2. - Medium

3 - Heavy/line of…

Australian Wool Exchange Compulsory Levy charged on wool sold

Number of bales within a lot

The percentage of fibres finer than 30 micron in a sample.

The series of measurements, typically of Wool Base, Vegetable Matter Base and Mean Fibre Diameter, carried out on a core sample.

A measure of crimp reported as degrees/mm

A statistical measure of the variability exhibited

CVD - Coefficient of Variation of Diameter

CVH - Coefficient of Variation of Hauteur

CV% - Coefficient of Variation of Staple Length

The gross proceeds of a wool line sold

The mean fibre length in the top. Measured in millimeters

The higher end of the expected selling range of the line of wool

A graphical representation of micron distribution for a wool line

Fee charged for the insurance of wool from farm and into stored

Unique number under which the wool line was sold

The lower end of the expected selling range for the line of wool

Measure of the Mean Fibre Diameter for the wool line

Measure of the Staple Length for the wool line

Micron category for which the market is quoted

Quote developed from only a limited number of prices available

Kilograms of wool removed from bales delievred overweight (>204kg)

An indication of where a staple breaks during extension,

(T) - Position of Break at the Tip

(M) - Position of Break at the Mid

(B) - Position of Break at the Base

PRICE

Price level at which the line was sold for.

Unique number under which the wool line is stored in the broker wool system.

Minimum price at which the wool line can be sold for.

The amount of noil produced. Expressed as a percentage of the top and noil produced.

Sale instructions and reserves for lines of unsold wool in-store.

Grab sample of wool used for display and for length and strength testing where requested.

Estimate of the amount of wool product after scouring and before any further processing takes place

Estimates of the amount of top and noil that can be combed form the greasy wool.

A measure of the variability of curvature results around the mean for fibre curvature

Season in which the wool line was tested

Current status of the unsold wool line in store. Lines can be available for sale with a reserve, booked into a nominated auction sale, or wool lines on hold without reserves.

The deduction for the weight of the wool pack and cap from the gross weight of each bale, 2kg for synthetic packs

Gross proceeds of the line sold ($AUD)

Vegetable Matter percentage contained in the wool line.

Warehousing and Selling Fees charged by the broker for handling and selling the wool lines.

Compulsory wool tax paid for the sale of wool.