With pre-lamb crossbred fleece coming to an end, prices were up to 2% cheaper, Roger Fuller, of Elders Primary Wool, said.
Second-shear and combing oddments remained unchanged to slightly cheaper, while a good offering of mid-micron wool saw very erratic prices, although the levels were still quite good, Mr Fuller said.
A small offering of merino wool saw prices in some micron categories higher than recent sales, he said.
Competition continued to be dominated by Chinese activity.
Wool had been a ''quiet achiever'' over the past few weeks, ASB rural economist Nathan Penny said in the bank's latest commodities weekly.
Prices for 35-micron wool over the previous four weeks averaged 5% higher than the four weeks prior. Prices were around 15% higher than a year ago.
A shortage of wool was driving prices higher, with sheep flocks both in New Zealand and Australia under pressure.
The number of sheep in New Zealand has fallen to fewer than 30 million, while it was expected wool exports in Australia would fall around 7% over the season ahead.
With little sign of sheep numbers recovering ''any time soon'', prices were expected to remain firm over the season, he said.
The new season in Australia had provided some much-needed support for the finer end of the market, which finished last season with disappointing premiums following high supply, Rabobank's latest agribusiness monthly said.
A range of prices.-Coolavin Farms (Central Otago), 45 bales crossbred AA, 36.8 micron, 77.9% yield, 441 greasy, 566 clean; P. and N. McNab (Otago), 43 bales crossbred AA, 36.4 micron, 82.3% yield, 467 greasy, 567 clean; D. and A. Cameron (Otago), 20 bales Romney early-shorn, 40.1 micron, 82% yield, 441 greasy, 538 clean; Stoneburn Station (Otago), 21 bales Romney 2-tooth, 37.3 micron, 84.2% yield, 478 greasy, 568 clean, and 58 bales Romney AA, 35.4 micron, 81.5% yield, 472 greasy, 579 clean; Hectors Ltd (North Otago), 11 bales crossbred AA, 38.2 micron, 83.6% yield, 474 greasy, 567 clean, 10 bales Corriedale AA, 29.5 micron, 76.3% yield, 537 greasy, 704 clean; Eweburn Station (Otago), 12 bales crossbred 2-tooth, 34.3 micron, 80.9% yield, 473 greasy, 585 clean, and four bales fine crossbred AA, 33.7 micron, 79.1% yield, 471 greasy, 595 clean; A. and C. Gibson (North Otago), 10 bales Corriedale hogget, 25 micron, 73.3% yield, 670 greasy, 914 clean, nine bales fine Corriedale, 25.8 micron, 70.7% yield, 612 greasy, 865 clean, 12 bales strong Corriedale, 30.2 micron, 75.4% yield, 519 greasy, 688 clean; E. and A. Johnstone (Central Otago), four bales Polwarth 2-tooth, laser 21, 76.4% yield, 959 greasy, 1255 clean, and six bales Polwarth A, 19.5 micron, 75.6% yield, 980 greasy, 1296; J.A. Nichol (Outram), 20 bales crossbred second-shear AA, 39.1 micron, 82% yield, 451 greasy, 550 clean; Avonrath (Omakau), 39 bales crossbred AA, 37.2 micron, 79.7% yield, 450 greasy, 565 clean; Hamilton Runs Ltd (Ranfurly), 38 bales medium crossbred AA, 33.3 micron, 77.4% yield, 462 greasy, 597 clean; Huirapa Partnership (Middlemarch), 17 bales Romney 2-tooth AA, 33.4 micron, 84.7% yield, 497 greasy, 586 clean; Bellamy Station (Lawrence), 45 bales Romney AA, 38.4 micron, 79.6% yield, 445 greasy, 559 clean; Fenlaw Ltd (Oturehua), 38 bales crossbred AA, 36.4 micron, 79.4% yield, 449 greasy, 565 clean; Clarksbrae Farm Ltd (Outram), 28 bales crossbred hogget AA, 32.5 micron, 79.3% yield, 490 greasy, 618 clean; Estate of G.C. Nevill (Dunedin), eight bales medium Romney 2-tooth AA, 35.2 micron, 79.9% yield, 462 greasy, 578 clean; J.A. and R.M. Thomson (Palmerston), 21 bales Perendale 2-tooth second-shear AA, 37 micron, 84.8% yield, 470 greasy, 554 clean; K.G. and F.A. Thompson (Ranfurly), 34 bales medium crossbred AA, 37 micron, 79% yield, 447 greasy, 566 clean; Erindale Farm Ltd (Palmerston), 15 bales fine halfbred AA, 24.4 micron, 78.4% yield, 772 greasy, 985 clean; Puketoi Farming Co Ltd (Ranfurly), 45 bales medium Romney AA, 35.5 micron, 77.2% yield, 439 greasy, 569 clean.
