Updated at 6:33 am on 17 August 2012
Wool prices picked up at this week's sale, helped by a softer New Zealand dollar and slightly improved demand.
Some 70% of the almost 14,000 bales on offer were sold, the highest clearance rate this season.
Next week's sale is cancelled because widespread rain stopped shearing.
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