The Wright Marshall Month End Sale saw trade peak at £3500 twice. The sale included consignments of in-calf Holstein heifers from the Po Valley in Northern Italy and the first European dispersal to be held in the UK which was the entire in-calf and maiden heifer dispersal from the top pedigree Holstein herd of the Bielefeld family from the Osnabruck region of North West Germany.

Leading the trade was the dispersal of Christian Bielefeld's youngstock from Osnabruck, Germany which hit £3500 twice. The first to make this money was Destiny, a naturally polled December 2012-born heifer by Tiger-Lily Ladd P Red. She carries nine generations of dams scored in the top two grades and sold to Paul and Ruth Robinson for their Woodhey herd, Nantwich.

Next to make the same price was the October 2013-born Emilia, by De-Su Freddie Galaxy she is out of a VG87 scored dam by Snowman. Emilia is maternal sister to a bull on the Osnabruck Bull programme. She was purchased by Dylan Jones for his Madryn herd, Pwllheli.

Close behind at £3400 was BIL Hurry, a January 2013-born daughter of the Morningview Legend son Lector. She is carrying an embryo by Aurora-Rama Archive Red from the heart of the Roxy family, the resulting calf has very high genomic potential. Cameron Baty purchased her for his Tynevalley herd.

A daughter of the Superstition son, Summer made £3000 to Adam Mares, Darwen, Lancashire. She is carrying an embryo by LLM President, a Numero Uno son and out of a maiden heifer by McCutcheon that has a VG85 classified Manoman sired dam. A further seven heifers made over £2000 from this dispersal.

Top price from the UK selection was a £2250 bid which secured the well bred heifer Radnor Mastermind Chanel from David Jones' herd at Presteigne, Powys. Sired by the Fradon Jet-Red son Sterndale Mastermind she is out of a Damion sired dam.

Martin and Jackie Monckton from Blandford Forum sold a Red and White in-calf heifer by Mr Burns Maxwell Red for £2200. She is in-calf to sexed Jotan Red.

Making £2180 was Onston Mammoth Darkie 111th from Tom Rowland, Barnton, she carries two generations of excellent scored dams and sold giving 34kg a day.

Next in the money was George Sanderson from Blackleach, Preston, who sold a Woodmarsh Merchant daughter at £2100 and a Talent sired heifer from his Present family at £2000.

In-calf Holstein heifers from the Po Valley in Italy sold to a top of £1800 twice for daughter of Adelaide and Alfrag Jake Blade that are due at the end of August.

Averages: 42 cows and heifers in milk £1727.85, 30 German and Italian in-calf heifers £1560.87, Bielefeld Dispersal: 66 served heifers £1713.93, 78 maiden heifers £1051.28 (Wright Marshall)