The 2026 Ohio Beef Expo was held March 19 - 22 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. The Expo, hosted by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA), is the premier event for Ohio’s cattle industry including seedstock shows and sales, a trade show, a competitive junior show, and much more all in one place.
The seven breed sales flourished this year with a combined total of 284 live lots sold at an average of $6,121 and a total gross sales of $1,738,250. Individual and total breed sales results are as follows:
Aberdeen Angus
Managed by: Breeders World - Roger Hunker
Auctioneer: Darby Walton
Sale Gross: $71,500
Live Lots:19
Live Average: $3,695
High Selling Bull: Lot 5 - NE Notorios consigned by New England Beef, Billerica, Massachusetts Sold to Mark Cooper, Windham, Maine for $4,500
High Selling Female: Lot 9 - NE Margarita consigned by New England Beef, Billerica, Massachusetts Sold to Beil Effertz, Bismarck, South Dakota for $6,500
Angus
Managed by: Ohio Angus Association - Jacy Bapst
Auctioneer: Ron Kreis
Sale Gross: $244,750
Live Lots: 41
Live Average: $5,984
High Selling Bull: Lot 14 - Rains Resilient SRAP consigned by Rains Angus, Mercer Pennsylvania Sold to Louside Hilderth, Sycamore Pennsylvania for $14,000
High Selling Female: Lot 8 - HFS Pride 419 consigned by HFS Angus, Radnor, Ohio Sold to Clayton Carr, Delaware, Ohio for $9,000
Hereford
Managed by: Buckeye Hereford Association
Auctioneer: Ron Kries
Sale Gross: $83,050
Live Lots: 16
Live Average: $5,075
High Selling Bulls: Lot 7 - EML Mr Historic Maui L816 consigned by EML Show Cattle, Litchfield, Ohio Sold for $5,000 Lot 9 - CLS 10G Patrick 213W consigned by CLS Show Cattle, Beloit, Ohio Sold for $5,000
High Selling Female: Lot 10 - CLS 418F Miss Juniper 123L consigned by CLS Show Cattle, Beloit, Ohio Sold for $8,000
Maine Anjou
Managed by: PrimeTime AgriMarketing Network Inc.
Auctioneer: Kevin Wendt
Sale Gross: $596,700
Live Lots: 58
Live Average: $8,716
High Selling Bull: Lot X - Moonshine 59N consigned by Schaeffer Tice and Tolle, Taylorsville, Kentucky Sold to Rogers Cattle, Searsboro, Iowa for $58,000 for 50%
High Selling Female: Lot 46 - JCC Nala 17N consigned by Jones Cattle Co, Chaplin, Illinois Sold to March Family, Ashtabula, Ohio for $15,000
Shorthorn
Managed by: Aegerter Marketing Services
Auctioneer: Kevin Wendt
Sale Gross: $259,125
Live Lots: 50
Live Average: $4,756
High Selling Bull: Lot 2 - 4C SD Noise Maker ET consigned by 4C Show Cattle, Oregonia, Ohio Sold to Braden Mitchell, Nashua, Iowa for $6,000
High Selling Female: Lot 28 - BRENN Lovemore 42N consigned by Brennstuhl Farms, Danville, Ohio Sold to Charley Behler, Butler, Ohio for $10,500
Simmental
Managed by: DP Sales Management, LLC
Auctioneer: Ron Kreis
Sale Gross: $567,550
Live Lots: 86
Live Average: $6,515
High Selling Bull: Lot 80 - FSCI Loverboy N541 consigned by Ferguson Cattle Company, Jefferson, Ohio Sold to Harley Hamilton, Williamsfield, Ohio for $17,500
High Selling Female: Lot 31 - JCCO RAYA27N consigned by Johnson Cattle Co, Danforth, Illinois Sold to Jackson Merritt, Carthage, Illinois for $13,750
Miniature Herefords
Managed by: Breeders World - Roger Hunker
Auctioneer: Darby Walton
Sale Gross: $56,585
Live Lots: 14
Live Average: $3,139
High Selling Bull: Lot 1 - TDF Primetime CLP consigned by Dailey Farms, Sullivan, Ohio Sold to Stephen Tooill, Somerset, Ohio for $1,600
High Selling Female:
Lot 2 - CSC Elektra consigned by Cow Swamp Creek, Grimesland, North Carolina
Sold to Jeff Sedillos, Elk Creek, Virginia for $5,000
Posted: March 26, 2026