2026 Ohio Beef Expo hosts eight successful seedstock sales

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