The 2025 Ohio Beef Expo held March 13-16 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio hosted eight successful breed sales. The Ohio Beef Expo is Ohio’s largest beef cattle event managed by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA), a non-profit membership organization, representing the business interests important to farm families raising cattle.
The eight breed sales flourished this year with a combined total of 305.5 live lots sold at an average of $5,322 and a total gross sales of $1,747,843. Individual and total breed sales results are shown in the table below.
Aberdeen Angus
Managed by: Breeders World - Roger Hunker
Auctioneer: Darby Walton
Sale Gross: $46,150
Live Lots:16
Live Average: $2,775
High Selling Bull: Lot 1 - UF Hurricane 02L sold to Neil Effertz - Bismarck, ND for $2,866 Consigned by the University of Findlay
High Selling Female: Lot 17 - Pick of Grass - Master Crop sold to Doug Simpson - Alberta, Canada for $8,250 Consigned by Grass Master Cattle - Chamberlain, SD
Angus
Managed by: Ohio Angus Association - Jacy Bapst
Auctioneer: Ron Kreis
Sale Gross: $213,000
Live Lots: $32
Live Average: $6,334
High Selling Bull: Lot 5 - Claylick Run Tarde Up K059 sold to ST Genetics & Kyle Potts for $20,000 Consigned by Claylick Run Frm - David Fulumlee - Newark, Ohio
High Selling Female: Lot 26 - HFS Blackbird 354 sold to Crammer Angus - Butler, PA for $7,750 Consigned by HFS Angus - Tim & Elizabeth Harsh - Radnor, Ohio
Hereford
Managed by: Lisa Keets
Auctioneer: Dale Stith
Sale Gross: $126,125
Live Lots: 30
Live Average: $4,137
High Selling Bull: Lot 18 - Easy Rider ET sold to Peter Grain & Livestock - Lockbourne, Ohio for $5,900 Consigned by Pitt Herefords/ Broken Rock Farm - Belleville, Ohio
High Selling Female: Lot 21 – UHF U14G Kylie U17M sold to Nunnya Farms - Woodsfield, Ohio for $8,000 Consigned by Ralph E Ullman & Son - Graysville, Ohio
Maine Anjou
Managed by: PrimeTime AgriMarketing Network Inc.
Auctioneer: Kevin Wendt
Sale Gross: $561,725
Live Lots: 66.5
Live Average: $7,699
High Selling Bull: Lot 20 - MCCF Lucky Day sold to HJF Hay, Horse, & Cattle - Midland, PA for $20,000 Consigned by Muir Cattle - Waynesfield, Ohio
High Selling Female: Lot 60 - GOF Oakley 306M sold to Rinkes Cattle - Harrisville, Ohio for $6,988 Consigned by Green Oak Farm - New Paris, Ohio
Red Angus
Managed by: Dan Wells
Auctioneer: Darby Walton
Sale Gross: $62,850
Live Lots: 17
Live Average: $3,685
High Selling Bull: Lot 1 – Red LePage HD-33M10 sold to Joseph Rose - Oakwood, Ohio for $4,500 Consigned by LePage Cattle LTD., Coshocton, Ohio
High Selling Female: Lot 12 – Red LePage Bieber HD MF2l sold to Dennis Household - Holbrook, PA for $8,500 Consigned by LePage Cattle LTD., Coshocton, Ohio
Shorthorn
Managed by: Aegerter Marketing Services
Auctioneer: Kevin Wendt
Sale Gross: $189,443
Live Lots: 40
Live Average: $4,453
High Selling Bull: Lot 2 - BF Mad Dog 5M sold to Raph Arison -Vanderbilt, PA for $7,000 Consigned by Brennstuhl Farms - Danville, Ohio
High Selling Female: Lot 30- BF Pandora 14MT sold to Grant Freeman- Belleville, Ohio for $10,000 Consigned by Brennstuhl Farms - Danville, Ohio
Simmental
Managed by: DP Sales Management, LLC
Auctioneer: Ron Kreis
Sale Gross: $486,250
Live Lots: 87
Live Average: $5,532
High Selling Bull: Lot 76 - Lucci Mr Loverboy M94 sold to Justin Smith - Albany, Ohio for $10,000 Consigned by Lucci Farms - Wooster, Ohio Lot 93 - BOSC Lovery Boy M435 sold to Matt Smith - Barnesville, Ohio for $10,000 Consigned by Bosse Cattle, Montville, Ohio
High Selling Female: Lot 60/60A - FSCI Ms Gemstone L312 with heifer calf sold to Rocky Hill Farms, Steve Watson - Dawsonville, GA for $27,000 Consigned by Ferguson Cattle Company - Jefferson, Ohio
Miniature Herefords
Managed by: Breeders World - Roger Hunker
Auctioneer: Darby Walton
Sale Gross: $61,700
Live Lots: 17
Live Average: $3,032
High Selling Bull: Lot 2 - SS MR VANDORN sold to Benjamin Lenter - Spencer, Ohio for $2,750 Consigned by Splitt Creek Ranch - North Platte, NE
High Selling Female: Lot 8 - BGB BEN DOVER (BGB 10B) sold to MacCauley Farms - Atglen, PA for $5,000 Consigned by Cow Swamp Creek Farms - Grimesland, NC
Posted: March 20, 2025