Ohio Revised Code Title LIII. Real Property § 5307.14

(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, the money or securities arising from a sale of, or an election to take an estate, shall be distributed and paid, by order of the court of common pleas, to the parties entitled to the money or securities, in lieu of their respective parts and proportions of the estate, according to their rights in the estate.

(B) When a sale is made by a licensed auctioneer, the auctioneer shall receive compensation and reimbursement for expenses as described in section 2335.021 of the Revised Code, that the court shall apportion as costs to the parties as the court finds reasonable and proper.

(C) All receipts of money or securities by the sheriff arising from a sale or election are in the sheriff's official capacity, and the sureties on the sheriff's official bond are liable for any misapplication of those receipts.