Government Auctions
Federal, state, county and city surplus in one search
Government auctions are public sales of property that federal, state and local agencies no longer need, including vehicles, heavy equipment, tools, electronics, seized property and real estate. Most are held online on auction platforms, and some are held in person. UX Search checks 33 of these platforms at once and links straight to each listing on the platform that runs the auction.
Federal surplus
Federal agencies sell surplus property and fleet vehicles through official federal sites.
GSA Auctions · GSA Fleet vehicle sales · IRS and Treasury auctions · Military surplus
State, county and city surplus
States, counties, cities, school districts and utilities sell surplus on auction platforms such as GovDeals, Public Surplus and Municibid.
GovDeals · Public Surplus · Municibid · NC State Surplus
Police and seized property
Retired police vehicles and property seized or unclaimed by law enforcement are sold at public auction.
Police cars · Seized cars · PropertyRoom · Jewelry and seized property
Vehicles and heavy equipment
Fleet cars, trucks, buses and heavy equipment are among the most common government auction items.
Pickup trucks · Heavy equipment · Backhoes · Dump trucks
Real estate
Government-owned and foreclosed homes and land are sold through HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the VA, the USDA, tax sales and sheriff sales.
HUD homes · Foreclosures · Tax sales · Sheriff sales
Government auctions by state
Government bids for paving & roads, due soonest
All 43 →Open federal bids from SAM.gov on UX Contract, free to search. 15 due this week.
Platforms UX Search covers
GovDeals · Public Surplus · Municibid · GSA Auctions · GSA Fleet · GovPlanet · IronPlanet · Ritchie Bros. · JJ Kane · Purple Wave · Proxibid · HiBid · Wisconsin Surplus · NC State Surplus · Illinois iBid · Michigan MiBid · Utah State Surplus · Minnesota MNBid · PropertyRoom · IRS Auctions · U.S. Treasury Auctions · HUD Home Store · HomePath · HomeSteps · Hubzu · CivilView Sheriff Sales · Auction.com · Xome · VA Homes (VRM Properties) · USDA Resales · Auctions International · Copart · IAA · How each platform works →
Getting started
- How government auctions work
- New buyers start here
- Buyer’s premium and fees
- Hidden costs
- Inspecting a vehicle
- Title and registration
Upcoming auctions → · Shipping what you win →
What skid steer really sold for
Price Report →Closed sales with the real hammer price, from the UX sold archive.
