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Government auctions

Government auctions are public sales of property that federal, state and local agencies no longer need: vehicles, heavy equipment, tools, electronics, seized property and real estate. Most are held online and some in person. UX Search checks 33 auction platforms at once and links straight to each listing. Pick your state on the map.

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82,586
States
50
Platforms
33
Closed sales tracked
77,984

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Government auctions by state

Every state has its own page with live auctions, photos and current prices, its cities, counties and agencies, and what closed sales brought.

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A few of the 82,586 live government auctions in our index, with current prices.

What government auctions sell

Federal surplusFederal agencies sell surplus property and fleet vehicles through official federal sites.GSA AuctionsGSA Fleet vehicle salesIRS and Treasury auctionsMilitary surplus
State, county and city surplusStates, counties, cities, school districts and utilities sell surplus on auction platforms such as GovDeals, Public Surplus and Municibid.GovDealsPublic SurplusMunicibidNC State Surplus
Police and seized propertyRetired police vehicles and property seized or unclaimed by law enforcement are sold at public auction.Police carsSeized carsPropertyRoomJewelry and seized property
Vehicles and heavy equipmentFleet cars, trucks, buses and heavy equipment are among the most common government auction items.Pickup trucksHeavy equipmentBackhoesDump trucks
Real estateGovernment-owned and foreclosed homes and land are sold through HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the VA, the USDA, tax sales and sheriff sales.HUD homesForeclosuresTax salesSheriff sales

Platforms UX Search covers

GovDeals 14,381Public Surplus 2,000Municibid 71GSA Auctions 601GSA Fleet 372GovPlanet 515IronPlanet 3,146Ritchie Bros. 684JJ Kane 3,776Purple Wave 5,165Proxibid 37,723HiBidWisconsin Surplus 109NC State SurplusIllinois iBid 7Michigan MiBid 2Utah State Surplus 153Minnesota MNBid 44PropertyRoomIRS Auctions 7U.S. Treasury Auctions 19HUD Home StoreHomePathHomeStepsHubzuCivilView Sheriff SalesAuction.comXomeVA Homes (VRM Properties)USDA ResalesAuctions International 88CopartIAA

Getting started

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What mower really sold for

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Closed sales with the real hammer price, from the UX sold archive.