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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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84,982
States
50
Platforms
33
Closed sales tracked
76,840

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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 84,982 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 14,069Public Surplus 2,002Municibid 79GSA Auctions 535GSA Fleet 418GovPlanet 515IronPlanet 3,053Ritchie Bros. 667JJ Kane 3,558Purple Wave 5,292Proxibid 40,655HiBidWisconsin Surplus 110NC State SurplusIllinois iBid 7Michigan MiBid 2Utah State Surplus 134Minnesota MNBid 53PropertyRoomIRS Auctions 7U.S. Treasury Auctions 19HUD Home StoreHomePathHomeStepsHubzuCivilView Sheriff SalesAuction.comXomeVA Homes (VRM Properties)USDA ResalesAuctions International 84CopartIAA

Getting started

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