Cars & SUVs Auctions in Iowa

Cars & SUVs auctions in Iowa: what the numbers say

There are 217 cars & suvs auctions open in Iowa right now, listed by Woodbury County, Tripoli Community School District and other government sellers across 39 cities. Most of them are on Proxibid, J.J. Kane, Purple Wave, and every one on this page links to the listing on the platform that runs the sale, where the bidding happens.

Des Moines, West Des Moines, Oskaloosa and Leon have the most cars & suvs listed today. The next to close is 2024 CHEVROLET Equinox in De Soto, IA, at $250 as this page was built. Government sellers in Iowa list what they are done with on a schedule, so the mix changes week to week: a county fleet turnover one week, a school district clearing a warehouse the next.

Over the past year the UX Search sold archive recorded 274 closed cars & suvs sales in Iowa, with a middle hammer price of $5,580 and a range from $1 to $30,000. By city, West Des Moines ran about $5,706 (91 sales), Ames ran about $5,800 (36 sales), De Soto ran about $8,525 (25 sales). The buyer's premium, sales tax and pickup are on top of the hammer price, and each sale below links to the listing it came from.

Cars & SUVs at government auction in Iowa come from the same places they do everywhere: agencies replacing them on a schedule, departments closing or consolidating, and property seized or abandoned and sold by the county. The seller's name is on every listing, the photos show the condition, and most sales are pickup only at the location listed, so the distance to Des Moines is part of the price. Our count the fees tip applies here as much as anywhere: Most auctions add a buyer’s premium to the winning bid, and some add document or gate fees. Check each site’s terms before you bid.

Questions people ask

Where are cars & suvs auctions in Iowa?

UX Search shows 217 cars & suvs auctions open in Iowa right now, in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Oskaloosa, on Proxibid, J.J. Kane, Purple Wave. Each one links to the official listing.

What do cars & suvs sell for at government auction in Iowa?

In the past year, 274 closed cars & suvs sales in Iowa had a middle hammer price of $5,580, from $1 to $30,000, before the buyer's premium and tax.

Who sells cars & suvs at auction in Iowa?

Woodbury County, Tripoli Community School District, Marshalltown Fire Department, Iowa State University - Surplus Fleet Vehicles and other agencies, through Proxibid, J.J. Kane, Purple Wave. Bidding, payment and pickup happen on the platform that runs each sale.

Can anyone bid on cars & suvs auctions in Iowa?

Yes. Government surplus auctions are open to the public. You register on the platform that runs the sale, usually for free, and some sales ask for a card on file or a deposit before the first bid. Pickup is usually in person at the seller's location.

Cars & SUVs auctions in other states

Texas 1,236California 873Pennsylvania 700Illinois 529Florida 522Ohio 443Missouri 443Kansas 422Georgia 357Oklahoma 321Utah 265Maryland 258Tennessee 250North Carolina 248Michigan 228Nevada 227New York 224Virginia 204New Jersey 184Minnesota 181Arkansas 167Washington 144Indiana 134Kentucky 130Louisiana 122Arizona 119Oregon 117South Carolina 109Alabama 108Massachusetts 107Colorado 103Nebraska 89Wisconsin 78Alaska 57Idaho 44Hawaii 44West Virginia 42New Mexico 38South Dakota 36Mississippi 33Connecticut 28North Dakota 25Wyoming 24Rhode Island 19Montana 15Delaware 14Maine 8New Hampshire 5

Other auctions in Iowa

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Live listings from the UX Search index, updated every 15 minutes; this page was built Oct 28, 12:19 AM ET and refreshes every six hours. Sold prices are real hammer prices from the UX sold archive over the past year. UX Search is independent and never takes a bid.