Heavy Equipment Auctions in California

Heavy Equipment auctions in California: what the numbers say

There are 167 heavy equipment auctions open in California right now, listed by Berkeley Unified School District, Port Equipment and other government sellers across 38 cities. Most of them are on GovDeals, IronPlanet, GovPlanet, and every one on this page links to the listing on the platform that runs the sale, where the bidding happens.

Van Nuys, Dixon, Richmond and Cupertino have the most heavy equipment listed today. The next to close is Honda EU 3000is Inverter Generator in Davis, CA, at $726 as this page was built. Government sellers in California 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 38 closed heavy equipment sales in California, with a middle hammer price of $8,350 and a range from $8 to $39,500. By city, Montclair ran about $11,200 (4 sales), Victorville ran about $6,250 (3 sales), Palmdale ran about $150 (3 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.

Heavy Equipment at government auction in California 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 Van Nuys is part of the price. Our count the fees tip applies here as much as anywhere: Buyer’s premiums and documentation fees vary by auction. Check each site’s terms before you bid.

Questions people ask

Where are heavy equipment auctions in California?

UX Search shows 167 heavy equipment auctions open in California right now, in Van Nuys, Dixon, Richmond, on GovDeals, IronPlanet, GovPlanet. Each one links to the official listing.

What do heavy equipment sell for at government auction in California?

In the past year, 38 closed heavy equipment sales in California had a middle hammer price of $8,350, from $8 to $39,500, before the buyer's premium and tax.

Who sells heavy equipment at auction in California?

Berkeley Unified School District, Port Equipment, Desert Water Agency, Alameda County, through GovDeals, IronPlanet, GovPlanet. Bidding, payment and pickup happen on the platform that runs each sale.

Can anyone bid on heavy equipment auctions in California?

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.

Heavy Equipment auctions in other states

Texas 613Kansas 321Florida 170Illinois 163Ohio 152Oklahoma 148Missouri 129North Carolina 122Iowa 104South Carolina 88Virginia 84Maryland 83Georgia 79Alabama 73Tennessee 72Pennsylvania 62Washington 55Colorado 46Connecticut 45Arkansas 44Minnesota 43New Jersey 40Indiana 39New York 38Kentucky 37Oregon 36Arizona 33Louisiana 31Michigan 31Wisconsin 29Nevada 28Nebraska 26South Dakota 24Hawaii 20Mississippi 20Utah 17Idaho 16Massachusetts 11Wyoming 10New Hampshire 10Alaska 9New Mexico 8Maine 4North Dakota 4Montana 4West Virginia 3Delaware 1

Other auctions in California

Cars, trucks and SUVs 795Seized property, jewelry and coins 321Furniture 182Computers and electronics 137Heavy trucks 112Real estate 82Police vehicles 45Trailers and campers 19Golf carts, UTVs and ATVs 5Boats 1All California government auctions →

Live listings from the UX Search index, updated every 15 minutes; this page was built Oct 27, 12:23 PM 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.