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Heavy Equipment Auctions

Excavators, loaders, dozers, cranes and graders sell at large unreserved auctions and online every week. UX Search checks the major equipment platforms on every search and lists the other equipment auctioneers below.

Live right now
9,188
States
48
Sold this year
2,090
Middle sold price
$9,600

See what's for saleWhat they sold for

Live auctions by state48 states with live auctions
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For sale right now

What heavy equipment sold for

2,090 closed sales over the past year, middle price $9,600, from $8 to $338,000. Here is the middle price in the states with the most sales.

Just sold

$7,150 2004 VOLVO 720B Motor Grader Lincoln, NE, Oct 27 $3,950 Skid Steer Attachments (228151 NB) Forest Park, GA, Oct 27 $2,000 2026 Wolverine 72" Skid Steer Brush Cutter - Unused Farmville, NC, Oct 27 $35,055 2011 Kenworth T8 Series 6x4 Diesel Truck w/ Hydraulic Pale Finger Crane Jefferson City, MO, Oct 26 $1,800 John Deere Backhoe Attachment Mattapoisett, MA, Oct 26 $1,000 4' Loader Forks for Forklift Taylorsville, UT, Oct 26 $110 Loader frame for tractor Quincy, OH, Oct 26 $18,200 Bobcat Excavator 341 Mini Excavator Monroe, OH, Oct 26

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Heavy Equipment auctions: what the numbers say

There are 9,188 heavy equipment auctions open right now across 48 states, with the most in Texas (609), Kansas (321), Florida (230), California (155) and Oklahoma (152). Most of them are on Proxibid, Purple Wave and GovDeals. The biggest sellers at the moment are State of New York, Whitemarsh Township, State of Arkansas and Bedford County Highway Department. The next to close is DeVilbiss 4000 Watt Portable Generator at $31.

Over the past year the UX Search sold archive recorded 2,090 closed heavy equipment sales, with a middle hammer price of $9,600 and a range from $8 to $338,000. By state, Florida ran about $3,925 (274 sales), Pennsylvania ran about $14,184 (186 sales) and North Carolina ran about $16,750 (126 sales). The buyer's premium, sales tax and pickup are on top of the hammer price, and each sale on this page links to the listing it came from.

Prices at government auction follow the seller, not the item: a state fleet that serviced a truck on schedule sells it for more than a county that ran it into the ground, and a sale that closes at 2 PM on a Tuesday draws fewer bidders than one that closes Sunday night. The listing's photos, the seller's name and the location tell you most of what you need; the sold prices on this page tell you the rest.

Questions people ask

Where can I find heavy equipment auctions?

UX Search shows 9,188 open right now in 48 states, most in Texas, Kansas and Florida, on Proxibid, Purple Wave and GovDeals. Each listing links to the official sale.

What do heavy equipment sell for?

In the past year, 2,090 closed sales with a middle hammer price of $9,600, from $8 to $338,000, before the buyer's premium and tax.

Who sells heavy equipment at government auction?

State of New York, Whitemarsh Township, State of Arkansas and Bedford County Highway Department and other agencies, through Proxibid, Purple Wave and GovDeals.

Can anyone bid?

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

Last updated October 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM ET. Live counts come from the UX Search index, which reads the government auction platforms every 15 minutes; sold prices are real hammer prices from the UX sold archive over the past year. UX Search is independent and never takes a bid; bidding, payment and pickup happen on the platform that runs each sale.

Do this work? The government is buying it too

Open federal bids, state and local bids and grants for the trades that use this equipment, on UX Contract. Free to search; counts update twice a day.

Demolition and excavation 2 federal · 3 localPaving 51 federal · 6 local · 1 grantsWater and sewer 8 federal · 3 localConstruction 154 federal · 29 local · 5 grantsMarine construction 263 federal · 30 local · 5 grantsAll trades →

Excavators, loaders, dozers, cranes and graders sell at large unreserved auctions and online every week. UX Search checks the major equipment platforms on every search and lists the other equipment auctioneers below.

Type what you’re looking for in the search box to check every site at once, or open a site below to see what it has right now. Bidding always happens on the auction site itself.

Popular searches: ExcavatorWheel loaderDozerBackhoeMotor graderCrane

Searched by UX Search

UX Search reads these sites itself and shows their listings first, with counts and photos, on every search.

  • IronPlanet ironplanet.com · Heavy equipment and trucks sold online with inspection reports.
  • Ritchie Bros. rbauction.com · Large equipment and truck auctions, online and on-site.
  • GovPlanet govplanet.com · Military and government vehicles and heavy equipment.
  • JJ Kane jjkane.com · Utility, municipal and fleet trucks and equipment.
  • Purple Wave purplewave.com · Online-only auctions of equipment, vehicles and ag machinery.
  • Proxibid proxibid.com · A marketplace hosting many independent auction houses.

More auction sites for heavy equipment

UX Search links to these auction sites and is not affiliated with them. Bidding, payment and pickup happen on each site, under its own rules.

Before you bid

  • Count the fees. Buyer’s premiums and documentation fees vary by auction. Check each site’s terms before you bid.
  • Check hours and records. Look for hour-meter readings, service records and photos of wear points such as pins, bushings, tracks and tires.
  • See it run if you can. Many equipment sales have inspection days. If you can’t go, hire an inspector.
  • Plan the haul. Heavy equipment may need a permit load and a lowboy. Get a shipping quote before you bid.

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