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Industrial Equipment & Forklift Auctions

Forklifts, compressors, generators, racking and material-handling equipment sell when plants close, move or upgrade. These are the auction sites that run those sales.

Live right now
4,170
States
46
Sold this year
1,087
Middle sold price
$900

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What industrial equipment & forklift sold for

1,087 closed sales over the past year, middle price $900, from $1 to $148,000. Here is the middle price in the states with the most sales.

Just sold

$410 Nissan propane forklift Lawton, OK, Oct 27 $151 Tweco Fabricator Model #211i Welder Serial #WT1425000016 Freeport, FL, Oct 27 $230 Sanborn Blackmax 5HP Air Compressor-WILL SHIP Platte City, MO, Oct 27 $85 Tweco Fabricator Model #211i Welder Serial #WT1425000139 Freeport, FL, Oct 26 $700 Electric forklift West Lafayette, IN, Oct 26 $10,000 1996 International 4900 Fire/Pumper Truck - 7.6L L6 DIESEL ENGINE Dawson Creek, Oct 26 $310 DeeZee 111-Gallon External Truck Tank with Hose and Pump Iowa City, IA, Oct 26 $1,000 4' Loader Forks for Forklift Taylorsville, UT, Oct 26

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Industrial Equipment & Forklift auctions: what the numbers say

There are 4,170 industrial equipment & forklift auctions open right now across 46 states, with the most in Texas (315), Florida (141), California (130), Ohio (127) and Illinois (101). Most of them are on Proxibid, IronPlanet and GovPlanet. The biggest sellers at the moment are Greenville County School District, Lincoln Land Community College, Federal Supply Service, Personal Property Centers and State of Georgia. The next to close is Tweco Fabricator Model #211i Welder Serial #WT1425000140 at $29.

Over the past year the UX Search sold archive recorded 1,087 closed industrial equipment & forklift sales, with a middle hammer price of $900 and a range from $1 to $148,000. By state, Texas ran about $3,438 (98 sales), Georgia ran about $120 (95 sales) and California ran about $775 (62 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 industrial equipment & forklift auctions?

UX Search shows 4,170 open right now in 46 states, most in Texas, Florida and California, on Proxibid, IronPlanet and GovPlanet. Each listing links to the official sale.

What do industrial equipment & forklift sell for?

In the past year, 1,087 closed sales with a middle hammer price of $900, from $1 to $148,000, before the buyer's premium and tax.

Who sells industrial equipment & forklift at government auction?

Greenville County School District, Lincoln Land Community College, Federal Supply Service, Personal Property Centers and State of Georgia and other agencies, through Proxibid, IronPlanet and GovPlanet.

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 6:48 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.

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Forklifts, compressors, generators, racking and material-handling equipment sell when plants close, move or upgrade. These are the auction sites that run those sales.

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.

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Searched by UX Search

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

  • GovDeals govdeals.com · Surplus from cities, counties, states, schools and utilities nationwide.
  • Proxibid proxibid.com · A marketplace hosting many independent auction houses.
  • HiBid hibid.com · Thousands of local auction companies in one place.

More auction sites for industrial machinery

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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