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Government auctions in Iowa

Cities, counties, school districts, state agencies and federal offices in Iowa sell their surplus at public auction. Here is everything our index shows right now, with photos and current prices, and what closed sales brought.

Live right now
657
Cities
30+
Agencies selling
24
Sold this year
739

See what's for saleWhat things sold for

Iowa by county53 counties with live auctions
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Government bids in Iowa, due soonest

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Open federal bids from SAM.gov on UX Contract, free to search. 5 due this week.

Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Replacement Marine Fire Detection and Alarm System – Motor Vessel Quincy1 day leftDue Oct 27, 2026, 3:00 PM ET · set-asideMississippi River Basin Bettendorf, Iowa Local Flood Protection Bettendorf, Iowa 2024 Event PL84-99 Flood Repairs2 days leftDue Oct 28, 2026, 10:00 AM ET · set-aside · coming soonMeals Johnston, IA W912LP27Q40003 days leftDue Oct 29, 2026, 11:00 AM ET · set-asideN0038326PR0R168_FMS3 days leftDue Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM ET · set-aside

For sale in Iowa right now

GovPlanet 2025 Toyota SR1-HPT50 5000 lb Electric Forklift $35,000 GovDeals 1 Desktop HP ProDesk 600 G3 MT Computer without hard drive; 1 Monroe 2725 Calculator; various 3-ring notebooks Des Moines $14 GovDeals Bed Rail Toolboxes Dubuque $300 GovDeals Truck Box and Lift Gate from a 2023 F250 Dubuque $1,100 GovDeals 1999 Aluma Ltd. 4 place aluminum snowmobile trailer with ramps Preston $1,025 GovDeals Wooden School/Daycare Furniture and Toy Ankeny $12 Purple Wave 2001 Freightliner FL70 dump truck Tipton $3,200 Purple Wave 2014 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor SUV Burlington $1,550 GovDeals 2009 John Deere XUV 620i 4X4 UTV Iowa City $4,500 GovDeals 2012 Land Pride RBT3584 3-Point Blade Urbandale $725 IronPlanet 15 ft Pontoon Boat w/2016 Midwest PVB1412 Trailer Ames See price GovPlanet 2025 Toyota SR1-HPT50 5000 lb Electric Forklift $35,000

What closed auctions sold for in Iowa

The middle price of each kind of sale over the past year: half sold for more, half for less. Closed sales only.

  • Everything else$300266 sales
  • Cars, trucks and SUVs$5,680264 sales
  • Computers and electronics$21055 sales
  • Heavy equipment$4,67546 sales
  • Heavy trucks$5,15045 sales
  • Trailers and campers$24318 sales
  • Police vehicles$2,80013 sales
  • Boats$1,56512 sales
  • Furniture$2610 sales
  • Golf carts, UTVs and ATVs$4,02610 sales

Just sold

$1,237 2000 GMC C7H042 West Des Moines, Oct 26 $420 Approximately 250 4X4 posts Various lengths West Des Moines, Oct 26 $300 Speed King Conveyer Ames, Oct 26 $1,060 2005 Ford Freestar George, Oct 26 $235 3M Floor Mats Iowa City, Oct 26 $27 Apple iMac 21.5" 14,3 A1418, Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90 GHz Iowa City, Oct 25 $30 Apple iMac 21.5" 14,1 A1418, Intel Core i5-4570R @ 2.70 GHz Iowa City, Oct 25 $22 NIB Dell Optiplex 755 Ellsworth, Oct 25 $22,600 2009 John Deere 710J Loader Backhoe Cedar Rapids, Oct 24 $9,910 2016 RAM 1500 Johnston, Oct 24 $2,025 2015 Ford Taurus West Des Moines, Oct 23 $1 Lot of 20 miscellaneous wooden chairs Pocahontas, Oct 23

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Where these auctions are listed

Purple Wave 237GovDeals 202Proxibid 91J.J. Kane 71IronPlanet 23Public Surplus 13GSA Auctions 10GSA Fleet 6GovPlanet 4

Government homes in Iowa

HUD Home StoreHomePathHomeStepsHubzuAuction.comXomeVA Homes (VRM Properties)

Selling to the government in Iowa

Open federal bids in Iowa: 12 →Federal contracts in Iowa: $1.9B →Federal grants →How to win government contracts

State and local property sales in Iowa

Land banks, tax sales, surplus land, timber and lease sales and other public programs in Iowa. Each link opens the program's own page.

Des Moines County Sheriff's SalesIn-person sheriff's sales of foreclosed property in Des Moines County, Iowa.desmoinescounty.iowa.gov

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