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Heavy equipment prices fell 34% last week at government auctions
Median winning bids by category for the week of October 19, 2026, from the GovAuctions weekly market report.
By the GovAuctions data desk, edited by Ben Wallace
Equipment
-34% to $675
Catering
+34% to $110
Electronics
+22% to $62
Military
+22% to $110
Medical
-24% to $52
Tools
-19% to $56
The median winning bid on a heavy equipment lot at U.S. government auctions fell 34% in the week of October 19, 2026, from $1,025 to $675, across 646 lots that finished bidding.
Other categories that moved by 10% or more: catering +34% (to $110), electronics +22% (to $62), military +22% (to $110), medical or scientific -24% (to $52).
A median moves for two reasons: prices changed, or a different mix of lots closed that week (more trucks than sedans, say). Read one week as a signal to look closer, not as a trend on its own.
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How this was made. Categories other than real estate and miscellaneous, moving less than 50%, with at least 100 closed lots in both weeks and a median of $50 or more, from the frozen weekly report for October 19, 2026. Every figure comes straight from our auction records and is frozen as of publication. See our methodology.
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