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Surplus market report: week of July 6, 2026
July 6 - July 12, 2026. 14,706 U.S. government surplus lots finished bidding, +8% on the week before, at a median winning bid of $101. Of the lots whose outcome we re-checked after close, 75.3% sold.
Lots closed
14,706
+8%
Median winning bid
$101
all categories
Sell-through
75.3%
Total closing value
$26,135,248
Vehicles carried the week on volume with 2,940 lots closed at a median of $2,550, and it was also the most contested: a lot that drew bids drew a median of 25 of them.
Volume, median close and sell-through by category
| Category | Closed | Median | vs. prior week | Sell-through | Median bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles | 2,940 | $2,550 | +21% | 93.6% | 25 |
| Electronics | 2,145 | $78 | -22% | 83.5% | 11 |
| Furniture | 1,600 | $12 | +20% | 68.2% | 3 |
| Tools | 825 | $110 | +5% | 83.8% | 13 |
| Real Estate | 635 | $4,950 | +43% | 31.5% | 1 |
| Equipment | 569 | $1,025 | -2% | 91.6% | 19 |
| Jewelry | 498 | $55 | -7% | 42.2% | 5 |
| Medical | 389 | $59 | -41% | 76.3% | 5 |
| Collectibles | 304 | $66 | +29% | 71.8% | 8 |
| Military | 261 | $100 | -50% | — | 6 |
Notable lots this week
Most contested lot
2013 Western Star 4700 T/A Boom TruckClosed at $69,100 after 184 bids in PA. Vehicles.
Highest close of the week
8.44 acres - within the City of Spokane ValleyClosed at $695,000 in WA. Real Estate.
Also notable
2019 Armstrong Marine 38' | Aluminum Diver Support Vessel | "Salish Scout" (ID #Closed at $350,000 in WA. Vehicles.
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GovAuctions - Surplus market report: week of July 6, 2026 - https://govauctions.app/reports/week-2026-07-06
Methodology: counts every U.S. lot in our index that finished bidding between 2026-07-06 and 2026-07-13 (UTC). Median is the median final winning bid among lots that closed with a bid. The all-category median moves with the mix of what happened to close that week, not with prices, so week-over-week movement is shown per category, where it compares like with like. Sell-through is the share of lots that sold, counted only where we re-checked the outcome after the auction closed, since a pre-close reading undercounts last-minute bids; weeks before that check existed report no sell-through rather than an understated one. A category needs 30 closed lots to appear and 50 re-checked lots to show a sell-through. Uncategorized lots are counted in the totals but not the table. This is a sample of the platforms we index, not the entire government-auction universe. Built July 31, 2026 and frozen.
For the always-current view, see the Surplus Market Report and the Surplus Price Index, or browse live auctions.