State of Government Surplus

What is the U.S. government auctioning each quarter? We aggregate listings from the major official platforms. Because no single source covers every government auction, the breakdowns are shown as shares of what we track — a sample, not the national total. Updated June 5, 2026.

Listings, quarter-to-date

13,673

Value, quarter-to-date

$207,678,215

Coverage

Nationwide

Platforms

Quarter-to-date, from 1 day of data so far. We retain a rolling 90 days, so these totals grow into a full quarter over time. Distribution shares below already reflect everything we currently track.

What's being auctioned

Share of listings (this quarter), by category · median bid at right

Vehicles

15.6%

~$1,205

Electronics

10.8%

~$32

Furniture

8.6%

~$10

Real Estate

7.9%

~$163,200

Military

5.7%

~$15

Tools

3.9%

~$89

Medical

3.8%

~$100

Jewelry

2.5%

~$30

Equipment

2.5%

~$987

Seized

0.1%

~$4,050

What people are interested in

Share of auction-page views, by category

Real Estate

65.3%

Vehicles

14.9%

Electronics

Equipment

2.2%

Military

1.8%

Medical

1.2%

Based on visits to listings still in our index; read as relative interest, not exact shares.

The most notable lots right now

Beyond foreclosed homes, the government is auctioning some genuinely surprising things — live now:

$498,000

Old Wrangell Medical Center & Land

🏛️

$490,000

2021 MCI D4500 CNG Coach Bus

$450,000

Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk, SN 88-26071

$345,000

Commercial Property in Ammon, Idaho 0.88 Acres

$250,000

Peterson 4300B PORTABLE WHOLE TREE CHIPPER 2014

$200,000

4 Hillcrest Rd, Allegheny, PA 15221 - SINGLE FAMILY HOME

Where the auctions are

Share of listings (this quarter), by state — hover a tile for its share

Hover a state to see its share

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Most: California 12.5% · Texas 9% · Ohio 6.3% · Arizona 5.1% · Pennsylvania 5.1%

By platform

Share of listings (this quarter), by source

govdeals

43.9%

PublicSurplus

31.8%

HUD HomeStore

6.5%

GSA Auctions

6.3%

GovPlanet

6.1%

Municibid

3.4%

PropertyRoom

1.3%

Michigan MIBID

0.5%

Illinois iBid

0.2%

Methodology & citation

Figures cover listings active in the trailing 30 days, aggregated from official U.S. government auction platforms (GSA Auctions, HUD HomeStore, PublicSurplus, GovPlanet, Municibid and others). This is a sample of the platforms we index, not the entire government-auction universe, which is why we report shares rather than universe-wide totals. “Value” sums the list price or current/last bid on lots that have received bids; medians are used because auction prices are heavily right-skewed, and reflect bid levels, not final sale prices.

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