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 September 4, 2026.

Listings, quarter-to-date

52,817

Value, quarter-to-date

$287,186,684

Coverage

Nationwide

Platforms

Quarter-to-date, from 0 days 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

27.9%

~$1,000

Real Estate

13.5%

~$17,650

Electronics

7.9%

~$40

Equipment

7.6%

~$500

Furniture

6.8%

~$10

Tools

6.4%

~$50

Jewelry

2.5%

~$59

Medical

2.5%

~$70

Military

2.2%

~$60

Collectibles

1.7%

~$24

Sporting

0.9%

~$28

Art & Decor

0.6%

~$25

Catering

0.6%

~$50

Appliances

0.6%

~$40

Janitorial

0.4%

~$10

Materials

0.1%

~$29

Seized

~$98,575

What people are interested in

Share of auction-page views, by category

Real Estate

36.4%

Vehicles

22%

Electronics

8.1%

Equipment

6.9%

Furniture

3.4%

Tools

2.9%

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

The wackiest lots this quarter

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

$1,500,000

New/Installed HITEC PowerPRO 2700 DRUPS Units, 13.14MW, w/Sound Suppression Enclosures & BAAQMD Tier 4 Controls

$1,500,000

New/Uninstalled HITEC PowerPRO 2700 DRUPS Units, 13.14MW, w/Sound Suppression Enclosures & BAAQMD Tier 4 Controls

$1,000,000

Crude/Vacuum Unit, 80000bpd, w/ Desalter Vessel, 38000bpd w/ NaOH Scrubber System

$1,000,000

Generator, Steam Turbine, Electric Machinery, 3750Kva, 4160V, 520amps, 1800rpm, 60hz

$750,000

Jet-Engine Industrial Fire Suppression Truck - DICOSY Turbo Hydro Jet 40000 – Fo

$659,400

Carver County Tax Forfeiture Auction - 30.2040100 City of Chaska

Where the auctions are

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

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Most: California 8.3% · Texas 7.5% · Pennsylvania 7.5% · Florida 7.1% · Ohio 5%

By platform

Share of listings (this quarter), by source

govdeals

48.7%

jjkane

8.5%

PublicSurplus

8.5%

purplewave

6.7%

civilview

6.6%

gsa-fleet

5.9%

GovPlanet

3.3%

realforeclose

2.9%

GSA Auctions

2.7%

wisconsinsurplus

2.6%

HUD HomeStore

1.6%

Municibid

0.8%

bid4assets

0.7%

PropertyRoom

0.3%

apple

0.2%

Illinois iBid

Michigan MIBID

cws

gsa-realestate

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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