Heavy Equipment: what it sells for at government auction
At United States government auctions, heavy equipment lots sold for a median of $1,507 since May 2026 (11,820 sales, middle half $361 to $5,400), according to the GovAuctions.app Surplus Price Index. 50 states have enough completed sales for their own figure, and the month-by-month trend is below.
Buyer's guide: How to buy government heavy equipment
Equipment for sale at government auction
4,395 live heavy equipment auctions right now. 8 of them are below, soonest ending first.
1993 Caterpillar CP-563 Single Drum Vibratory Padfoot Compactor
$19,000
Fort Mill, SC · Ends Nov 8, 2026
Debris loader
$106
Mays Landing, NJ · Ends Nov 8, 2026
Hyster forklift
$200
Davenport, FL · Ends Nov 8, 2026
2023 John Deere Z960M mower
$3,560
Savannah, GA · Ends Nov 8, 2026
2023 John Deere Z960M mower
$3,600
Savannah, GA · Ends Nov 8, 2026
12” Backhoe Digging Bucket
$5
Burkesville, KY · Ends Nov 8, 2026
2018 SHINDAIWA Trimmer T302 - USED
$42
Tualatin, OR · Ends Nov 8, 2026
Caterpillar 302.4D Compact Excavator
$10
Little Rock, AR · Ends Nov 8, 2026
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Median sale price by month
20 most recent heavy equipment sales
Every row is a completed government auction archived by GovAuctions.app. The price is the final bid we recorded when the lot closed, excluding buyer's premium and taxes. Prices marked confirmed were read back from the platform's bid history.
Heavy Equipment sold prices by state
Other equipment sold prices
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a surplus heavy equipment sell for at government auction?
- Across 11,820 completed United States government auctions since May 2026, the median heavy equipment sold for $1,507, with most closing between $361 and $5,400. Final prices vary with item type, condition, age, and location.
- Where can I buy a surplus heavy equipment?
- Government agencies sell surplus heavy equipment through official platforms like GSA Auctions, GovDeals, and Public Surplus. GovAuctions aggregates live heavy equipment listings into one free, searchable feed, with no bid packs or credits required.
- Are these sold prices before or after fees?
- These are realised final winning bids, excluding buyer's premium and taxes. Budget for an additional buyer's premium (often around 10%), applicable taxes, and transport when estimating your all-in cost.
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Methodology: median final winning bid on heavy equipment lots that closed on official United States government auction platforms over the trailing 365 days, pooled across every heavy equipment lot in the category. Realised sale prices, excluding buyer's premium. No-bid lots excluded. Updated daily. Lots whose true hammer price we captured after close are used as-is. The rest are corrected for late bidding, by a factor measured per category against the lots where we have both figures. These figures are the GovAuctions.app Surplus Price Index for this category. Free to cite with attribution.