Between September 24-25, more than $61 million worth of equipment items and trucks were sold for 730+ owners in Ritchie Bros.’ Fort Worth, TX auction, setting a new consignor record for the site.

More than 6,800 people from 58 countries registered to bid on 5,200+ items at the auction. Approximately 88% of the items in the auction were purchased by U.S. buyers, including 45% purchased by buyers from Texas. International buyers from such countries as Australia, Egypt, and the UK purchased 12% of the equipment. Online buyers purchased 60% of the assets.

“We sold a wide selection of equipment this week for more than 700 owners with strong attendance and buyer participation on both days,” said Neal Black, regional sales manager, Ritchie Bros. “I’d like to offer a huge thank you to all the sellers who trusted us to meet their expectations. We had a great auction this week, with solid pricing, and we encourage equipment buyers to check out the thousands of items being sold online through IronPlanet.com and Marketplace-E.”

Equipment highlights in the Fort Worth auction included 500+ truck tractors, 250+ aerial work platforms, 160 excavators, 50+ loader backhoes, 140+ skid steers, 75+ flatbed trucks, 60 wheel loaders, 30+ dump trucks, 50+ dozers, and more. All items were sold without minimum bids or reserve prices.

Ritchie Bros. currently has more than 56,000 equipment items, trucks, and other assets listed for sale through its various marketplaces.

Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets.