Ritchie Bros. held its sixth Texas auction of the year on July 19 and July 20, selling more than 3,400 equipment items and trucks for roughly $42 million at its auction site in Fort Worth.

More than 3,975 people from 48 countries registered to bid in the live, unreserved public auction, including 2,850 registering to bid online. U.S. buyers purchased 91% of the equipment, including 45% purchased by Texas buyers, while international buyers from as far away as Australia, Singapore and the Ukraine purchased 9% of equipment.

“With equipment continuing to be in short supply, we saw strong prices in Fort Worth this week,” said Bill Hogan, regional sales manager, Ritchie Bros. “We had great attendance both days of the auction, with particularly strong participation from online buyers who purchased approximately 59 percent of equipment.”

Ritchie Bros. sold equipment for 525 owners in the Fort Worth auction. Highlights included 260 truck tractors, 300 trailers, 100 skid steers, 75 loader backhoes, 65 dozers and 55 excavators.