Ritchie Bros. Sells $75MM Worth of Equipment at Fort Worth Auction



Ritchie Bros. reported that during its Fort Worth, TX auction more than 5,675 people registered to bid in person and online, purchasing 6,250 equipment items and trucks for roughly $75 million.

Approximately 45% ($33 million) of the equipment in the auction was sold to online bidders. U.S. buyers purchased $69 million of equipment (92%), including $33 million sold to Texas buyers (45%). International buyers purchased 8%.

“We’ve started strong in Texas with a great Houston auction in February and now a record-breaker here in Fort Worth,” said Dolan Aucoin, sales director, Ritchie Bros. “We had a packed house in Fort Worth this week, with very active bidding and solid pricing on the record-setting selection of equipment and trucks available. As a result, we set a new Texas record for gross auction proceeds, and were up 32 percent over the same auction last year. I’d like to offer a huge thank you to all the sellers and buyers who took part in this historic auction.”

Ritchie Bros. sold equipment for a site record 690 sellers, including 100 hydraulic excavators, 600 vocational trucks, 670 trailers and a large selection of oil and gas equipment.


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