Euro Auction, Leeds – September sale was monopolised by UK buyers on the day, whilst internet activity reached record high!
Euro Auctions, Leeds, Europe’s largest sales arena for the sale of construction machinery, agricultural equipment, and industrial plant, hosted one of its largest auctions on record, attracting a good local audience whilst online bidding from global buyers was exceptional.
The sale held between 23rd and 26th September attracted the biggest online audience in Euro Auctions recent history, showing a true appetite for good used equipment and machinery. Seen as a true ‘home sale’ with over 540 vendors, from 23 countries, 87% of those sellers were from the UK.
With close to 5,200 lots of construction machinery, agricultural equipment, and industrial plant for sale, Euro Auctions proceeded with its traditional format of a mix of biding from the floor on the day, in addition to inviting bids from a global audience via the online bidding platform.
The hammer total for the four days was £33.5 million, with prices strong, and bidding robust. For this sale, close to 4,000 buyers registered to bid, with approximately 600 choosing to bid in person, on the day, from the floor, with 86% bidding online which, for an open sale with buyers attending on the day is the way bidding is moving since Covid.
But it was the home market that monopolised the day, with 95% of buyers coming from Europe, which included UK as the top-bidding country, snapping up close to 50% of all lots. Registrations to bid came from 88 countries from around the globe, such is the power of the Euro Auctions brand and the global marketing reach.
With increasing demand for good quality used machinery, the first-time bidders registering for this auction have increased sale on sale, with over 4,000 new bidding accounts registering during the last five sales in 2020. All Euro Auctions sales are unreserved, and when the hammer went down, all 5,000 plus lots were sold, with prices being strong, and clearly a great deal of interest from eager bidders.
Jonnie Keys comments, “Since the advent of Covid, the demand for good quality used equipment has been building, sale on sale. All throughout 2020 the increase in first time bidders at all Euro Auctions sales has been growing. We still believe that this is due to the slow-down and eventual halt of the manufacturing of new equipment due to the pandemic. We saw the same pattern in 2008 and 2009 following the last downturn. If users are replacing their fleets, or buying for projects, the current activity shows auctions are a good place to attend for that one-stop shopping experience.”
Keys continues, “New buyers and consignors also like our fair and transparent fee structure, where there are no hidden extras and with our staff really engaging with both buyers and sellers. In addition, in a time when more consignors are looking to turn iron into cash, they put their trust in Euro Auctions sell their equipment for fair money, with the funds from this sale helping to keep their businesses afloat across the UK and Europe.”
Prices were strong – notable lots sold include:
6 T Excavator
2011 Kubota KX080-3 Rubber Tracks, Blade, Offset, CV, QH, Piped £20,000
2008 JCB 8080ZTS Rubber Tracks, Blade, Offset, QH, Piped £16,000
2007 Hitachi ZX80SBLC 450mm Rubber Block Pads, Blade, Offset, QH, Piped £20,500
10 T Excavators
2018 Hitachi ZX130LCN-6 700mm Pads, VG, CV, QH, Piped, 3,547 Hours £56,500
2005 JCB JS160LC 700mm Pads, CV, QH, Piped £15,00
2006 Hitachi ZX180LC 700mm Pads, VG, CV, QH, Piped, A/C £16,000
20 T Excavators
2011 Doosan DX300LC 800mm Pads, CV, QH, Piped, Reverse Camera, A/C £37,000
2009 Doosan DX300LC 900mm Pads, CV, QH, Piped, 18m Long Reach Boom, A/C £37,000
2014 CAT 329EL 700mm Pads, CV, QH, Piped, Aux. Piping, Reverse Camera, A/C £69,000
Mini-Excavators
2016 Case CX50B Rubber Tracks, Blade, Offset, QH, Piped £21,000
1992 – 2015 Takeuchi TB153FR Rubber Tracks, Blade, Offset, CV, QH, Piped, A/C £22,500
2008 Hitachi ZX50 CLR Rubber Tracks, Blade, Offset, QH, Piped, 3 Buckets £15,500
Dozers
1805 – 2011 CAT D6K Straight Blade & Tilt, Ripper, A/C £41,000
1811 – 2011 Liebherr PR724 LGP 6 Way Pat Blade, Reverse Camera, A/C £38,000
1813 – 2008 Komatsu D65PX-15 Straight Blade & Tilt, A/C £28,500
Screeners
2008 Extec Robotrac Tracked Screener £28,000
Hammel VB650D Tracked Shredder, Overband Magnet £28,000
2016 BlueMac Tracked Metal Separator £44,000
Skid Steer Loaders
2014 Bobcat T650 Tracked Skidsteer Loader, Full Cab, Piped, Forks £24,000
2014 Bobcat S450 Skidsteer Loader, Piped, Full Cab, Hydraulic Grab £13,000
2015 Bobcat S70 Skidsteer Loader, Piped, Hydraulic Grapple & Bucket £8,750
Back Hoe Loaders
2009 JCB 4CX P21 Turbo Powershift Backhoe Loader, Extendahoe, 4 in 1 Bucket £17,000
2008 JCB 3CX4T Sitemaster Backhoe Loader, 4 in 1 bucket, Forks, Extendahoe £27,000
JCB 3CX Powershift Backhoe Loader, 4 in 1 Bucket, Forks, Extendahoe £21,500
Wheeled Excavators
2012 Atlas 350MH Wheeled Material Handler, Stabilsers, CV, QH, Piped, Aux. High Rise Cab, Demo Cage, Hydraulic Rotating 5 Tyne Scrap Grab, Reverse Camera, A/C £60,000
2011 Hitachi ZX140W-3 Wheeled Excavator, Piped, Reverse Camera, A/C £37,000
2015 Doosan DX160W-3 Wheeled Excavator, Stabilisers, Reverse Camera, A/C £42,500
Telehandlers
2017 JCB 540-140 HI VIZ Turbo Powershift Telehandler, Sway, Fork Positioner £34,000
2013 JCB 540-170 Turbo Powershift Telehandler, Joystick Controls, Sway £29,500
2017 JCB 535-125 HI VIZ Turbo Powershift Telehandler, Sway, WLI, A/C, Forks £31,000
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