13,500+ online bidders from 66 countries registered for the
May 18 – 19 unreserved auction
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 21, 2021 /CNW/ - Buyer demand and equipment
pricing continues to trend upwards at Ritchie Bros. auctions around
the globe. Most recently the company sold 4,300+ equipment items
and trucks for US$55+ million at its site in Fort Worth, TX. The May
18 – 19, 2021 online auction attracted 13,500+ bidders from
66 countries.
"We continue to break registration records, resulting in strong
pricing across almost every single equipment category," said
Chuck Roberson, Regional Sales
Manager, Ritchie Bros. "Sellers were very happy with returns, with
several consignors planning to sell more through our Houston auction next month, or through one of
our IronPlanet or Marketplace-E solutions. We encourage sellers to
contact us today to take advantage of unprecedented demand across
all our sales channels."
With 100% of the bidding online, the Fort Worth auction attracted 100+ equipment
views per lot—up 52% year over year—and 29,000+ PriorityBids.
Approximately 85% of the equipment in the Fort Worth auction was sold to U.S. buyers,
including 38% purchased by Texans, while the remaining 15% was sold
to international buyers from as far away as Australia, Belgium, India, and Thailand.
Five Big Sellers:
- 2011 Grove RT9150E 150-ton 4x4x4 rough terrain crane –
US$380,000
- 2016 Caterpillar PM620 crawler cold planer – US$340,000
- 2018 Caterpillar 745 6x6 articulated dump truck – US$290,000
- 2013 Peterbilt 367 Quad/A w/ National NBT45 45-ton boom truck –
US$255,000
- 2018 Caterpillar 972M wheel
loader – US$210,000
AUCTION QUICK FACTS: FORT WORTH,
TX (MAY 2021)
- Gross Transaction Value (GTV): US$55+ million
- Total Registered Bidders: 13,500+
- Total Number of Lots: 4,300+
- Total Number of Consignors: 650+
Ritchie Bros. will sell more than 50,000 equipment items and
trucks in its upcoming auctions, including a Rocky Mountain
Regional Event on May 26 – 27; a
Phoenix, AZ auction on
June 4; a Timed Auction event in
Sacramento, CA on June 9; and a Houston sale on June
15 – 16. For more information, visit
rbauction.com.
About Ritchie Bros.:
Established in 1958, Ritchie
Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) 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.
Operating in a number of sectors, including construction,
transportation, agriculture, energy, oil and gas, mining, and
forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie
Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial
auctioneer offers live auction events with online bidding;
IronPlanet, an online marketplace with featured weekly auctions and
providing the exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition
certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering
multiple price and timing options; Mascus, a leading European
online equipment listing service; and Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty,
offering privately negotiated sales. The Company's suite of
solutions also includes Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and Rouse
Services LLC, which together provides a complete end-to-end asset
management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking
system. Ritchie Bros. also offers sector-specific solutions
including GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Kruse Energy, plus equipment
financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For
more information about Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
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