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Government Vehicle Auction Prices: October 2026 Report

In October 2026, FleetBid recorded 1,362 lots sold at government and fleet auctions, with total reported winning bids of $7,934,008. The median winning bid was $3,150, compared with $3,250 in September 2026 (down 3.1%). Pickup Trucks had the most sales (175), with a median winning bid of $5,100. Sales were most common in New York, Massachusetts and Michigan.

Lots sold
1,362
Total reported winning bids
$7,934,008
Median winning bid
$3,150
Median vs September 2026
-3.1%

Median winning bid by category group

Median winning bid by category group, October 2026
Category groupSalesMedian
Vehicles734$2,775
Trucks & Commercial445$4,300
Heavy Equipment173$2,400
Boats & Aircraft10$275

Median winning bid by category

Categories with at least 5 sales in the month. The change compares medians and appears when both months have enough sales.

Median winning bid by category, October 2026
CategorySalesMedianChange from September 2026
Pickup Trucks175$5,100+12.6%
Buses158$4,050+32.8%
Vans & Minivans144$3,675-7.0%
Cars139$1,500-36.8%
Police & Pursuit Vehicles118$2,050-34.4%
SUVs & Crossovers111$2,700+1.9%
Trailers76$1,375-11.3%
Dump Trucks61$6,600+26.9%
Excavators & Backhoes46$2,438-69.9%
ATVs, UTVs & Golf Carts34$1,951-38.1%
Medium & Heavy Trucks31$4,850+19.8%
Plow & Spreader Trucks31$11,500+45.6%
Loaders & Skid Steers29$2,850+1.8%
Tractors & Farm Equipment23$4,650+26.5%
Service & Mechanics Trucks19$2,750-28.6%
Flatbed, Rollback & Tow Trucks17$3,600-
Rollers & Paving17$1,025-9.9%
Forklifts & Aerial Lifts13$2,024+117.6%
Other Heavy Equipment13$1,025-38.8%
Fire Trucks12$6,250+37.4%
Motorcycles & Scooters11$440-
Street Sweepers11$4,050-
Boats & Personal Watercraft10$275+223.5%
Mowers & Grounds Equipment9$2,700+152.9%
Concrete & Aggregate Equipment8$155-
Ambulances6$5,500-
Box Trucks & Step Vans6$8,650-
Bucket Trucks & Digger Derricks6$6,250-
Generators & Compressors5$470-
Garbage & Recycling Trucks5$9,100-69.8%
Trenchers & Boring Machines5$3,500-

Top makes by sales

Counts cover every category. Each link opens the sold prices of the make in the category where it sold most.

Makes with the most sales, October 2026
MakeSalesMedianTop category
Ford409$2,950Pickup Trucks
Chevrolet220$4,100Cars
International76$5,500Dump Trucks
Dodge66$2,325Vans & Minivans
Blue Bird39$3,700Buses
Freightliner27$1,800Buses
GMC21$4,004Pickup Trucks
John Deere21$4,650Tractors & Farm Equipment
Jeep17$1,100SUVs & Crossovers
Ram16$12,100Pickup Trucks

Top models by sales

Counts cover every category. Each link opens the sold prices of the model in the category where it sold most.

Models with the most sales, October 2026
ModelSalesMedianTop category
Ford Explorer46$2,488Police & Pursuit Vehicles
Ford Transit39$8,100Vans & Minivans
Ford Crown Victoria37$1,775Police & Pursuit Vehicles
Chevrolet Express34$3,800Vans & Minivans
Blue Bird Vision27$3,050Buses
Chevrolet Impala27$1,035Cars
Ford F-350 Super Duty27$5,100Pickup Trucks
Chevrolet Tahoe25$4,550SUVs & Crossovers
Ford F-15024$4,052Pickup Trucks
Dodge Charger19$1,950Police & Pursuit Vehicles

Sales by state

Top 15

Each link shows the open auctions in that state. A median appears for states with at least 5 sales.

Sales by state, October 2026
StateSalesMedian
New York921$2,850
Massachusetts150$5,100
Michigan129$5,200
North Carolina35$2,450
New Jersey27$610
Texas20$1,763
Maine14$3,400
Vermont14$5,150
New Hampshire7$3,000
Illinois6$1,358
Ohio6$551
South Carolina5$2,024
Pennsylvania4-
Iowa3-
Maryland3-

Methodology

A sale is a lot that an auction site reports as sold with a winning bid above zero. A sale belongs to the month its auction closed, in UTC. When a site gives no closing time, FleetBid uses the time it last saw the lot.

Prices are winning bids as each auction site reported them. FleetBid does not add or adjust for buyer's premiums, taxes or fees, which vary by auction.

Medians appear for groups, categories and states with at least 5 sales in the month. Top makes and models are counted across all categories. Total reported winning bids add up the winning bids of every sale in the month.

Auction sites with sales in this month, with their sale counts: Auctions International (1,171), Michigan MiBid (128), GovDeals (56) and Illinois iBid (7). A site with no sales in the month is not part of the report.

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