quick data | by Marcia Gruver Doyle
MGruver@randallreilly.com
Excavators
Auctions
$
405,000
OTHER
TOP BIDS
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly's
Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.
Top financed
new excavator*
Cat 336E L, 641 units
Top auction price, paid for 2008 Caterpillar 385C L sold on Dec. 13,
2012, by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers International in Kansas City, Missouri
$325,000, 2011 Caterpillar 345D L, Ritchie Bros., Feb. 21, 2013, Orlando, Florida
$274,189, 2008 John Deere 850D LC, Ritchie Bros., Oct. 24, 2012
Final Bids
1
8,15
$11
Auction prices, 2008-August, 2013
140,000
120,000
$
Trend prices for the top 10 models of full-size excavators sold at auction, not seasonally adjusted.
High: Feb. 2008
116,755
Cat 320D L, 299 units
* Oct. 1, 2012-Oct. 1, 2013, Source: EDA,
edadata.com (Note: EDA reports are
continually updated.)
Year over year growth*
9,000
100,000
8,000
80,000
Up 22%
Up 5%
2012
0
5,00
$40
Top financed
used excavator*
2012
AVERAGE
,000
$35
HIGH
*September 2012-September 2013;
prices for 8-ton-plus excavators
5 years old and newer, U.S. sales
only. Only includes bids $5,000 and
above. Source: TopBid, topbid.com
LOW
unit count: 599*
7,000
60,000
Current: Sep. 2013
40,000
$
Low: Oct, 2009
2011
2012
Sep.
May
Jan.
Sep.
May
Jan.
Sep.
May
2010
2013
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
New
Financed used and new units
tracked almost equal in 2006, but
new machine sales took a much
more dramatic hit during the
depths of the Great Recession.
Excavators, 10-year buying patterns*
18,000
16,000
14,000
Used
*Comparison of Jan.- Aug., 2012 and 2013.
Top excavator buying states*
1 Texas, 1,493 units
2 Wisconsin, 585 units
12,000
Used high: 2005,
New high 2006,
16,261 units
10,000
15,712 units
3 Pennsylvania, 561 units
Top financed
excavator brands*
8,000
Used low: 2009,
6,000
10,089 units
1 Caterpillar, 4,510 units
4,000
*Financed equipment, 2002-2012. Source: EDA, edadata.com
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2,333 units
2006
2003
2002
New low: 2010,
Used
2005
New
0
2004
2,000
Number
of units
2012
2009
4,000
Jan.
Jan.
Oct.
68,817
5,000
2012
2008
May
Jan.
Sep.
May
Feb.
0
May
$
Sep.
20,000
6,000
76,124
2 Komatsu, 2,638 units
3 Deere, 2,308 units
*YTD through Aug. 31, includes both new and
used financed sales (Note: EDA reports are continually updated.) Source: EDA, edadata.com
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