Auctions
A snapshot of new and used sales trends
from Randall-Reilly's Equipment Data Associ-
ates and TopBid auction price service.
Wheel loaders
12,000
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
Wheel loader buying patterns*
Number
of units
New
Used
*Financed equipment, 2004-2013. Source: EDA, edadata.com
Deere 544K, 494 units
Deere 544J, 327 units
Top fi nanced
new wheel loader*
Top fi nanced
used wheel loader*
*July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, Source:
EDA, edadata.com (Note: EDA reports are
continually updated.)
Low/High/Average
unit count: 274
$
335,000
HIGH
$
335,000
LOW
$
16,500
AVERAGE
$
123,007
OTHER
TOP BIDS
June 2013-June 2014; prices
for wheel loaders 5 years old
and newer, U.S. sales only. Only
includes bids $5,000 and above
Source: TopBid, topbid.com
Top auction price, paid for 2011 Cat 980K sold on Apr. 4, 2014,
by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers International in Salt Lake City, Utah.
$332,500, 2011 Cat 980H, Ritchie Bros., Sept. 20, 2013 in Reno, Nevada.
$325,000, 2012 980K, Ritchie Bros., Aug. 29, 2013, North East, Maryland.
Trend prices for the top 10 models
of wheel loaders sold at auction,
not seasonally adjusted.
100,000
95,000
90,000
85,000
80,000
75,000
70,000
65,000
60,000
55,000
50,000
45,000
40,000
Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. Jun.
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 '14
Low: Jun. 2014
$
73,027
High: Apr. 2011
$
94,712
Wheel loader auction prices, 2009-June 2014
Declining prices: Compared with the fi rst six months of 2013, average wheel loader auction prices for the top 10 models sold have
dropped 5 percent during the fi rst six months this year, decreasing from an average of $78,602 in 2013 to $74,516 this year.
Other top selling machine:
Cat 938K, 479 units
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Top fi nanced
wheel loader brands*
Caterpillar was the dominant market
leader over the past year in terms
of fi nanced units sold. For the fi rst
half of 2014, Caterpillar had nearly
40% fi nanced market share, followed
by John Deere at around 23% and
Komatsu at 11%.
Number
of units
New high: 2006, 10,119 units
New low: 2009, 3,026 units
Used low: 2009, 6,737 units
Used high: 2004, 10,095 units
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
* July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, includes
both new and used fi nanced sales (Note: EDA
reports are continually updated.) Source: EDA,
edadata.com
*Comparison of number of wheel loaders
and toolcarriers fi nanced July 1, 2013 to June
30, 2014, and July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.
Source: EDA,
edadata.com
New, used wheel loaders
year-over-year change*
NEW
Up 12%
Down 2%
USED
1
2
3
Caterpillar, 8,526 units
Deere, 4,870 units
Komatsu, 2,434 units
