Auctions
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from
Randall-Reilly's Equipment Data Associates and
TopBid auction price service.
Compactors
5,000
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
Double-drum compactor buying patterns*
New
Used
*Financed equipment, 2004-2013. Source: EDA, edadata.com
Cat CB24, 37 units
Top fi nanced new
double-drum compactor*
Top fi nanced used
double-drum compactor*
* Oct 1, 2013 to Sept. 30, 2014.
Source: EDA, edadata.com (Note: EDA
reports are continually updated.)
Final bids
unit count: 119
$
98,500
HIGH
$
98,500
LOW
$
5,500
AVERAGE
$
37,600
OTHER
TOP BIDS
Nov. 1, 2013-Oct. 31, 2014;
prices for double-drum compac-
tors 5 years old and newer,
U.S. sales only. Only includes
bids $5,000 and above. Source:
TopBid, topbid.com
$97,500, 2011 Cat CB64 with 1,426 hours, Feb. 20, Ritchie Bros.
$85,000, 2011 Dynapac CC722 with 1,750 hours, Apr. 15, Ritchie Bros.
Other top selling machine:
Cat CB24, 44 units
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Top three states for double-
drum compactor buyers*
Top fi nanced double-
drum compactor brands*
Over the past year, Caterpillar
had 31% fi nanced market share,
followed by Hamm at 17% and
BOMAG at 11%.
New low: 2010, 522 units
Used low: 2009, 2,792 units
Used high: 2004, 4,709 units
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
* Oct 1, 2013 to Sept. 30, 2014, includes both
new and used fi nanced sales. (Note: EDA
reports are continually updated.)
Source: EDA, edadata.com
*Comparison of number of double-drum
compactors fi nanced Oct 1, 2013 to Sept.
30, 2014, and Oct. 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2013.
Source: EDA,
edadata.com
New, used compactors
year-over-year change*
NEW
Up 31%
Up 3%
USED
1
1
2
2
3
3
California, 122 buyers
Caterpillar, 572 units
Texas, 91 buyers
Hamm, 309 units
Florida, 81 buyers
BOMAG, 210 units
More than most equipment types, auction prices for the top 10 models of compac-
tors over the past fi ve years have seesawed, and during September and October
of this year have been on a dramatic upswing, with October's $85,961 the highest
price during this period. The average price from 2009 through October is $69,613.
$
90,000
$
85,000
$
80,000
$
75,000
$
70,000
$
65,000
$
60,000
$
55,000
$
50,000
$
45,000
$
40,000
$
35,000
$
30,000
Jan. Apr. July Nov. Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Oct.
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Compactor auction prices, 2009-Oct. 2014
Top auction price, paid for 2010 Cat CD54 at a Alex Lyon &
Sons Auctioneers sale on Feb. 6 at Kissimmee, Florida.
Hamm HD 12 VV, 53 units
Trend prices for the top 10 models of compactors (all types) sold at auction, not seasonally adjusted. Source: TopBid, topbid.com
PRICE
Number
of units
5-year average trend
$
69,613
High/Current
$
85,961
Low: Nov. 2009
$
61,825
New high: 2006, 2,935 units
