State of Government Surplus

What is the U.S. government auctioning each quarter? We aggregate listings from the major official platforms. Because no single source covers every government auction, the breakdowns are shown as shares of what we track - a sample, not the national total. Updated July 17, 2026.

Listings, quarter-to-date

35,955

Value, quarter-to-date

$266,885,385

Coverage

Nationwide

Platforms

Quarter-to-date, from 1 day of data so far. We retain a rolling 90 days, so these totals grow into a full quarter over time. Distribution shares below already reflect everything we currently track.

What's being auctioned

Share of listings (this quarter), by category · median bid at right

Vehicles

19.4%

~$1,000

Electronics

10.8%

~$50

Furniture

9.6%

~$10

Jewelry

6.4%

~$45

Tools

6.1%

~$58

Real Estate

5.9%

~$95,000

Equipment

3.9%

~$500

Medical

3.6%

~$100

Military

2.2%

~$22

Seized

~$75

What people are interested in

Share of auction-page views, by category

Vehicles

48.1%

Real Estate

32.7%

Jewelry

5.1%

Electronics

4.8%

Military

1.3%

Tools

1.3%

Based on visits to listings still in our index; read as relative interest, not exact shares.

The wackiest lots this quarter

Beyond foreclosed homes, the government is auctioning some genuinely surprising things - live right now:

$750,000

Gas Processing Facility, Including Amine & Cryogenic Plants w/ Electrical Switch

$500,000

Complete Plant Molded Fiber Food Packaging Equipment (Bulk Offer)

$500,000

(2) Steerprop SP 35D Dual Input Thrusters

$500,000

Catalytic Reformer Unit, 7,500bpd

$500,000

Catalytic Reformer Unit, 9,000bpd, (2)

$500,000

Coker Unit, 23,000bpd, (3) Drums, Fractionator, (2) Heaters, Coke Cutting Pumps

Where the auctions are

Share of listings (this quarter), by state - hover a tile for its share

Hover a state to see its share

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Most: California 11.2% · Texas 8.2% · Ohio 7.3% · Georgia 4.7% · Virginia 4.5%

By platform

Share of listings (this quarter), by source

govdeals

71.6%

PublicSurplus

11.9%

purplewave

GSA Auctions

2.8%

HUD HomeStore

2.7%

GovPlanet

2.2%

apple

2.1%

Municibid

1.5%

bid4assets

1.4%

PropertyRoom

0.5%

Michigan MIBID

0.3%

Illinois iBid

0.1%

gsa-realestate

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Methodology & citation

Figures cover listings active in the trailing 30 days, aggregated from official U.S. government auction platforms (GSA Auctions, HUD HomeStore, PublicSurplus, GovPlanet, Municibid and others). This is a sample of the platforms we index, not the entire government-auction universe, which is why we report shares rather than universe-wide totals. “Value” sums the list price or current/last bid on lots that have received bids; medians are used because auction prices are heavily right-skewed, and reflect bid levels, not final sale prices.

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