Some £41.2m changed hands at Euro Auctions’ Midsummer sale of 7500 lots of machinery from 650 vendors across 25 countries.

The event, which included a diverse range of heavy plant and machinery, attracted buyers and sellers from around the globe. Of the 650 vendors, 580 of those were based in the UK.

By the end of the day, 44% of buyers were from the UK, with 49% from Europe and the remainder from the rest of the world. The top buying countries were United Kingdom (£18.3m), Republic of Ireland (£6.5m), Spain (£2.1m), Poland (£1.9m), and Belgium (£1.9m).

Online bidding accounted for 72% of the overall sale activity.

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Johnny Keys, general manager for Euro Auctions, which has 12 permanent auction sites in the UK, Australia, Spain, Germany, the Middle East, the USA and Canada said: “This was a very successful sale for agricultural machinery, with an excellent selection of fresh, late-model, low-hour machines that piqued the interest of the market, attracting a good number of new registrations to bid.”

“Predictably, there was very strong online bidding, as the sale coincided with the middle of the harvest season, meaning end users were generally busy. However, many dealers were evident at this auction.

“We had a good selection of tractors, with 70 examples in this sale.

“At other times of the year, we would have more inventory, but currently, any tractor that can work is working.

“The general agricultural machinery offering was strong, with 150 pieces to choose from, including a good selection of trailers, especially those on 20 to 24 plates.”

“We are seeing more dealers and original equipment manufacturers selling their trade-ins at our Leeds auction, using it as an outlet as part of their used equipment sales, where in the past they may have disposed of those machines through their own retail networks.”

By the end of the sale, 50% of machines purchased were to go to Europe, 40% remained in the UK, and the remaining 10% were headed to Africa and India.

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Leading Prices

Tractors – £71,000, 2022 John Deere 6R130 4wd tractor with front and cab suspension; £62,000, 2021 John Deere 6155M 4wd tractor, 3 spool valves, air brakes, A/C; £56,000, 2018 Massey Ferguson 8737 Dyna-VT 4wd tractor, front linkage; £12,000, 2011 Landini 135 4wd tractor, front suspension, 4 spool valves; £20,500, 2013 Case 105U 4wd tractor, LRZ100 front loader, 4 spool valves, A/C; £40,000, 2016 AGCO Challenger MTC755E crawler tractor, front weights; £39,000, 2019 Valtra T154 4wd tractor, front and cab suspension, £49,000, 2018 New Holland T6.175 4wd tractor, front linkage, 4 spool valves, A/C; £38,000, 2016 New Holland T7.235 4wd tractor, front linkage and PTO, 4 spool valves; £27,500, 2015 Massey Ferguson 7618 Dyna-VT 4wd tractor, front linkage and PTO.

Mini excavators – £21,000, 2022 Hitachi ZX26U-6CLR rubber tracks, blade, offset, QH, piped; £11,500, 2021 Bobcat E19 rubber tracks, blade, offset, piped, expanding undercarriage; £20,000, 2019 Hitachi ZX33U-6 CLR rubber tracks, blade, offset, CV, QH, piped; £13,000, 2019 LiuGong CLG9035E rubber tracks, blade, offset, A/C; £23,500, 2019 Hitachi ZX48U-6 CLR rubber tracks, blade, offset, CV, QH, piped, A/C; £20,000, 2017 Kubota U48-4 rubber tracks, blade, offset, QH, piped.

Telehandlers – £52,000, 2020JCB 540-200 Turbo powershift, joystick controls, sway; £50,000, 2021 JCB 540-180 Hi Viz Turbo powershift, joystick controls, sway; £39,000, 2019 JCB 540-180 Hi Viz turbo powershift, joystick controls, forks; £37,500, 2020 Manitou MT1840 turbo, joystick controls, sway, forks; £33,000, 2019 Manitou MT1840 turbo, joystick controls, fork positioner; £41,000, 2019 JCB 540-170 turbo powershift, joystick controls, sway, forks; £35,500, 2015 JCB 540-170 turbo powershift, joystick controls, sway; £31,000, 2019 JCB 540-140 Hi Viz turbo powershift, WLI, forks; £23,300, 2017 JCB 540-140 Hi Viz turbo powershift, sway, WLI, A/C, forks; £24,000, 2019 Manitou MT1440 turbo, joystick controls, sway; £23,500, 2018 Manitou MT1440 turbo, joystick controls, sway, forks; £24,500, 2016 Bobcat T36120SL turbo, sway, QH, joystick controls; £24,500, 2019 JCB 535-125 Hi Viz turbo powershift, WLI, A/C, forks; £28,000, 2019 JCB 535-95 turbo powershift, WLI, forks.