QuickData
Wheel
loaders
quick data | by Marcia Gruver Doyle
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s
Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.
Top financed
new large
wheel loader
model*
Auctions
Auction prices, 2007-February, 2012
160,000
150,000
140,000
130,000
120,000
110,000
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
Trend prices for the top 10
wheel loaders sold at auction,
not seasonally adjusted.
High: Apr. 2007
$
110,612
Low: Oct. 2009
OTHER
TOP
PRICES:
Top auction price, Feb. 2011 to Feb. 2012, paid
for a 2008 Caterpillar 988H at a Ritchie
Bros. Auctioneers auction on Oct. 27, 2011.
7- to 8-cubic-yard bucket capacity, $295,000, 2008 Caterpillar 980H, Feb. 10,
2011, Ritchie.
5- to 6-cubic-yard bucket capacity, $285,000, 2011 Caterpillar 966H, Feb. 28,
2012, Cat Auction Services.
Jan. 2012
Dec. 2011
Oct. 2011
Nov. 2011
Sep. 2011
Jul. 2011
Aug. 2011
Jan. 2011
Apr. 2011
Jul. 2010
Oct. 2010
Jan. 2010
Apr. 2010
Jul. 2009
435,000
$
68,371
Oct. 2009
Jan. 2009
Apr. 2009
Jul. 2008
Oct. 2008
Jan. 2008
Apr. 2008
Jul. 2007
Oct. 2007
Jan. 2007
Apr. 2007
$
Deere 544K
Top financed
compact
wheel loader
model*
Feb. 2011– Feb. 2012
final bids,
$
8.
$
,000
5
6
Top manufacturers, financed
new large wheel loader sales*
*Above 100 horsepower
1 Caterpillar (815 units)
2 John Deere (486 units)
3 Komatsu (297 units)
AVERAGE
Source: TopBid, topbid.com
500
HIGH
* Prices for machines five years
old and newer, U.S. sales only.
Unit count: 35
LOW
lower than 90 horsepower*
$
2
,967
9
Kubota R520S
*Feb. 2011–Feb. 2012.
Source: EDA, edadata.com
Top manufacturers, financed
new compact wheel loader sales*
*Below 100 horsepower
1 Caterpillar (122 units)
2 John Deere (110 units)
3 Kubota (76 units)
*Feb. 2011–Feb. 2012. Source: EDA, edadata.com
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