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US$54+ million of equipment sold in latest Ritchie Bros. Rocky Mountain event
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n US$54+ million of equipment sold in latest Ritchie Bros. Rocky Mountain event\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n Strong pricing trend continues in\n \n May 26\n \n – 27 auction, attracting 11,600+ bidders from 59 countries\n \n \n \n DENVER, Colo.\n \n ,\n \n June 1, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - Ritchie Bros.' regional auctions keep rolling, with 800+ companies selling in the May Rocky Mountain event. More than 4,850 equipment items and trucks were sold in the\n \n May 26\n \n – 27 auction for US$54+ million, matching the record-breaking\n \n US$54 million\n \n Rocky Mountain auction held in\n \n March 2021\n \n .\n \n \n \"Consignors are taking advantage of the strong market pricing Ritchie Bros. is achieving in 2021,\" said\n \n Matt Johnson\n \n , Director, US West, Ritchie Bros. \"After our massive March Rocky Mountain sale, we saw a wave of consignments. Through two Rocky Mountain events in 2021 we've sold more than 9,000 items for US$108+ million, attracting 1.8 million online pageviews. Our hybrid onsite-online regional auctions provide access to unbelievable selection for buyers, while getting sellers more eyes on their equipment to drive higher price realization.\"\n \n \n Equipment for the Rocky Mountain regional auction was stored at Ritchie Bros. locations in\n \n Denver, CO\n \n ;\n \n Salt Lake City, UT\n \n ; and\n \n Williston, ND\n \n . Highlights included 240+ truck tractors, 95+ excavators, 80+ loaders, 70+ skid steers, 60+ aerial work platforms, and 30+ crawler tractors. All items were sold without minimum bids or reserve prices.\n \n \n Approximately 88% of the equipment in the auction was sold to U.S. buyers, including 16% sold to buyers in\n \n Colorado\n \n , 9% to buyers in\n \n Utah\n \n , and 5% to buyers in\n \n North Dakota\n \n . The remaining 12% of the equipment was sold to international buyers from as far away as\n \n Peru\n \n ,\n \n Egypt\n \n , and\n \n the Netherlands\n \n .\n \n \n \n Five Big Sellers:\n \n \n \n \n 2012 Caterpillar D8T crawler tractor –\n \...