MORE than 3700 lots of general plant, machinery, vehicles and equipment were on offer at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ recent sale at Thainstone, where 81% of the lots changed hands.
Selling for the top price of £27,200 was a 2011-registered JCB 3CX, followed at £25,000 for a 2002 Caterpillar 950G loading shovel and £23,000 for a 2008 Volvo EC140BLC slew digger.
Light commercial and 4x4 vehicles peaked at £13,500 for a 2015 Honda CRV SE i-Vtex auto, while farm machinery and equipment reached a top of £10,400 for a 26-foot Stewart aluminium float.
Mark Barrack, head of specialist auctions at ANM Group, said: “The competitive price discovery method allows us to achieve the true value of goods on the day, which is always our main priority for our buyers and sellers. Our customers’ confidence in our auction system process is extremely important to us and we work closely with them to ensure we maximise the value of assets fairly and effectively.”

LEADING prices:

Tractors and plant machinery – 2011 JCB 3CX £27,200; 2002 Caterpillar 950G loading shovel £25,000; 2008 Volvo EC140BLC slew digger £23,000; 2012 Case S90 ST backhoe excavator £20,200.
Heavy commercial vehicles – 2008 DAF CF75 . 310 6x4 tipper with Hi-Ab £15,200; Volvo FM9 340 Beaver Tail £14,000; 2007 DAF LF55. 220 4x2 skip £8250; 2008 Scania P380 8x4 tipper £8200.
Light commercial and 4x4 vehicles – 2015 Honda CRV SE i-Vtec Auto £13,500; 2009 Land Rover Defender 110 double cab pick-up £9800; 2008 Mercedes Sprinter 515 CDi XLWB van £7600; 2010 Isuzu Rodeo Denver Max double cab pick-up £6500.
Trailers, caravans and containers – Grafton three-axle drawbar low loader £5700; Swift Charisma 570 six-berth caravan £4500; tri-axle vacuum tanker £3600; artic bulk tipping tanker £3400.
Farm machinery and equipment – 26’ Stewart Aluminium Float £10,400; Kuhn trailer mower £6000; Simba top tilth £5600; Redrock dump truck £5100; John Deere 131 front-mounted mower £4700; Chiefton low loader £4100.