Euro Auctions started 2020 with a bang, with the three-day sale from their Leeds base witnessing more than 5200 lots go over the new sales ramp, complete with 4265 bidders from every continent.

Top buyers were from the UK, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Romania, Netherlands and Spain

Bidder numbers were up by 70% on the previous sale in January 2019, with no fewer than 1225 floor bidders over the course of the sale and 71% on-line. A whopping 60% of bids were placed via the internet – the highest to date for a Euro Auctions, Leeds sale.

Topping the sale at £156,000 was a 2018 Volvo A25G 6x6 articulated dumptruck c/w reverse camera. Just behind on a £94,000 bid was a 2018 Doosan DL420-5 wheeled loader, QH c/w reverse camera.

LEADING prices

Excavators – Mini – £26,500 Mini 2019 bobcat E45 rubber tracks, blade, offset, piped, aux. piping; £12,000 2019 New Holland E18C tracks, blade, offset, piped expanding undercarriage; £24,000 2017 Yanmar VIO33 rubber tracks, blade, offset, piped, aux, c/w 3 buckets.

Excavators – 6t – £24,500 2017 JCB 85Z-1 rubber tracks, blade, offset, CV, QH, piped; £26,500 2015 Takeuchi TB280FR rubber tracks, blade, offset, piped, aux. piping; £20,500 2014 JCB 86C-1 rubber tracks, blade, offset, CV, QH, piped, aux. piping.

Excavators – 10t – £61,000 2017 Hitachi ZX190LC 700mm Pads, VG, CV, QH, Piped c/w Reverse Camera; £40,500 2017 JCB JS131LC 700mm Pads, VG, CV, QH, Piped; £50,000 2016 Hitachi ZX135US-5B 700mm Pads, Blade, Piped c/w Reverse Camera.

Excavators – 20t – £85,000 2018 Doosan DX300LC 600mm pads, piped c/w reverse camera; £75,000 2017 Hitachi ZX225USRLC-6 700mm pads, VG, CV, QH, piped (2875 hours); £66,000 2017 Hitachi ZX210LC-6 600mm pads, CV, QH, piped c/w reverse camera.

Wheeled loaders – £5500 2019 Powertec 1540 wheeled loader c/w bucket; £8000 2019 Heracles H180 wheeled loader QH, bucket; £36,000 2011 Volvo L70F wheeled loader, QH reverse camera, autolube, WLI.

articulated dump trucks – £156,000 2018 Volvo A25G 6x6 articulated dumptruck c/w reverse camera; £57,000 2015 Hydrema 922D 6x6 articulated dumptruck c/w tail gate; £85,500 2011 CAT 740B 6x6 articulated dumptruck c/w reverse camera.

Site dumpers – £21,500 2017 Thwaites 10t dumper c/w roll bar; £18,000 2016 Thwaites 9t dumper c/w roll bar; £13,250 2014 Thwaites 10t dumper c/w roll bar.

Dozers – £54,000 2015 Komatsu D61EX-23 c/w 6 way pat blade, reverse camera; £52,000 2013 Komatsu D65PX-16 straight blade and tilt c/w reverse camera; £39,500 2013 Liebherr PR734 LGP straight blade and tilt c/w reverse camera.

Wheeled loaders – £94,000 2018 Doosan DL420-5 wheeled loader, QH c/w reverse camera; £44,000 2015 Hyundai HL770-9A wheeled loader c/w reverse camera; £50,000 2011 Volvo L150G wheeled loader c/w reverse camera, WLI, Autolube.

Backhoe and loaders – £33,500 2019 Case 770EX Magnum 4WD backhoe loader c/w 3in1 bucket; £29,000 2018 Terex TBL830 backhoe loader; £30,500 2018 Case 570T 4WD backhoe loader c/w 3in1 bucket.

Skid steer loaders – £13,500 2019 Bobcat S70 Skidsteer loader, piped c/w full cab; £20,000 2018 JCB 330 Skidsteer loader, piped c/w bucket; £18,750 2016 CAT 239D tracked Skidsteer loader, piped c/w full cab.

Telehandlers – £38,500 2017 JCB 540-170 Turbo powershift telehandler c/w joystick controls, sway; £40,500 2016 JCB 540-200 Turbo powershift telehandler c/w joystick controls,sway; £38,500 2015 JCB 540-170 Turbo powershift telehandler c/w joystick controls, sway.

Rough terrain forklifts – £21,500 2016 Manitou M30-4 4WD rough terrain forklift c/w 3 stage mast; £10,000 2008 JCB 930 4WD rough terrain forklift c/w 3 stage mast, forks.

Tractors – £69,000 2019 New Holland T7.245 4WD tractor c/w 50k, power command; £63,000 2019 New Holland T7.210 4WD tractor c/w powershift, front linkage, air; £56,000 2019 New Holland T7.195S 4WD tractor c/w front suspension, cab suspension.