Boat Government Auction Prices: What They Sell For
158 boat lots sold at government auction in the last 12 months, median winning bid $954. Patrol boats, work boats, and seized pleasure craft; a trailer is not always part of the lot.
Median Price by Month
Monthly median winning bid for boat lots over the last 12 months. Hover a bar for the exact figure.
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Recently Sold Boat Lots
The latest boat lots to close with a winning bid.
Sea Ark Boat
30' Work Boat
Boat Trailer
12' Aluminum Boat
13'6" Starcraft Aluminum Boat
11'6" Aluminum Boat
12' Aluminum Boat
Zodiac Hurricane Boat w/ Trailer.
* 1985 Boat Trailer
Shore & Land'r 18' Boat Trailer
Airgator air boat
2004 Mercury 50 boat engine
Boat Prices by State
States with at least 5 sold boat lots in the last 12 months.
Boat Auction Price Questions
What does a used boat sell for at government auction?
Across 158 government auction sales in the last 12 months, the median winning bid for a boat was $954. Half sold below that and half above. The average was $6,047.
What is the cheapest a boat has sold for?
The lowest winning bid in the last 12 months was $1; the highest was $275,100. Condition drives the spread: as-is lots with known problems sell near the bottom of the range.
How much bidding competition is there for boat auctions?
Sold boat lots received an average of 14.8 bids each. 158 lots closed with a winning bid in the last 12 months.
Which states sell the most boat lots at government auction?
Virginia (30 sold, median $2,188), Iowa (13 sold, median $50), Oklahoma (10 sold, median $4,350) lead over the last 12 months.