What government pickup trucks sell for on GovDeals

The median government pickup on GovDeals sold for $3,850 across 7,439 auctions that closed from May 22 to November 1, 2026. Half sold between $1,825 and $7,101. Model year moves the price more than anything else: a 2010-or-older truck went for a median $2,202, a 2021 or newer one for $15,500.

The numbers

Every pickup auction on GovDeals that closed from May 22, 2026 to November 1, 2026 with a confirmed result:

What moves the price

Almost half of the trucks sold (3,475 of 7,439) were 2010 or older, and the median sold pickup was a 2011. Cities and counties keep work trucks a long time, so the typical lot is a fleet half-ton or three-quarter-ton with real miles on it.

These auctions are crowded. 59% of sold pickups drew more than 30 bids, and those contested trucks went for a median $4,802. The 598 trucks that closed with 5 bids or fewer sold for a median $2,000. Light bidding usually tracks a rougher truck, a non-runner or an awkward pickup yard, so read the listing before you read a low bid count as a bargain.

Where the truck sits matters. Texas pickups sold for a median $4,700 and South Carolina's for $5,202, against $1,851 in New York. Compare age and condition before you decide a cheaper state is a better market.

By model year

By how contested the auction was

Higher bid counts often go with higher prices because the nicer lots draw more bidders. Read this table as a map of where the competition is, not as a bidding strategy.

By month

* Partial month: tracking for this item starts May 22, 2026.

By state

The states with the most sales (at least 10 each):

Recent sales

The latest 8 sold, as GovDeals titled them:

What it resells for

We don't publish a resale estimate for pickups as a group. A truck's open-market value turns on its exact year, cab, drivetrain, engine, mileage and title, and a category median hides all of that. Price the specific truck against private-party and dealer-retail values for that VIN and mileage, then subtract the buyer's premium, tax, title fees and transport. How to flip government surplus vehicles walks through it.

Methodology

We include every GovDeals auction that ended from May 1, 2026 through November 1, 2026 whose outcome GovDeals confirmed by status, bid history or bid count. Lots we couldn't confirm either way are left out, as are sellers that sell at a fixed price with no bidding (at least 90% of 20 or more sales with no recorded bid). Pickups are GovDeals' own "Pickup Trucks" category, with a model year on the listing; parts listed in that category (beds, tailgates, seats) are excluded. Multi-unit lots ("lot of 10", "(4)", "10ea", pallets) are excluded so every price is for one item. Winning bids are the final bid before the buyer's premium and tax; Canadian lots are converted from CAD to USD. "Bids" is the bid count on the sold lot, which can include several bids from one person, so read it as a measure of how contested a lot was. Year, bid and state rows need at least 10 sales. We don't publish per-lot resale estimates.

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