Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers enjoyed its largest ever North American auction week December 4-10 with gross auction sales of more than $105 million. Two-day unreserved auctions were held in Montreal; Olympia, Wash.; Fort Worth, Texas; and Sacramento, Calif. One-day auctions were held in Kansas City, Mo.; Statesville, N.C.; and Vancouver, B.C.
Ritchie’s previous one-week North American gross auction sales record was more than $96 million.
The Sacramento auction was the largest ever held by Ritchie Bros. in the western United States, with gross auction sales of more than $30 million, while the Fort Worth auction topped $27 million.
Vancouver, Canada-based Ritchie Bros. will hold auctions this week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Toledo, Ohio; Stamford, Conn.; and Prince George, B.C. Details are available at www.rbauction.com.