Pete’s Pick of the Week: 1986 Steiger Cougar 1000

This 1986 Steiger Cougar 1000 with 2931 actual hours sold for record price of $50,000 on 2/25/23 consignment auction in Columbia City, IN by Schrader Real Estate and Auction.

By Machinery Pete

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March 10, 2023 06:00 AM

This 1986 Steiger Cougar 1000 with 2931 actual hours sold for record price of $50,000 on 2/25/23 consignment auction in Columbia City, IN by Schrader Real Estate and Auction.

Here’s video of highest auction price ever on any Steiger tractor model ($139K).

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