Pete’s Pick of the Week
Explore this week’s top picks, including a rare JCB Fastrac, and how high diesel prices are starting to soften machine sales.
As inventory thins, well-maintained used units are seeing double-digit price increases compared to last year.
New tractor sales across all segments are down 8.8% in the first three months of 2026, but auction data shows a growing 12.5% price increase for specific late-model used tractors.
Oklahoma students Clay Schafer and Jaxon Headle give a decades-old tractor a second chance at life.
Older tractors – from a 1958 John Deere 720 to a 1993 Case IH 7110 – also command strong prices.
A pair of John Deere tractors – a 6R 140 and 4960 – also set new benchmarks as buyers continue to pursue well-maintained equipment in the final week of March.
Estate and retirement auctions keep equipment on the move during the busiest month of the year
An Iowa auction features Ford and International tractors that bring top dollar along with “years of experience.”
Machinery Pete tracks record auction prices for Case IH and John Deere equipment, while a 1957 Caterpillar D9 dozer finds new life after sitting abandoned for 24 years.
From Kentucky to Iowa and north to Minnesota, the auction trail is especially hot for tractors as well as a special eight-row corn head, grinder mixers and a stalk chopper.
From the Kinzenbaw collection with more than 150 antique beauties to a late-model lineup in Canada and a couple dealer inventory reduction auctions, Machinery Pete says it will be a big week on the circuit.
Find out which used farm equipment sales made headlines as Pete’s Pick of the Week and get the latest auction market insights straight from from Machinery Pete, plus an upcoming auction with a big lot of used skid steers.
Hay and livestock producers are finishing up a solid year and specialized equipment like balers, loader tractors and feed trucks are seeing high dollar bids on the used farm equipment auction circuit.
Farmers are still put off by the high price of new, and the used equipment auction world is where they are heading in droves, whether its to find 10-plus-year-old bargains, good-condition, late-model machines or even rare, classic gems.
This week’s “Pete’s Pick of the Week” selections include a low-hour Massey Ferguson loader tractor and a pair of late-model John Deere machines that all brought strong value on the auction market.
Vintage farm equipment is a big draw on the auction circuit. Read about a pair of notable classic iron deals and an upcoming online auction packed with farm and construction machinery.
Good condition, used loader tractors continue to bring strong dollars on the used farm equipment auction circuit — and one Ohio auction-goer honored his great grandfather over the weekend.
Find out about two used machines that caught Pete’s eye on the auction circuit recently and learn why right now is historically the best time to be a buyer.
The 2006 2388 harvester came within striking distance of an all-time record that has stood since 2007, and Machinery Pete has two auctions you must pay attention to this week.
A pair of 1980s-era John Deere 4440 tractors are prime examples that well-conditioned, pre-DEF used farm equipment continues to hold strong value on the used auction market.
This week’s “Pete’s Pick of the Week” is a gently-used 1985 John Deere 6620 with a pickup head for $21,500.
Find out about this week’s Pete’s Pick of the Week: a 2008 John Deere mid-horsepower tractor that sold for the fourth-highest price all-time at auction, as older equipment continues to be in high demand.
Find out why two 6M Series tractors and a unique “discbine” implement from Ohio caught Greg “Machinery Pete” Peterson’s attention over the weekend.
Learn about three used machines — two tractors and a telehandler — that sold for significant prices on the used auction circuit last week, and get the early read on a pair of jam-packed equipment auctions this week.
Get your fill of used equipment deals for the holiday week ahead with a pair of pre-DEF John Deere machines, a 40-plus-year-old Case IH tractor and a collectors item that would look good in anyone’s machine shed.
A record-breaking 1968 Oliver 150T tractor is among a quartet of unique tractors that caught Machinery Pete’s attention over the last week. Next, he’s getting ready for multiple equipment auctions slated over the next 14 days.
A pair of auctions resulted in a record-breaking, low-hour, used Case IH swather sale and strong returns on a trio of high-hour John Deere machines. Learn how the Machinery Pete Ratio can help you know when you should buy or walk away from the deal.