From Colombia to Saskatchewan: Agriculture equipment reaches buyers far and wide

Every Ritchie Bros. auction draws bidders far beyond the yard where the equipment sits. A machine can sell from a small-town lot and end up working a job hundreds or thousands of miles away. Here’s where four Spring 2026 pieces started, and where they ended up.

2019 McCloskey C44 Tracked Cone Crushing Plant: Grande Prairie, AB to Bogotá, Colombia

This 2019 McCloskey C44 tracked cone crushing plant sold from Grande Prairie in July for $510,000, to a buyer from Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.

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2020 John Deere R4060 Sprayer: Saskatoon, SK to Washington

This 2020 John Deere R4060 132 ft 4×4 high-clearance self-propelled sprayer sold from the Saskatoon July auction for $405,000, to a buyer from Washington.

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2023 Versatile 620DT Track Tractor: Brandon, MB to Saskatchewan

This 2023 Versatile 620DT track tractor sold from the Brandon, MB Regional Auction in July for $655,000, to a buyer from Saskatchewan.

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2013 Case IH Steiger 500HD Tractor: Duff, SK to Saskatchewan

This 2013 Case IH Steiger 500HD articulated 4WD tractor sold from the Duff, SK auction in July for $255,000, to a buyer from the same province.

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The takeaway

Two of these pieces stayed close to home, selling to buyers in the same region where the auction ran. Two crossed a border, one of them clear into South America. Every unreserved auction reaches the same online bidder pool, whether the winning bid comes from one province over or three time zones away.

Sellers get local timing and access to that same broad reach in one sale. This reach is a big part of why Ritchie Bros. sellers see predictable auction outcomes sale after sale.

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