Hennessy Auctioneers third monthly auction of the year took place last Saturday 22 March, with a 2017 Doosan DX63 six-tonne digger selling for €24,500 plus VAT, the highest price on the day.

Yet again, the Portlaoise auctioneers’ yard was full, with over 896 lots going under the hammer – of which 91% were sold either on the day, or as part of the timed online auction afterwards.

Meanwhile, a 2000 Valtra 900 tractor with 7,460 hours and Quicke Q720 front loader sold for the second highest price on the day at €19,500.

This was followed by a 2002 JCB TM270 pivot steer loader which sold at €17,000; a 2017 Redrock 16t dump trailer which sold at 16,500 and a 25ft Dooley tri-axle loader which sold at €15,000 plus VAT.

Other highlight lots from the sale included a 14t NC dump trailer which sold at €13,250; a 2016 Terex 6t swivel dumper which sold at €11,700 plus VAT; a 24ft Eamon Power tandem axle livestock trailer which sold at €11,500; a 2011 Pottinger Euroboss 290 silage wagon at €11,500 and a 1990 2wd John Deere 3050 having sold for €10,800.

A JCB 526S Loadall sold for €15,500; a Massey Ferguson 6190 sold at €14,000 and a 2003 Amazone 3m one-pass system sold at €7,000 plus VAT.

With a total of over 1,500 bidders tuned in for the auction, Hennessy indicated that trade continues to remain steady.

Only lots listed as “plus VAT” were subject to VAT, all other lots had no VAT. Commission was charged at 5% on top of the prices quoted and subject to a maximum fee of €1,000/item.

Hennessy Auctioneers’ next machinery auction is set to take place on Saturday 10 May.