What’s My Construction Equipment Worth?

Get fast, free estimated values for your used construction equipment.

Powered by EquipmentWatch, Equipment World’s Construction Equipment Valuation Calculator uses one of the industry’s largest resale and auction databases to help contractors make more informed decisions about buying, selling, trading in or managing equipment.

Instead of relying on guesswork, the calculator uses verified market data from resale and auction transactions across more than 15,000 models and nearly 400 manufacturers. Estimates reflect factors like age, usage, market activity and regional demand.

Whether you're preparing to sell, considering a trade-in, reviewing insurance needs or tracking fleet value, having a reliable starting point can help you plan with more confidence.

Get fast, free estimated values for your used construction equipment.

Free access to market-based estimated values for used equipment.
Backed by verified resale and auction transaction data.
Adjusted for local market variances and seasonal trends.
Helps support better decisions for selling, trading or retaining equipment.

Your Equipment

Enter your equipment details below for a quick estimated value. The more information you provide, the more accurate your estimate will be. Users must be logged into the Equipment World website to view results. Most major equipment categories and brands are supported, but products with limited market data may not return results.

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FAQs

EquipmentWatch defines Resale Value as the current Fair Market Value (FMV), meaning what a willing buyer would pay a willing seller in a typical private resale transaction. Values are generated from market evidence and can be adjusted for real-world factors at the model level, including condition, usage hours, location, and options or extras. The EquipmentWatch platform also provides side-by-side views of resale and auction value trends for the selected model, reflecting how those adjustments move FMV, OLV (Orderly Liquidation Value), and FLV (Forced Liquidation Value) over time.

Model year indicates the annual production period in which a unit was manufactured or shipped from the factory.  When assigning model years, manufacturers may use calendar years, fiscal years, or other production cycles.  As a result, model year can differ from the calendar year of manufacture.  For example, a unit manufactured in late 2015 will typically have a model year of 2016.

In general terms, depreciation is the loss of fair market value of an asset over time, usually as a result of wear and tear.

Resale value is the current fair market value of a piece of construction equipment expressed in total dollars.

Fair Market Value (FMV) is the monetary value of an asset that can be expected in a transaction with a single seller and single buyer, neither of whom are under any compulsion or time restriction to complete the transaction. Fair Market Values for heavy equipment are most closely associated with the private, resale market, as opposed to the public, auction market.

Forced Liquidation Value (FLV) is the monetary value of an asset that can be expected in a transaction with a single seller and multiple potential buyers, where the seller is under a short time constraint and has location constraints within which to sell the asset. The Forced Liquidation Value for heavy equipment is most closely associated with the public, auction market, as opposed to the private, resale market.

Orderly Liquidation Value (OLV) is the monetary value of an asset that can be expected in a transaction with a single seller given a reasonable amount of time to find one or more purchasers of a liquidation sale, where the seller is under a short time constraint and has location constraints within which to sell the asset.

The OLV for heavy equipment has traditionally held close to the midpoint between a Forced Liquidation Value (no reasonable time) and a Fair Market Value (no time or location constraints).

OLV has been the preferred valuation metric among appraisers for some time and is rapidly rising in popularity among equipment dealers and financiers. Industry leaders prescribe it as a middle ground between FMV and FLV.

Residual Value represents the worth of a piece of equipment at the end of a given term (e.g. multi-year lease or useful life). A high residual value generally shows that a machine has been successful at the work demanded of it, has presented minimal maintenance issues over its service life, and still presents a high value to buyers on the resale market. Each of these machines represents quality and gives buyers confidence in their investment on both the new equipment and equipment resale/auction markets.

EquipmentWatch residual values are an estimate of the retained value of an asset, given a purchase price, FMV, or FLV, based on value adjustments and expected annual usage. These values are based on historical depreciation rates and are set according to today’s dollars. They do not include any inflation factors or additional forecasting measures.

EquipmentWatch updates values monthly. Adjustment factors that sit behind the valuation workflow are updated quarterly. In addition, Fusable publishes a monthly Market Report that tracks FMV (Fair Market Value) and FLV (Forced Liquidation Value) movements across resale and auction channels.

In-product access, with exporting
Use “Values & Market Data” to view and adjust FMV, OLV, and FLV by condition, usage, options, and location. For transaction-level research, “Market Activity” lets you mine 20+ years of auction comps and export results to CSV for your own analysis. You can also generate portfolio-level reports from saved groups, often with CSV output, as shown in “Creating Groups & Reports.”
APIs and programmatic delivery
The EquipmentWatch API includes the data benchmarks we are known for such as ownership & operating costs, retail rental rates, specifications, serial number verification, and equipment values (FMV, OLV, FLV) as well as data attributes including asset utilization, market popularity, value trending and raw market transactions.
Analyst services for full fleet workups or custom deliverables
For a turnkey approach, “Fleet Valuation” provides analyst-produced current market values and residuals for every asset in your fleet with factors like age, condition, location, and utilization applied. If your source lists need cleanup before valuation, “Data Cleanup” standardizes models, appends taxonomy and specs, and verifies serials.