Quick Data: Top-Selling Wheel Loaders for 2025 - 2026
Nearly 11,200 new wheel loaders were financed over the past year, but used sales moved higher as contractors searched for a better deal. See the top-selling models, brands and auction prices.
Quick Data is Equipment World’s monthly analysis of new and used financed construction equipment sales trends, pricing data and auction sales activity by product category. The reports use Fusable’s proprietary EDA and EquipmentWatch market data. EDA and EquipmentWatch are owned by Fusable, parent company of Equipment World.
New financed wheel loader sales dipped year-over-year, while demand for used units has ticked upward as contractors hunt for better value amid rising prices, stubbornly high interest rates and record fuel costs.
Nearly 11,200 new financed wheel loaders were sold from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, according to Fusable’s latest EDA equipment finance data, a 12.8% decrease from the same period last year.
Accounting for 7.4% of all new financed equipment sales, wheel loaders are the fifth-highest selling product. The material movers and handlers fell one spot year-over-year and rank behind compact track loaders, mini excavators, full-size excavators and compact utility loaders.
Cat (22.5%), Deere (21.1%) and Komatsu (12.4%) held firm year-over-year as the top three manufacturers of new financed wheel loaders, with Case CE (9.9%) and Volvo CE (8.3%) rounding out the top five.
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The most popular models with buyers, based on the number of units financed, were the Komatsu WA320-8, the Deere 624 P-Tier and Case 321F. The chart below outlines key specs for the top 10 selling models:
Make/Model
Units Sold
Operating Weight
Horsepower
Bucket Capacity
Komatsu WA320-8
417
34,128 - 34,987 lb.
165 hp
3.0 - 4.2 yd3
Deere 624 P-Tier
389
34,238 - 36,912 lb.
192 hp
2.5 – 5.25 yd3
Case 321F
359
13,633 lb.
74 hp
1.1 – 1.7 yd3
Deere 544 P-Tier
349
29,943 - 32,353 lb.
166 hp
2.5 – 5.25 yd3
Cat 938
347
35,528 lb.
191 hp
2.5 - 6.5 yd3
Komatsu WA270-8
339
28,208 - 29,079 lb.
149 hp
2.5 – 3.5 yd3
Cat 906
246
12,628 lb.
74.7 hp
1 - 2 yd³
Cat 926
244
27,972 lb.
170 hp
2.5 - 6.5 yd³
Cat 930
237
31,124 lb.
170 hp
2.5 - 6.5 yd³
Cat 950
221
42,461 lb.
249 hp
3.75 - 5.75
During this period, buyers in Texas snapped up more new wheel loaders than those in any other state with 1,127 units sold. Buyers of new wheel loaders were also prevalent in Florida (1,010) and Illinois (731).
Demand wheel loaders typically rises in the fourth quarter of the year during peak snow removal season.
To see the latest in wheel loaders from Bobcat, Case, Caterpillar, Develon, Hitachi, Hyundai, JCB, John Deere, Komatsu, Liebherr, LiuGong, Sany, Takeuchi, Volvo, Wacker Neuson and XCMG, check out Equipment World’s 2026 Wheel Loader Buyer’s Guide.
Equipment WorldWhat's Selling in Used Wheel Loaders?
Used financed wheel loader sales hit nearly 7,500 units sold from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, a 4.8% increase from the same period last year. Of used equipment categories, wheel loaders accounted for the fifth-most sales, behind compact track loaders, excavators, mini excavators and skid steers.
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Cat again earned the top spot as the most popular used wheel loader brand with 26.4% of all units. Deere followed close behind at 22.5%, and Case maintained its third-place position with 15.2%. Komatsu and Volvo CE rounded out the top five.
Here’s a look at the top 10 used financed wheel loaders sold during the period:
Make/Model
Units Sold
Case 321F
353
Cat 938M
190
Cat 926M
187
Cat 930M
165
Case 521G
162
Komatsu WA270-8
160
Case 621G
138
Deere 544 P-Tier
125
Deere 624 P-Tier
122
Deere 544K
108
The top purchasers of used wheel loaders hailed from Texas (568), Illinois (490) and Florida (391).
EDA data is compiled from state UCC-1 filings on financed construction equipment. EDA continually updates this data as information comes in from each state. Depending on the type of machine, financed machines can represent 40 to 75 percent of the total number of machines of that type sold in the United States. EDA does not track machines bought by cash or letter of credit.
Demand for wheel loaders typically rises in the fourth quarter of the year during peak snow removal season and cools during the summer. As such, from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, prices steadily rose until January before declining through June, according to Fusable’s EquipmentWatch market trend data.
The top average price during the period was $158,049 during Q1 2026, and the lowest average price was $150,706 during Q3 2025. Average machine age fluctuated from 7.4 to 8.1 years. The average age and price were calculated from 356,322 resale listings in the EquipmentWatch database during the period.
EquipmentWatch
EquipmentWatch defines fair market value (FMV) as the monetary value of an asset that can be expected in a transaction with a single seller and single buyer, neither of whom is under any compulsion or time restriction to complete the transaction. FMV for heavy equipment is most closely associated with the private resale market, as opposed to the public auction market.
CaterpillarWheel Loader Auction Prices
When examining the top 20 wheel loaders sold August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026, at auction, Caterpillar took 17 of the top 20 price spots, with Deere, Hyundai and Komatsu claiming the remaining positions on the list.
According to the EquipmentWatch auction price guide, the highest auction price paid for a wheel loader during this period was $555,000 for a Cat 988K with 6,969 hours at a Richie Bros. sale in Phoenix on May 22, 2026.
Manufacturer
Model
Years
Units Sold
Hours
Price
Caterpillar
950
2023 - 2024
4
71 H - 968 H
$232,500 - $275,000
Caterpillar
988K
2021
2
6,969 - 7,510 H
$550,000 - $555,000
Caterpillar
950M
2020 - 2023
2
1,441 - 1,842 H
$235,000 - $361,900
Caterpillar
982
2022 - 2023
2
6,642 - 10,390
$240,000 - $306,900
Caterpillar
966M
2022
1
3,047 H
$265,000
Caterpillar
982 XE
2022
1
7,980 H
$345,000
Caterpillar
980M
2021
1
7,655 H
$260,000
Caterpillar
980
2023
1
8,791 H
$260,000
Caterpillar
972M
2022
1
5,344 H
$242,500
Caterpillar
966
2023
1
3,242 H
$237,500
Caterpillar
938M
2021
1
324 H
$232,500
Hyundai
HL980A
2023
1
728 H
$288,200
Komatsu
WA475-10
2022
1
109 H
$285,000
Deere
844 P-TIER
2023
1
2,293 H
$267,500
EDA and EquipmentWatch are owned by Fusable, parent of Equipment World.
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