BigIron Auctions is preparing a notable late-model John Deere equipment auction for August 28, 2026, giving farmers and equipment buyers an opportunity to compete for a concentrated lineup of relatively new tractors and combines with unusually low operating hours.
The online auction is centered on equipment located in Huntington, Indiana. Bidding is scheduled to open on or before August 14 at 7:00 p.m. CDT, with the auction closing process beginning August 28. BigIron lists the event as its Late-Model John Deere Dealer Equipment auction.
What makes this sale particularly interesting is not simply the John Deere name. The strongest attraction is the combination of recent model years, low hours and high-specification machines that would normally represent a substantial capital investment if purchased new.
John Deere S7 800 Combines Lead the Auction
Among the headline lots are two 2025 John Deere S7 800 combines. One is listed with approximately 440 engine hours and 363 separator hours, while another shows around 500 engine hours and 355 separator hours.
Those numbers immediately separate this auction from the typical used-combine sale. Machines with only a few hundred separator hours remain relatively early in their working lives, making them especially relevant to commercial grain operations looking to increase harvesting capacity without moving directly into a new-machine transaction.
The S7 generation is also significant because it represents one of Deere’s newest combine platforms. For buyers already operating Deere harvesting equipment, acquiring another recent machine can simplify operator training, precision agriculture integration, parts management and fleet standardization.
A 2024 John Deere S780 is another major lot, with approximately 494 engine hours listed by the auction organizer. A 2024 S770 also appears in the lineup.
One listed S770 provides a good indication of the equipment level buyers can expect. The 2024 4WD machine shows 542 engine hours and 371 separator hours and is equipped with ProDrive transmission, ContourMaster feederhouse, Advanced PowerCast tailboard, ActiveYield, AutoTrac, Section Control and a G5 Plus display with RowSense. It also carries several premium technology and cab packages.
That specification matters. Buyers are not simply bidding on relatively new combine chassis. At least some machines are configured with technology that can make them immediately relevant to precision harvesting operations.
John Deere 8R Tractors Offer Low Hours
The tractor lineup should generate equally serious interest.
Confirmed equipment includes a 2025 John Deere 8R 370 with approximately 817 hours, a 2025 8R 340 with just 289 hours and a 2025 8R 310. A 2024 8R 370 is also included in the sale.
BigIron’s catalog separately identifies the 2025 8R 340 MFWD tractor and a 2024 S780 4WD combine among the featured lots.
For large row-crop farms, the 8R tractors may ultimately be the most closely watched machines in the auction.
The reason is straightforward. A tractor such as the 8R 340 occupies a highly versatile power class. It can be used for planting, tillage, grain cart work and other high-demand field operations, while remaining more maneuverable than the largest articulated or four-track tractors.
A 2025 machine with fewer than 300 hours is particularly noteworthy because the buyer is effectively evaluating equipment that has accumulated only a small portion of the operating life normally expected from a modern high-horsepower agricultural tractor.
Why This John Deere Auction Matters
From an equipment-market perspective, this auction is more interesting than a conventional farm retirement sale.
Retirement and dispersal auctions commonly combine machinery spanning multiple generations, specifications and maintenance histories. This event instead concentrates relatively recent Deere machines into one sale, including 2024 and 2025 model-year tractors and combines.
That creates a useful price-discovery event.
The final bids could provide farmers, dealers and used-equipment analysts with a real-world indication of how the market currently values low-hour late-model Deere equipment compared with new machinery and older used alternatives.
There is another important factor: timing.
An August 28 sale arrives when many U.S. farms are preparing equipment for fall harvest. Buyers that need additional combine capacity have a strong practical reason to act, rather than purchasing machinery simply because an attractive asset becomes available.
The same logic applies to tractors. Operations planning fall tillage, grain-cart work or future planting capacity can acquire equipment before the next major production cycle.
Which Lots Could Attract the Most Bidding?
The two 2025 S7 800 combines are likely to be among the auction’s most closely watched assets because of their model year and low separator hours.
The 2025 8R 340 with approximately 289 hours is another standout. Low-hour 8R tractors occupy an attractive position in the secondary market because buyers can potentially obtain near-current technology while allowing the first owner to absorb part of the initial depreciation.
The S780 and S770 combines should also deserve attention, particularly from farms already operating S-Series harvesting fleets.
From a buyer’s perspective, however, hours alone should never determine value. Configuration can easily represent tens of thousands of dollars in practical value. Tire condition, guidance hardware, displays, receivers, transmission specification, hydraulic configuration, warranty status, maintenance records and harvesting packages should all be evaluated before establishing a maximum bid.
Auction Market Perspective
This is the type of equipment auction that can become more valuable than its individual lots suggest.
A concentrated sale of similar late-model machines allows buyers to compare several tractors or combines under the same bidding environment instead of evaluating isolated listings scattered across dealerships.
It also creates competition between two different purchasing strategies: buying new equipment with dealer financing and warranty support, or buying extremely young used equipment at a market-determined auction price.
That comparison will be particularly interesting on the 2025 machines.
If bidding remains sufficiently below equivalent new-equipment pricing, these machines could offer compelling value for operators comfortable purchasing through an online auction. If competition pushes prices close to dealer retail levels, however, financing incentives and warranty considerations could narrow the advantage considerably.
The most disciplined bidders will therefore approach the sale with a predetermined all-in value rather than focusing solely on winning a particular machine.
About BigIron Auctions
BigIron traces its origins to 1984, when brothers Ron and Mark Stock founded Stock Auction Company. The company began experimenting with online auction technology in 2001 and transitioned to the BigIron online-only auction platform in 2009.
Today, BigIron operates across agricultural equipment, construction machinery, transportation, real estate, livestock, industrial assets and collector vehicles. The company says thousands of items are sold through its platform each week.
BigIron and Sullivan Auctioneers now operate as a combined auction organization. The companies describe their combined experience as more than 85 years and serve buyers and sellers through online auction platforms with national and international reach.
For agricultural machinery buyers, the company’s long-term importance has been its emphasis on online equipment sales. BigIron moved to an exclusively online model in 2009, well before online bidding became standard across much of the farm equipment auction industry.
BigIron August 28 Auction: Date, Location and Bidding
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- Event: Late-Model John Deere Dealer Equipment Auction.
- Organizer: BigIron Auctions.
- Equipment location: Huntington, Indiana.
- Bidding opens: On or before August 14, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. CDT.
- Auction date: August 28, 2026.
- Format: Online agriculture equipment auction.
- Featured equipment: Late-model John Deere combines, 8R tractors and additional agricultural equipment.
Source: www.bigiron.com
