Lloyd Meekins & Sons Holds Its Final Auction of 2022

Thu January 19, 2023 - Midwest Edition #2
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Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Co held its 28th annual end of year Construction, Farm, Truck and Auto auction on Dec. 27, 2022, at its permanent auction facility in Lumberton, N.C.

The auction featured three rings —Ring 1 for the auction was sold on site as well as online with Proxibid and Equipmentfacts. Rings 2 and 3 were on site only. The bidders came from many U.S. states as well as several foreign countries. CEG

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Ben Pace and Lisa Holcomb, both of Pace Custom Grading in Ridgeway, Va., were interested in one of the Komatsu excavators.
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Due to temperatures below 30, the bidders remained warm inside, while the machines were shown the wide screen televisions for them to bid on.
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Zavaleta Evencio (L) and Larry Johnson, both of Johnson Contracting in Benson, N.C., were interested in bidding on one of the larger excavators.
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There were three rings running simultaneously throughout the day, with the smaller items being sold outside.
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Rick (L) and Richard Sowers of Sowers Construction Co. Inc., Mount Airy, N.C., had a machine in the auction and were hoping to find a good deal on a few others.
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The annual auction featured a wide assortment of excavators.
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Mini, long reach and many in between excavators were available.
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Mickey Meekins (R) gets the auction under way as Jim Cox keeps up with internet bidding.
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The auction featured many medium-sized Cat, Komatsu and John Deere dozers.
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