Inside This Week’s Restaurant Equipment Auction Market – 12 Upcoming Sales inc Commercial Kitchen Gear, Macadams Rack Ovens & Kenwood Mixers
This week we list 12 restaurant and catering equipment auctions across Australia. Including commercial kitchens, café fit-outs, food service equipment, and hospitality clearances.
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Our Auction Picks this Week
Each week we highlight unique and interesting sales that caught our eye. The full list is below.
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Catering & Hospitality Equipment Auction
A Kenwood Chef Mixer, complete with its instruction manual and cookbook, is on offer from allbids in the ACT. This is a solid standalone lot for anyone setting up a kitchen or replacing worn-out gear, closing on 7 August 2026.
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Jarrah & Karri Timber, Transportable Toilet Unit, Roller Doors, Workshop Machinery & Restaurant Equipment Online Bunbury Auction
A load of seasoned jarrah, karri and sheoak timber headlines this Bunbury auction, alongside a transportable toilet unit, roller doors, workshop machinery and restaurant equipment. Standouts include 28 boxes of jarrah waxed engineered flooring at 185mm x 15/3mm x 2200mm, jarrah DAR feature grade boards, hooded decking, and thick 40mm and 45mm jarrah stock, with Ross’s running the sale out of Davenport.
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Adelaide Unused Bakery Oven and Catering Liquidation Sale
A dozen or more Macadams M180-2 rotary rack ovens are being sold off as unused stock in Pooraka SA, listed by Slattery. The lot also includes a scullery setup, stainless steel wet bench, and bulk quantities of plastic wrap and food packaging trays.
FAQ
Where does restaurant auction equipment come from?
Primarily business closures including restaurants, cafés, and catering companies that have wound up. Refurbishment projects, kitchen upgrades, and liquidations of food service distributors also contribute significant stock.
What equipment typically comes up?
Commercial ovens, fryers, grills, dishwashers, refrigeration, coffee machines, display cabinets, POS systems, benching, and racking. Complete kitchen fit-outs sometimes sell as a package; other times individual pieces are lotted separately.
Is secondhand commercial kitchen equipment worth buying?
Usually yes, commercial-grade equipment is built for heavy use and lasts far longer than domestic equivalents. A well-maintained commercial oven or fridge bought at a fraction of new cost is a sound investment for a small food business.
What should I check before bidding?
Test operation if possible during the inspection period. But in most cases it is not possible due tothe need for power or gas etc.
Trends & Insights
South Australia’s bakery and café sector is shedding full fit-outs at pace this week. A Kilkenny sale on 9 September carries 54 lots from a closed Victor Harbor Bakery, headlined by a 2012 Skope three-door display fridge at 1350L, a 2009 two-door Skope at 1100L, and a 2021 Atosa four-door underbench unit, plus mobile bread stands, café furniture and even fridge contents with drinks still in them (Auction Finder / mgs, Sep 9). The same agent closes a separate Kilkenny hospitality sale in early September with blast chillers, commercial ovens, refrigeration and stainless benches and sinks suited to cafés or pubs (Auction Finder / mgs, Sep 1).
Western Australia is where the heavier gear is moving. Ross’s Auctioneers & Valuers is running an offsite online sale on 9 September from a Belmont business closure at 41-49 Robinson Avenue, covering commercial meat processing, packaging and bakery equipment (Auction Finder / Ross’s Auctioneers, Sep 9). The firm’s weekly Welshpool catalogues continue to throw up high-spec lots, with recent listings including unused Moffat and Rational combi ovens, Hobart mixers and meat slicers from ongoing liquidations and surplus stock (Auction Finder / Ross’s Auctioneers, Sep 7).
On the east coast, Grays Online’s unreserved Milperra sale on 1 September bundled catering items with 54 lots of IT and laboratory stock, including large LED displays and signage monitors worth watching for front-of-house fit-outs (Auction Finder / Grays Online, Sep 1). Lloyds Auctions is likewise spreading timed multi-lot hospitality and catering sales across NSW and SA in early September, with plant, equipment and general hospitality assets and no reserves noted on some lines (Auction Finder / Lloyds Auctions, Sep 8).
Buyers should watch the Belmont processing sale and the Kilkenny bakery dispersal closely, since closure-driven stock tends to clear below replacement cost when bidding stays thin.
Last updated: 14 Sept 2026
Rod’s Tips
Grays handles the most consistent volume of hospitality equipment in Australia. Their rolling online sales include single items and complete kitchen packages. Set up a saved search for your equipment categories to catch new lots as they list.
Complete café fit-outs can go for dramatically less than replacement cost. When a café closes, the operator often needs a quick exit. Buying the complete fit-out rather than individual pieces can deliver significant savings if you have a venue to fit it out.
Coffee machine lots need careful assessment. A commercial espresso machine is expensive to service. Check the brand’s service network before bidding — some imported machines have no local support. A cheap machine with no parts availability is an expensive paperweight.
Bring your own measurements. Commercial benching, fridges, and rack systems are site-specific. Know your kitchen dimensions before the auction — equipment that won’t fit is worth nothing to you regardless of price.
Freight costs. Don’t be afraid to look out of state by first checking in on couriers for an estimate. I purchased a commercial espresso machine and even with the freight from ACT to VIC is was a great deal landed at my doorstep. Be sure to get quotes from couriers with lift-gates to load and unload heavy goods.
New South Wales
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Wholesale Wine Auction For Cafés, Bars & Restaurants
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Eight lots are on offer through Grays, closing 13 September 2026, built around volume rather than single bottles. The sparkling side leans French: Henri Le Blanc Cuvee Rosé Brut NV and Jacqueline Blanc De Blancs Brut NV, both in six-bottle cases of 750mL.
The local contingent comes from Younger Days, with Fiano 2025 and Cabernet Sauvignon 2025 out of Heathcote in Victoria, each packed as 12-bottle cases. That mix suits cafés, bars and restaurants looking to build a by-the-glass list or top up house pours without tying up capital in full wholesale orders.
Buyers should note the case formats vary between six and 12 bottles, so check quantities before working out your per-bottle cost.
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Hospitality, Catering & Events
Lloyds Auctions — multi-lot online auction. Categories include vehicles, jewellery, collectables, plant and equipment, and general goods.
National / Online
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Hospitality, Catering & Events
Lloyds Auctions — multi-lot online auction. Categories include vehicles, jewellery, collectables, plant and equipment, and general goods.
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UNRESERVED Kitchen & Cafe Surplus Equipment
Lloyds Auctions — multi-lot online auction. Categories include vehicles, jewellery, collectables, plant and equipment, and general goods.
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Portable Commercial Kitchen
Lloyds Auctions — multi-lot online auction. Categories include vehicles, jewellery, collectables, plant and equipment, and general goods.
Western Australia
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Cafe, Restaurant, Commercial, Kitchenware & Catering Online Welshpool Auction
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Ross’s has built a name shifting business closure stock and forfeited goods across Perth, and this one’s no different. The lot list points to serious catering hardware rather than home-kitchen cast-offs. Think commercial ovens, rangehoods, bain-maries, and prep tables, the sort of gear that costs real money new but tends to go cheap when a venue shuts its doors.
For anyone setting up a cafe or restaurant on a budget, this is worth a close look. The Welshpool location means local pickup is straightforward, and ross’s online format lets you bid from home. Check the condition notes on each lot, especially for electrical items and anything with moving parts. If you need commercial shelving, crockery, or cutlery in bulk, there’s often plenty of that mixed in too. Auctions like this one reward patience, so scroll through the full catalogue before the close date and pick your targets early.
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Playground and Catering Equipment Business Closure
Lloyds Auctions — multi-lot online auction. Categories include vehicles, jewellery, collectables, plant and equipment, and general goods.
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New Commercial Kitchenware & Decor Catering Online Welshpool Auction
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Ross’s has pulled together a solid mixed catalogue for this one, with new commercial kitchenware sitting alongside decor and catering bits. The Welshpool complex at 453 Orrong Road is the pickup point, and the sale closes 17 September. It’s an online-only format, so you bid from the phone or computer, then collect in person.
The kitchen gear is the main draw here, with new stock that suits a working kitchen, not just home use. Look for commercial-grade pots, pans, utensils, and serviceware, plus the sort of catering equipment that gets used daily in a busy venue. The decor side adds some variety, handy if you’re fitting out a space or refreshing a front-of-house area.
If you’re after specific brands or models, check the full lot list on the Ross’s site before bidding, because the catalogue is mixed and some lots are grouped. Pickup is from Welshpool after the auction clears, so factor that into your plans. Ross’s runs these regularly, and the new-condition kitchenware tends to move for well under retail, so set your limit and work through the lots methodically.
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Jarrah & Karri Timber, Transportable Toilet Unit, Roller Doors, Workshop Machinery & Restaurant Equipment Online Bunbury Auction
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Timber is the drawcard here. The lot list runs heavy on jarrah in every form: thick 40mm and 45mm boards, dressed feature grade, hooded decking at 175 x 22mm, and 28 boxes of waxed engineered flooring covering 68.37m2. Sheoak appears in both dressed and thicknessed boards, with sugar gum rounding out the mix. Anyone fitting out a build, deck or floor should be paying attention to the volumes on offer.
Beyond the timber, the sale takes in a transportable toilet unit, roller doors, workshop machinery and restaurant equipment, so there’s plenty for buyers outside the woodworking trade.
Ross’s runs regular online, live and in-house auctions from Perth, covering WA Police forfeited items, machinery, business closures and vehicles. This one closes 29 September 2026 at the Bunbury Complex on Craigie St, Davenport.
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South Australia
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