Grader · price guide 2026
Cat 140M Price — What It's Really Worth
A used Cat 140M is currently listed in Australia at $135,000–$219,000 — typical asking $169,000, from 21 listings. Sold-price ranges publish here the moment enough verified sales clear our data gate — until then, this is the live asking market, labelled plainly.
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The 140M sits in the middle of Cat's grader range and is close to the default road machine in Australia — the model shire councils, civil contractors and rural landholders reach for when roads need building or holding together. It marked the shift from the old lever-steer generation to joystick controls, which still divides veteran operators, so confirm your operator is comfortable before committing. Used stock runs from hard-worked ex-contractor units to well-kept ex-government machines with full service history, and asking prices spread widely as a result — hours, condition and documentation matter far more than age alone. All-wheel-drive variants and machines fitted with rippers, push blocks or grade-control hardware appear regularly. Supply sits mainly along the eastern seaboard, and tidy late-model examples with provenance hold their money notably well.
Price by Year & Hours
Advertised asking ranges from public Australian listings, verified 5 July 2026. Negotiated sale prices typically land below these figures.
| Model year | Hours | Low | Typical | High | Spread | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2009 | 5,000+ hrs | $135,000 | $142,000 | $164,000 | 6 | |
| 2010-2012 | 5,000+ hrs | $129,000 | $165,000 | $177,000 | 7 | |
| 2013-2015 | 5,000+ hrs | $202,000 | $219,000 | $237,000 | 3 | |
| All years | All hours | $135,000 | $169,000 | $219,000 | 21 |
What Moves the Price
GPS / machine control
A grader wired for machine control — or sold with the kit — commands a clear premium from civil buyers who would otherwise pay to retrofit.
Circle & blade condition
A tight circle, straight moldboard and healthy cutting edges are the heart of a grader. Buyers pay up for one that still holds grade.
Council & fleet disposals
Shire and fleet auction disposals set the floor of the market. Dealer-reconditioned machines recover most of the gap.
Hours & driveline wear
High-hour transmissions and tandem-drive wear are expensive rebuilds — buyers price them before they price the machine.
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How we price. Current ranges on this page are compiled from genuine on-model asking listings on public Australian marketplaces — attachments and wrong-model results are filtered out by hand. Sold-price ranges are published per model as verified sales clear our data-density gate. Prices are estimates, not valuations or financial advice. Full methodology →