# Texas Auctioneer Exam (2026): 75 Questions, 75% to Pass

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# The Texas auctioneer exam

The auctioneer exam is one of the few TDLR exams with a 75% pass mark instead of 70%, and you only get two attempts in a one-year application. About half pass.

Based on PSI's candidate bulletin dated 12 August 2026 · Reviewed 9 October 2026

## The exam at a glance

Exam| Questions| Time| To pass| Fee| Format  
---|---|---|---|---|---  
Auctioneer| 75 scored + 5 unscored| 112 min + 8| 75%| $52| Closed book  
  
"+ N" is extra time or questions for unscored items, which PSI includes to trial new questions. Exam fees are paid to PSI, separately from TDLR's license application fee.

## How many people pass

| Pass rate| Taken| Passed  
---|---|---|---  
FY2025| **51.6%**|  93| 48  
FY2024| **44.9%**|  118| 53  
FY2023| **50.5%**|  93| 47  
  
Fiscal years 2023 to 2025. Counts are exams taken, not people, and exclude no-shows. Source: [TDLR examination statistics](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/auc/auc-exam-stats.htm>).

## What is on it: exam (75 scored items)

Topic| Items| Share  
---|---|---  
Occupations Code ch. 1802 and rules ch. 67| 16 |  21%  
General auction practices| 12 |  16%  
Business and Commerce Code| 9 |  12%  
Real estate| 8 |  11%  
Deceptive trade practices| 6 |  8%  
Sales tax| 6 |  8%  
Selling vehicles| 4 |  5%  
Contracts| 4 |  5%  
Alcohol, tobacco and firearms| 4 |  5%  
Food, drug, device and cosmetic salvage| 3 |  4%  
Parks and Wildlife Code| 3 |  4%  
  
## The study guide is the syllabus

The bulletin's references are the **TDLR Auctioneer Study Guide 2026** , Occupations Code chapter 1802 and 16 TAC chapter 67. The study guide can be used to prepare but not at the test site. Fail twice and you cannot reapply for a year from the second failure, so it pays to sit the first attempt prepared.

## Scheduling and exam day

  * **Eligibility first.** TDLR reviews your application, then PSI emails you that you are eligible and how to book. You cannot book before that.
  * **Booking.** Online through your PSI account, or by phone; your name must match your government ID exactly.
  * **On the day.** PSI's TDLR bulletins ask you to arrive 30 minutes early with one valid government photo ID; late arrivals are turned away and lose the fee.
  * **Cancelling.** Cancel or reschedule at least two days ahead through PSI, or the fee is forfeited.
  * **Results.** Scores are given at the test center. PSI gives failing candidates a diagnostic report by topic, which is the best study guide for a retake.

[Read PSI's candidate bulletin](<https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/560>)

## Before and after the exam

  * [How to get an auctioneer license in Texas](</get-licensed/auctioneer-license-texas>): hours, application and fees
  * [License statistics and renewal for this trade](</trade/auctioneer>)
  * [Renewal calculator](</renewal-calculator?type=auctioneer>) for once you are licensed
  * [All exam guides and pass rates](</exams>)

For context: Texas has **1,631** active licenses of this type in the public TDLR file dated 20 September 2026.

## Questions

### What score do you need to pass the Texas auctioneer exam?

75%.

### What is the pass rate for the Texas auctioneer exam?

In fiscal year 2025, 48 of 93 candidates passed (51.6%), according to TDLR.

## Sources

PSI Services, [candidate information bulletin](<https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/560>) dated 12 August 2026. Pass rates: [TDLR examination statistics](<https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/auc/auc-exam-stats.htm>). Exam fees, formats and outlines change when PSI reissues a bulletin: the bulletin sent with your eligibility notice is the one that applies to you.

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