10 U.S.C. § 8865: Sale of prize

(a) The court shall order a sale of prize property if—(1) the property has been condemned; (2) the court finds, at any stage of the proceedings, that the property is perishable, liable to deteriorate, or liable to depreciate in value; or (3) the cost of keeping the property is disproportionate to its value. (b) The court may order a sale of the prize property if, after the return-day on the libel, all the parties in interest who have appeared in the cause agree to it. (c) An appeal does not prevent the order of a sale under this section or the execution of such an order.