Amarillo Equipment Appraisal
Feedyard, farm and construction equipment valuations for Amarillo and the Panhandle. Starting at $295.
Amarillo equipment appraisal is a certified opinion of what heavy equipment in the Texas Panhandle would sell for: the wheel loaders and trucks that keep a feedyard fed, tractors, combines and cotton strippers from wheat, corn and cotton farms, and the graders, dozers and semi trucks of contractors and carriers in the city. It is written to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), and a Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser (CMEA) signs it.
- Equipment from a feedyard in Randall County and a farm in Carson County can go on one report.
- A desktop appraisal is done from photos and records you send, so no machine leaves the yard.
- If a bank or a judge wants the equipment looked at, an inspection on site is arranged.
- The report says what it is for and which kind of value it gives.
- A written fee and delivery date come first, before you agree to anything.
- USPAP-compliant
- Signed by a CMEA
- Rated 5.0 on Google
How do I order an Amarillo equipment appraisal?
1. List what you have
The form opens by asking for the equipment and the number of pieces.
2. Method, place and date
Say whether you want a desktop appraisal or an inspection on site, tell it the town or county the equipment is in, and give your deadline. Your name and email finish the form.
3. Records
When you have accepted the quote, send the equipment list with serial numbers, hour readings and photos. For a loader or a tractor, note the buckets and implements that go with it.
What should a Panhandle owner know before hiring an Amarillo equipment appraiser?
- One appraisal district for two counties
- Amarillo lies in both Potter County and Randall County, and the two share the Potter-Randall Appraisal District on Hollywood Road. Texas sets April 15 as the date for a rendition, which is the list of equipment a business turns in each year, and the district’s business property page gives the same date. Armstrong, Carson and Oldham counties each have their own district. Potter-Randall Appraisal District
- How the district values equipment
- The Potter-Randall district says its main approach to business equipment is cost: the owner reports what the item cost new and the year it was acquired, and a depreciation calculation follows. It also says an appraiser may use the owner’s rendered opinion of market value in a special situation. An independent appraisal is one way to support that opinion.
- Farm and ranch machinery
- Texas law exempts machinery and equipment used to produce farm or ranch products from property tax. The district’s business property page and FAQ do not mention farm equipment, so ask the district how it treats a feedyard’s machines before you file.
- Bankruptcy cases are filed in Lubbock
- The federal district court for the Amarillo Division sits in the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse on Southeast 5th. The bankruptcy court holds Amarillo hearings there too, but tells filers to file cases and papers with its clerk in Lubbock.
- How long it takes
- Allow 7 to 10 business days for a desktop report, counted from when the photos and records are complete. A single machine or a pair can go out in 24 to 48 hours as a rush. An inspection on site adds days.
- Fee
- Starting at $295. The length of the list, an inspection and a rush each raise the fee.
What is particular to equipment around Amarillo?
Cattle on feed, grain and cotton on the plains, and road and freight work in the city.
Feedyards
Potter and Randall counties both have cattle feedyards, which are pens where cattle are fed until they go to a packing plant. The wheel loaders and trucks that serve a feedyard usually work daily, in dust and manure, so hours can add up quickly and wear can show early. Send the hour readings and photos of the bucket, the tires and the engine compartment.
Wheat, corn, sorghum and cotton
Randall and Oldham counties are mostly cattle country, while Carson County grows cotton, corn, sorghum and wheat. Most combines keep two hour readings, one for the engine and one for the separator, the part that threshes the grain. Send both, and list the header, the cutting platform on the front, that goes with each.
Contractors and carriers
Kirby-Smith Machinery calls Amarillo the central hub for its West Texas operations, Warren CAT sells new and used construction equipment here, and Rush Truck Centers sells new and used Peterbilt trucks. For a motor grader, photograph the cutting edges, the steel strips on the blade that wear down, and the tires. For a dozer, add the undercarriage, which means the tracks and rollers. For a semi truck, send the miles and the engine hours.
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What equipment is appraised around Amarillo?
Feedyard, farm, construction and trucking equipment from the five counties around Amarillo. A single machine or everything on the place.
Wheel loaders and telehandlers
Wheel loaders, and telehandlers, which are forklifts with a boom that reaches out. List the buckets and forks that go with each.
Tractors
Row-crop and four-wheel-drive tractors, with the implements that would sell with them.
Combines and hay equipment
Combines with their headers, cotton strippers and hay equipment. Give the hour readings.
Semi trucks and trailers
Semi trucks, flatbeds, lowboys, which carry machines, and stock trailers. Send the vehicle identification number (VIN) for each.
Earthmoving
Motor graders, dozers, excavators and scrapers from road and site work.
Cranes
Truck cranes and crawler cranes. Include the latest inspection.
Not on the list? Tell us what it is on the form.
How do I choose an appraiser for Panhandle equipment?
Do they ask how hard a machine has worked?
A loader that has spent its life in a feedyard and one that worked a gravel pit can be the same model and year. Ask the appraiser what they want to see besides the hour meter.
Will the report show a value for each machine?
The Potter-Randall district works from cost and a depreciation schedule. To set a market value beside that, you need a figure for each machine, not one total. Ask for a line per machine.
Can the report be ready for a Lubbock filing or an Amarillo hearing?
A bankruptcy case for an Amarillo business is filed with the clerk in Lubbock and heard in Amarillo. Give both dates when you order and get the delivery date in writing.
Which Amarillo offices and courts does an equipment file touch?
The Potter-Randall Appraisal District. An owner who disagrees with the district’s value can protest, and can bring an independent appraisal to the hearing. Potter-Randall Appraisal District
The federal courts. The Amarillo Division of the Northern District of Texas covers 26 Panhandle counties, among them Potter, Randall, Armstrong, Carson and Oldham.
Lenders and the SBA. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lists all five counties under its West Texas District Office, which is in Lubbock. A lender may want fair market value, meaning the price in an ordinary sale, or orderly liquidation value, meaning the price when the sale has to close within months. Ask which one the loan file needs.
What do I send for a feedyard or farm appraisal?
- The equipment list: year, make and model.
- A serial number for each machine and a VIN for each truck and trailer.
- Hour readings, including the engine and separator readings on a combine.
- Photos of each machine with its plate, its meter and its wear points.
- The county where each machine is kept.
Which Panhandle towns are covered?
Potter, Randall, Armstrong, Carson and Oldham counties, including:
- Amarillo
- Canyon
- Bushland
- Happy
- Panhandle
- White Deer
- Groom
- Skellytown
- Claude
- Vega
- Adrian
- Wildorado
The bankruptcy clerk and the SBA office for the Panhandle are both in Lubbock. Lubbock equipment appraisal
What else do Amarillo equipment owners ask?
Who sells construction equipment, farm equipment and trucks in Amarillo?
Warren CAT says its Amarillo store has new and used construction equipment. Kirby-Smith Machinery lists Komatsu among its brands at its store on Interstate 40 East, and Rush Truck Centers says it sells new and used Peterbilt trucks. Amarillo Machinery, also on Interstate 40 East, serves the construction and farming markets.
Do you appraise equipment in Hereford, Dumas, Pampa and Borger?
Yes. Those towns share Amarillo’s federal court division and its SBA office. Each is in a county with its own appraisal district.
Does a feedyard have to list its loaders and trucks for property tax?
State law exempts machinery used to produce farm or ranch products. Whether a given machine at a feedyard qualifies is a question for the appraisal district first, so ask the district. The appraisal reports what each machine would sell for either way.
Can you appraise equipment for a bankruptcy case in Amarillo?
Yes. Tell us the date the value has to be as of and the hearing date.
Request your Amarillo equipment appraisal quote
Wheel loaders, tractors, combines, semi trucks, graders and cranes in Potter, Randall, Armstrong, Carson and Oldham counties, appraised for feedyards, farms, contractors, lenders and courts. The form asks four questions, then the quote is emailed to you.