Selling Timber in Bath County, KY
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for Bath County, Kentucky: 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. 1 of them has an office in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.
Timber prices for Bath County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Kentucky's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Bath County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them. Kentucky's own state report covers delivered log prices at the mill, not standing timber, and warns landowners they receive far less than those figures. These are Missouri's published standing-timber prices for the same Central Hardwood species.
| Black walnut sawlogs | $2,701 per thousand board feet |
| White oak sawlogs | $425 per thousand board feet |
| Red oak sawlogs | $132 per thousand board feet |
| Hickory sawlogs | $164 per thousand board feet |
| Hard maple sawlogs | $120 per thousand board feet |
| Mixed hardwood sawlogs | $172 per thousand board feet |
Source: Missouri Department of Conservation, Q2 2026. All Kentucky timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Bath County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Bath County (1)
This buyer is based in Bath County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Olympia Lumber and Post is a mill in Olympia, Kentucky, on Sour Springs Rd. They describe themselves as a "manufacturer of treated wood products" and serve Bath County. This is not a timber buying or logging outfit. They turn wood into posts, poles, and sawn lumber, not a place to call about standing timber. Their main material is Southern Yellow Pine, which they say is "ideally suited for pressure treatment," along with Oak and Poplar for boards. They stock peeled posts and flat sided fence posts, can mill "perfect" posts, and pressure treat material to any CCA retention needed. They carry extra large posts up to 10 inches across and 9 to 12 feet long, plus CCA treated utility poles in 20 and 25 foot lengths. They also make treated lumber in larger dimensions, up to 10 and 12 inch beams, for barns, buildings, and pier pilings. They supply D.O.T. highway guardrail posts and blocks, and they're state certified in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. Delivery runs through OLP Trucking, which they say can haul "1 bundle or 18" to a house, farm, or shop. This fits a landowner who already has logs or lumber in mind and needs posts, poles, or treated beams made or delivered, not someone looking for a buyer to walk their woods. From olympialumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Bath County?
1 business is listed for Bath County: 0 consulting foresters and 1 buyer, logger or mill. 1 of them has an office in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Bath County?
Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Bath County?
You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →What is timber worth in Bath County?
No price series is published for Bath County on its own. Kentucky's latest published stumpage figures (Missouri Department of Conservation, Q2 2026) put white oak sawlogs at $425 per thousand board feet. What your own timber brings depends on the species, the size and amount of it, and how far it is from a mill. A timber cruise by a forester settles it.
Forester listings for Bath County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.