Selling Timber in Gallatin County, KY
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for Gallatin County, Kentucky: 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. None of them has an office in the county. That is normal and it is worth knowing: consulting foresters register with the state county by county, and many register for counties they would have to drive hours to reach.
Timber prices for Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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 That Work Here (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Gallatin County, working from a nearby town.
Circle B Custom Sawmill and Woodworking sits at 5071 Knox Lillard Rd. in Sanders, Kentucky. It's a sawmill that also does woodworking and sells pieces direct, open by appointment. The mill cuts live edge slabs and dimensional lumber, and dries wood in its own solar kiln before surface planing. From there it does epoxy work and builds custom live edge furniture, along with custom cabinetry, countertops, floating shelves, and tile work. The wood it works with and sells is maple. Its listed specialties are the solar kiln and custom live edge furniture. It serves Gallatin County, and shows up in the directory under Anderson County. Finished slabs get sold straight off the site, described piece by piece with length, width, thickness, and board feet, down to details like "TONS OF FIGURE AND COLOR" for one slab marked out at 6 feet long and 34 board feet. A set of custom cabinetry, countertops, floating shelves, and tile work was built for "one of my favorite families," with countertops made from an old Kentucky barn. This fits a landowner who wants maple logs or slabs turned into finished furniture, cabinetry, or countertops by one shop, rather than someone looking to sell standing timber for harvest. From circlebsawmill.com, read 4 October 2026.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Gallatin County?
1 business is listed for Gallatin County: 0 consulting foresters and 1 buyer, logger or mill. None of them has an office in the county; they register to work here and travel in.
How much is my timber worth in Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin County?
No price series is published for Gallatin 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 Gallatin County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.