Selling Timber in Nelson County, KY

5 businesses work this county

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There are 5 timber businesses listed for Nelson County, Kentucky: 5 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices 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 Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County (2)

These 2 are based in Nelson County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

4.0(1 reviews)
Bardstown, KY

Bickett's Logging is a logging contractor in Bardstown, Kentucky. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.7(49 reviews)
Bloomfield, KY
Sawmillcedar lumbercedar cantscedar mulchhardwood mulch

Glasscock Log & Lumber, Inc. is a sawmill in Bloomfield, Kentucky. They run two sawmills, a band resaw, and a mulch machine, and they buy standing cedar timber and logs delivered to their yard in Bloomfield. The Glasscocks opened the business more than 30 years ago, starting with one sawmill and one employee, and have grown to 12 employees. Their focus is aromatic red cedar. They cut cedar lumber and cedar cants, and they're "one of the largest producers of aromatic red cedar lumber" in the country, shipping cants to buyers around the world, including customers in Asia. They also make cedar and hardwood mulch, in both retail and wholesale amounts. They say they're "known world wide as one of the leading export suppliers of red cedar cants." They serve Nelson County, and they've also named Spencer County as part of where they're known. If you have standing cedar timber or logs to sell, this is who to call rather than a mill wanting mixed hardwood sawtimber. There's no stated minimum acreage or tract size here. This fits a landowner with aromatic red cedar on the property, in or near Nelson or Spencer County, who wants to sell logs or standing cedar rather than run a full timber sale across many species. From glasscocklumber.com, read 4 October 2026.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (3)

Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Nelson County, working from a nearby town.

4.5(10 reviews)
Samuels, KY
SawmillCustom Cut Wood & Lumberrough, sawn lumber productsGREEN lumber, air dried to kilncustom architectural woodworking installations

Anderson's Sawmill is a sawmill business in Cox's Creek, Kentucky, in Nelson County. It runs as Anderson Sawmill LLC, a family operation built up over two generations, sawing hardwood and softwood on a circular mill since 1999. What they do is turn logs into rough, sawn lumber for both home and business customers. They carry "GREEN lumber, air dried to kiln," so you can get your wood at whatever stage you need it. They also take on custom architectural woodworking installations, and "Uniquely crafted tabletops are a specialty" of theirs. The mill foreman works from frame to finish on building packages, the sawyer runs the circular saw on everything from trailer-flat lumber to custom tabletops, and the sales rep can tell you what species are in the yard and what's green, air dried, or kiln dried. They serve Nelson County out of their Cox's Creek address. This fits a landowner who already has logs down, or trees cut, and wants them sawn into usable lumber close to home, rather than someone still looking for a buyer to come mark and purchase standing timber. From andersonsawmill.com, read 4 October 2026.

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Loretto, KY
Sawmill

Ballard Lumber & Pallet Co. is a mill in Loretto, Kentucky. It appears in the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory. It is recorded as a sawmill operation. Species: Hardwood and Softwood. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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null, KY

Watson's logging is a logging contractor in Nelson County, Kentucky. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Nelson County?

5 businesses are listed for Nelson County: 0 consulting foresters and 5 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Nelson 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.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Nelson 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.

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What is timber worth in Nelson County?

No price series is published for Nelson 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 Nelson County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.