Selling Timber in Pike County, KY
Quick answer
There are 6 timber businesses listed for Pike County, Kentucky: 6 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 6 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 Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike County (6)
These 6 are based in Pike County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Hannah Lumber Co. is a mill in Belfry, Kentucky. It appears in the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory. It is recorded as a sawmill operation. Species: Hardwood. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Joyful Freedom Contracting is a logging contractor in Pikeville, Kentucky. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Kelly Mountain Lumber, Inc. is a mill in Myra, 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.
May Brothers Lumber Co. buys standing timber and runs a sawmill in Kimper, Kentucky. They've been in the hardwood lumber business for over 100 years, fourth generation now running it. They buy hardwood and softwood timber, and at the mill they produce plain sawn lumber, pallet cants, and railroad crossties. On the buying side they handle pulpwood, poplar peelers, veneer, quarter logs, white oak staves, and sawlogs, working to get the tree's full value across whatever markets fit. Their own words on the job: "Standing timber is an asset," and they say they aim to respect that "during and after the harvest." They're listed with the Kentucky Forest Industries Association and the Kentucky Master Logger Program. Their timber procurement reaches eastern Kentucky, southwestern West Virginia, and parts of southwestern Virginia's coal field area, and for county listings here they're tied to Pike County. This fits a landowner in that eastern Kentucky and tri-state corner who wants a buyer that also mills the wood itself, rather than just brokering it to someone else. From maybrotherslumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
Pine Mountain Lumber LLC is a mill in Pikeville, Kentucky. It appears in the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory. It is recorded as a other operation. Species: Hardwood. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Red Oak Logging is a logging contractor in Dorton, Kentucky. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Pike County?
6 businesses are listed for Pike County: 0 consulting foresters and 6 buyers, loggers and mills. 6 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike County?
No price series is published for Pike 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 Pike County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.