Selling Timber in Lee County, MS
Quick answer
There are 12 timber businesses listed for Lee County, Mississippi: 10 consulting foresters and 2 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 5 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 Lee County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Mississippi's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Lee County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Pine sawtimber | $22.03 per ton |
| Pine chip-n-saw | $12.52 per ton |
| Pine pulpwood | $4.77 per ton |
| Oak sawtimber | $57.35 per ton |
| Mixed hardwood sawtimber | $39.81 per ton |
| Hardwood pulpwood | $9.02 per ton |
Source: Mississippi State University Extension, Q2 2026. All Mississippi timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Lee 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.
Consulting Foresters in Lee County (3)
These 3 foresters have offices right here in Lee County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Cullen D Dendy is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Tupelo, in Lee County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 02452.
Dylan Adam Hester is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Tupelo, in Lee County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 02950.
Neal Alan Van Valkenburg is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Tupelo, in Lee County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 01243.
Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (7)
Listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters consulting forester roster, the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory and the Mississippi Forestry Commission forestry vendors directory as working Lee County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
HCS, LLC appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Attala County. The directory lists it for combination woody/herbaceous treatments, timber & land services, timber inventory & contract cruising, timber sales / appraisals, wildlife & habitat improvement and wildlife habitat enhancement. The Commission compiles that directory from vendors who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
James T Beasley is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Amory, in Lee County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 01171.
K&M Services appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Itawamba County. The directory lists it for lot & land clearing and timber & land services. The Commission compiles that directory from vendors who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Nail Forestry Services Inc. appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Attala County. The directory lists it for chemical site preparation (light & heavy), combination woody/herbaceous treatments, containerized loblolly, firebreaks / firelane establishment & maintenance, forest management & maintenance, hardwood (oak, sweetgum), logging road / skid trail / loading deck maintenance, mechanical site preparation (light & heavy), mid-rotation management, pine (loblolly, longleaf, slash), post-planting herbaceous treatments (banded & broadcast), pre-commercial thinning, prescribed burning, release treatments, silvicultural burning, site preparation & fire management, site preparation burning, subsoiling (open field), supplemental hardwood planting, timber & land services, tree planting, tree trimming, pruning, & brush clearing, wildlife & habitat improvement and wildlife habitat enhancement. The Commission compiles that directory from vendors who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Robert W Howell is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Baldwyn, in Lee County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 01050.
Saving Grace Landworks LLC appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Calhoun County. The directory lists it for debris removal, forest management & maintenance, logging road / skid trail / loading deck maintenance, pre-commercial thinning, timber & land services and tree trimming, pruning, & brush clearing. The Commission compiles that directory from vendors who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Stephen L Baker is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Corinth, in Lee County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 02371.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Lee County (2)
These 2 are based in Lee County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Norbord Mississippi, Inc. appears in the Forest Products Network mill directory in Guntown, in Lee County. It is recorded as a osb operation. The directory lists it as taking softwood. The directory is compiled from mill records; a listing is not an endorsement.
Superior Artisan Wood is a sawmill and kiln drying business at 486 Palmetto Road in Tupelo, Mississippi. It mills logs and turns urban trees into lumber, beams, mantels and live-edge slabs. It says it works with woodworkers, contractors, arborists and homeowners, and it also sells native hardwood lumber and slabs. You can have a log milled on your property with a portable sawmill, or take it to the Tupelo yard for stationary milling. The mill handles logs up to 60 inches in diameter. Species it names include walnut, white oak, pecan, cherry, red cedar, cypress and ash. Lumber can be vacuum kiln dried to a target moisture content of 6 to 8 percent, and the business says the process also heat-sterilizes wood against insects, mold and pests. It will dry wood you bring in, not only wood it has milled. The business says it is the only certified urban wood producer in Mississippi, and that it is backed by years of hands-on woodworking and timber work. Its stated service area covers North and Central Mississippi, West Tennessee, Northwest Alabama and the broader Mid-South, with Lee County named among its places. It also takes donated trees, though only select species and sizes that fit its milling capacity. Its own line for this is "Give Your Tree a Second Life." This suits a landowner with a tree that has to come down and who wants it milled into boards or slabs close to home. From superiorartisanwood.com, read 18 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Lee County?
12 businesses are listed for Lee County: 10 consulting foresters and 2 buyers, loggers and mills. 5 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Lee 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. Mississippi State University Extension Service publishes the quarterly Mississippi Timber Price Report, state-wide average stumpage in $/ton, which tells you what the market is doing, not what your tract holds. 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 Lee 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? →Do I need a permit to cut timber in Mississippi?
Mississippi has no statewide permit and no notification to harvest timber on your own land — the article of the state code that once regulated forest harvesting was repealed in 2017, and the Forestry Commission's own step-by-step harvest guidance has no permit or notice step in it. Best Management Practices are published by the Forestry Commission and the state calls their use voluntary, but voluntary is not the same as unenforceable: Mississippi law makes it unlawful to cause pollution of state waters, the Department of Environmental Quality investigates and enforces against harvests that do, and the federal Clean Water Act exemption for forest roads and site preparation depends on following the mandatory practices. Counties have less room here than in Georgia or Alabama — since 16 March 2018 no Mississippi county or municipality may adopt an ordinance restricting forestry activity on agricultural land — but ordinances already in place before that date still stand, so check with your county before work starts. One more thing worth knowing: if someone cuts your trees without your consent, Mississippi sets the damages at double the fair market value of the timber plus the cost of replanting, and an honest mistake is not a defence.
Permit rules in Mississippi →What is timber worth in Lee County?
No price series is published for Lee County on its own. Mississippi's latest published stumpage figures (Mississippi State University Extension, Q2 2026) put oak sawtimber at $57.35 per ton. 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 Lee County come from the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters consulting forester roster, the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory and the Mississippi Forestry Commission forestry vendors directory, revised 22-Sep-26. The register is updated quarterly.