Selling Timber in Prentiss County, MS
Quick answer
There are 7 timber businesses listed for Prentiss County, Mississippi: 1 consulting forester and 6 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 7 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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss County (1)
This forester has an office right here in Prentiss County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Justin Mark Tapp runs DreamTree Forestry and Farms from 410 West College Street in Booneville, Mississippi. Real estate is the main trade, and forestry consulting sits alongside it, with the timber work focused on pine. On the forestry side, the work includes pine thinning sale and administration, timber stand improvement, forest management planning, plantation establishment, commercial tree planting, and aerial herbicide application. The business says "DreamTree can provide expert and professional experience in timber sales." The timber sale work it shows is in Prentiss County. The land side covers land sales in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, representation for buyers and investors, and hunting lease brokerage and administration in North Mississippi. A Starkville landowner who lives away from the property wrote that Justin handled the day-to-day activity and correspondence during a family land sale, and praised his "attention to details are to be commended." It suits a pine owner near Booneville who wants a timber sale, thinning, or a hunting lease handled through one office. From godreamtree.com, read 17 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Prentiss County (6)
These 6 are based in Prentiss County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
James C Pharr Sawmill is a mill in Marietta, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Maple Land and timber LLC is a mill in Baldwyn, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Marietta Wood Supply is a mill in Marietta, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Pharr Sawmill Inc. appears in the Forest Products Network mill directory in Marietta, in Prentiss County. It is recorded as a sawmill operation. The directory lists it as taking hardwood. The directory is compiled from mill records; a listing is not an endorsement.
Pro South, Inc. is a logging contractor in Booneville, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Tony Pharr Saw Mill is a mill in Marietta, Mississippi. 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 Prentiss County?
7 businesses are listed for Prentiss County: 1 consulting forester and 6 buyers, loggers and mills. 7 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss County?
No price series is published for Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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.