Selling Timber in Tippah County, MS
Quick answer
There are 4 timber businesses listed for Tippah County, Mississippi: 1 consulting forester and 3 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 Tippah 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 Tippah 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 Tippah 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.
No forester is based in Tippah County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work Tippah County from an office nearby. They are listed below, closest first. You can also click any county on the map above to see who is based there.
Consulting Foresters Working Tippah County (1)
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 Tippah County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
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.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Tippah County (2)
These 2 are based in Tippah County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Nails Sawmill & Pallet Co is a mill in Walnut, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Robert B Fryar Sawmill & Lbr is a mill in Dumas, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Tippah County, working from a nearby town.
Hankins Inc is a family-owned lumber mill just east of Ripley, Mississippi, at 15881 Highway 4 East. The company manufactures, dries, and dresses Southern Yellow Pine lumber, and the product is sold across the United States. The main line is 662.837.9286. Three brothers own the business: Harold, David, and J.D. Hankins. Together they have over 160 years of experience in the lumber industry. The company is privately held and multigenerational, and it says it stresses quality, integrity, and safety. Its product range runs from boards and dimension lumber to timbers and specialty products. Tippah is the county it serves. The company describes its service this way: "prompt service and timely delivery." Log procurement is one of its contacts, with Blake Hankins named for that role. This suits a landowner who already has pine logs to move and wants to talk with a sawmill about supply. It is less suited to someone looking for a forester to cruise or manage the timber. From hankinsinc.com, read 17 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Tippah County?
4 businesses are listed for Tippah County: 1 consulting forester and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Tippah 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 Tippah 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 Tippah County?
No price series is published for Tippah 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 Tippah 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.