Selling Timber in Tishomingo County, MS
Quick answer
There are 7 timber businesses listed for Tishomingo County, Mississippi: 3 consulting foresters and 4 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 4 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 Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 3 of them work Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County (3)
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 Tishomingo County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Arthia (Billy) Rye is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Florence, in Tishomingo 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 01293.
Eric B Whitaker is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Killen, in Tishomingo 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 02122.
Mark Phillip Bales is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Waterloo, in Tishomingo 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 02594.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Tishomingo County (4)
These 4 are based in Tishomingo County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
A.V. Littrel Lumber Mill appears in the Forest Products Network mill directory in Tishomingo, in Tishomingo County. It is recorded as a sawmill operation. The directory lists it as taking softwood. The directory is compiled from mill records; a listing is not an endorsement.
Cooper Marine & Timberland appears in the Forest Products Network mill directory in Dennis, in Tishomingo County. It is recorded as a chip mill operation. The directory lists it as taking hardwood and softwood. The directory is compiled from mill records; a listing is not an endorsement.
J C Jourdan Lumber Co is a mill in Iuka, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timberline Logging Inc is a logging contractor in Burnsville, 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 Tishomingo County?
7 businesses are listed for Tishomingo County: 3 consulting foresters and 4 buyers, loggers and mills. 4 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County?
No price series is published for Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo 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.