Selling Timber in Obion County, TN
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for Obion County, Tennessee: 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 Obion County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Tennessee's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Obion County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them. Tennessee has no free maintained price series. These are the ranges reported for Tennessee in a regional article.
| Pine sawtimber | $17–$21 per ton |
| Pine pulpwood | $0–$4 per ton |
Source: Southern Ag Today (from Timber Mart-South), Q4 2025. All Tennessee timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Obion 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 Obion County (2)
These 2 are based in Obion County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Hanafee Bros Sawmill Company Inc runs a hardwood sawmill in Troy, Tennessee. This is a mill, not a timber buyer going out to walk your woods, so it fits best if you already have logs or are working with someone who's lined up a logger and need the lumber sawn. They cut red oak, white oak, ash, sycamore, cottonwood, elm, poplar, sassafras, walnut, hackberry, sap gum and others. Services include plain sawing, rift sawing, quarter sawing, surfacing, straight line and ripping, trimming, and grading. They do specialized rift and quarter sawing, and note that "all oaks are shed dried to ensure that the best product possible reaches the customer." They're set up in the Obion River valley and draw on timber from Southern Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee, with Obion County listed as a served county. Their crew includes NHLA graduates of the full inspection-training course, and the family has been in the hardwood lumber business since 1906, starting out as Jackson Sawmill Co. in Jackson, Tennessee before the family located a mill in Troy. No minimum size is given for acreage or logs. This one suits a landowner who already has timber cut, or logs ready to go, and wants a mill that can handle custom sawing specs like rift or quarter sawn boards rather than a buyer who comes out to mark trees. From hanafeebrothers.com, read 3 October 2026.
Storey Sawmill and Timber Company Inc is a mill in Troy, Tennessee. 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.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Obion County, working from a nearby town.
J and J Works Farm LLC is a mill in Kenton, Tennessee. 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.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Obion County?
3 businesses are listed for Obion County: 0 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Obion 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 Obion 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 Tennessee?
There is no state permit or notification required to harvest timber on your own land in Tennessee. Best Management Practices for water quality are voluntary, though state environmental regulators can step in if a harvest actually causes a water-quality problem. Check with your county before work starts.
Permit rules in Tennessee →What is timber worth in Obion County?
No price series is published for Obion County on its own. Tennessee's latest published stumpage figures (Southern Ag Today (from Timber Mart-South), Q4 2025) put pine sawtimber at $17–$21 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 Obion County come from the Tennessee Forestry Association accredited forester directory, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.