Nine-Bid Timber Sale Result — Kemper County, Mississippi
Expose an approximately 40-acre Kemper County tract to every qualified buyer in the surrounding shed so the landowner could see the full range of what the timber was worth before accepting any offer.
Sale Snapshot
9 bidders- County
- Kemper County, MS
- Acres
- 40
- Sale Year
- 2026
- Bid Opening
- July 1, 2026
- Bidders
- 9
- Products Sold
- All merchantable timber, SMZs excluded; winter logging required
- Property Type
- Family Timberland
- Harvest Type
- Final Harvest
- Stand Type
- Pine Plantation
Landowner Objective
Expose an approximately 40-acre Kemper County tract to every qualified buyer in the surrounding shed so the landowner could see the full range of what the timber was worth before accepting any offer.
Sale Highlights
An approximately 40-acre Kemper County timber sale received nine sealed bids on July 1, 2026. The bids ranged from $60,000 to $119,552, creating a $59,552 spread on the same timber offering. The second-highest bid was $110,111.
Lessons Learned
The result demonstrates why exposing timber to multiple qualified buyers matters. Different buyers can place substantially different values on the same timber based on current demand, product needs, haul distance, access, and operating conditions.
Bid Breakdown
- Bid opening
- July 1, 2026
- Approximate acres
- 40 acres
- Location
- Section 19, Township 10 North, Range 17 East
- Bids received
- 9
- High bid
- $119,552.00
- Second-highest bid
- $110,111.00
- Lowest bid
- $60,000.00
- High-to-low spread
- $59,552.00
- Contract length
- 18 months
- Harvest window
- Winter logging required
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We do not publish stumpage prices, buyer names, or landowner names. Sale summaries are shared with landowner permission and exist to document outcomes, not pricing.
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