Two-Area Timber Sale Results — Kemper County, Mississippi
Market two adjacent Kemper County timber-sale areas competitively so the landowner could see how qualified buyers valued the same timber under identical contract terms.
Sale Snapshot
5 bidders- County
- Kemper County, MS
- Acres
- 100
- Sale Year
- 2026
- Bid Opening
- April 30, 2026
- Bidders
- 5
- Products Sold
- All merchantable timber, SMZs excluded, across two separate sale areas
- Property Type
- Family Timberland
- Harvest Type
- Final Harvest
- Stand Type
- Pine Plantation
Landowner Objective
Market two adjacent Kemper County timber-sale areas competitively so the landowner could see how qualified buyers valued the same timber under identical contract terms.
Sale Highlights
Two approximately 50-acre Kemper County timber-sale areas were marketed through sealed bids on April 30, 2026. Five timber buyers participated. The high bid was $112,786.50 on Sale A and $135,648.50 on Sale B, producing a combined total of $248,435 from the two high separate bids.
Lessons Learned
The difference between the highest and lowest separate bids was $75,788.50 on Sale A and $96,660.50 on Sale B. The timber did not change between bids. The spread reflected how differently buyers valued the same timber, access, contract terms, and operating conditions.
Bid Breakdown
- Bid opening
- April 30, 2026
- Sale A — approximate acres
- 50 acres
- Sale A — high bid
- $112,786.50
- Sale A — lowest separate bid
- $36,998.00
- Sale A — spread (high minus low)
- $75,788.50
- Sale B — approximate acres
- 50 acres
- Sale B — high bid
- $135,648.50
- Sale B — lowest separate bid
- $38,988.00
- Sale B — spread (high minus low)
- $96,660.50
- Combined total of the two high separate bids
- $248,435.00
- Combined bid submitted for both areas
- $132,550.00
- Buyers participating
- 5 (four bid separately on A and B; one submitted a single combined bid)
- Contract length
- 18 months
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Background reading on how sealed-bid timber sales actually work and what landowners look at before accepting an offer.
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