Selling Timber in Clay County, AL
Quick answer
There are 10 timber businesses listed for Clay County, Alabama: 1 consulting forester and 9 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 10 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 Clay County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Alabama's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Clay County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them. Alabama publishes no free, maintained timber price series of its own, and Timber Mart-South's Alabama report is paid, so there is no Alabama-only figure to quote. The range above is not an Alabama number: it is the range a regional report gave for Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama together in Q4 2025, and only for pine sawtimber. Treat it as a rough regional marker, not as your county's price.
| Pine sawtimber | $17–$21 per ton |
Source: Southern Ag Today (from Timber Mart-South), Q4 2025. All Alabama timber prices
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Before you take the first offer
A timber buyer's job is to buy your timber as cheaply as they can. A consulting forester works for you — they measure what's standing, tell you what it's worth, and run a competitive sale, usually for a percentage of the price. That makes their interests line up with yours. 1 of the 1 foresters covering Clay County offer the full set — appraisal, cruise, and running the sale itself. How to decide whether you need one
Consulting Foresters in Clay County (1)
This forester has an office right here in Clay County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
A-1 Forestry Services and Appraisal appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Cragford, in Clay County. The Commission compiles that directory from providers who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The directory lists it under Consulting Forester, Timber Appraisal, Boundary Line Maintenance, GIS/GPS Mapping, Insects & Disease Detection, Timber Sales, Timber Stand Improvement and Wildlife/Pond Management.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Clay County (9)
These 9 are based in Clay County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Alabama Environmental Forest Services Inc. appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Ashland, in Clay County. The Commission compiles that directory from providers who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The directory lists it under Herbicide Applicators (Air), Herbicide Applicators (Ground), Timber Appraisal, Boundary Line Maintenance, Fireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots, Prescribed Burning, Site Prep (Chemical), Site Prep (Mechanical), Timber Buyers/Loggers, Timber Stand Improvement, Tree Planting (Hand) and Tree Planting (Machine).
Cheaney Timber Services, INC appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Cragford, in Clay County. The Commission compiles that directory from providers who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The directory lists it under Herbicide Applicators (Ground), Timber Appraisal, Timber Buyers/Loggers, Timber Sales, Tree Planting (Hand) and Tree Planting (Machine).
Gortney Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Ashland, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Hanners Logging is a logging contractor in Lineville, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Mc Donald Logging Co Inc is a logging contractor in Lineville, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Pmb Logging is a logging contractor in Lineville, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Ralph Saxon Logging Inc is a logging contractor in Ashland, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Wellborn Cabinet Inc is based in Ashland, Alabama, and has been family owned since 1961. Its listing here is for sawmill work on hardwood in Clay County. The company's main trade is making kitchen and bath cabinets, both framed and frameless. Its cabinets are made from cherry, maple, oak, hickory, MDF and laminates. It describes itself as "American-Made and Family Owned since 1961" and sells through dealers and trade professionals across the country. Its work is cabinet making, not timber buying or logging, so there is no timber sale process to point to. Before you agree to anything, ask what it will pay for logs, who cuts and hauls them, and whether it takes small jobs. Get the answers in writing. It suits a Clay County landowner who wants hardwood sawn and is ready to ask direct questions, since cabinets are the company's main business. From wellborn.com, read 17 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Clay County?
10 businesses are listed for Clay County: 1 consulting forester and 9 buyers, loggers and mills. 10 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Clay 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 Clay 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 Alabama?
Alabama requires no state permit to harvest timber on your own land, but it does require a NOTICE, and the notice is state law rather than a county's own idea. Before timber is hauled out over county roads, the timber owner tells the county commission's regular office: four business days ahead where the harvest needs a new access point onto the road, two where it uses one that already exists. In exchange the statute closes the door on anything further — a county may not demand a second notice, a permit or licence, or a bond or other security as the price of using its roads. Separately, Alabama's forestry Best Management Practices are not a permit programme, but they are not merely advisory either: the Department of Environmental Management inspects forestry operations and will require BMPs where voluntary use falls short, because the water-quality law behind them is enforceable.
Permit rules in Alabama →What is timber worth in Clay County?
No price series is published for Clay County on its own. Alabama'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 Clay County come from the Alabama Forestry Commission service provider directory, revised 21-Sep-26. The register is updated quarterly.