Selling Timber in Cleburne County, AL

4 businesses work this county

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There are 4 timber businesses listed for Cleburne County, Alabama: 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 Cleburne 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 Cleburne 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

Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth

Most landowners in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County (4)

These 4 are based in Cleburne County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

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Heflin, AL

Chupps & Sons Logging is a logging contractor in Heflin, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Heflin, AL
* Timber AppraisalFireline/Breaks/Road/Food PlotsTimber Buyers/LoggersTimber Stand Improvement

Foothills Timber Company, Inc. is a timber buyer and independent logger in Heflin, Alabama. The company was incorporated in 1982 and has been in business for over 33 years. Its main trade is logging, and it also does land clearing and site work. The listed county is Cleburne. The company calls itself a high volume wood supplier and says it has a quota base at most mills within 150 miles of Heflin. Its services page opens with "We provide all types of cutting," and lists first thinnings, second thinnings, clearcuts and real estate aesthetic cuts. Other work includes BMP compliant forest road construction, fire breaks, site prep and reforestation. They state a BBB A+ rating. The office is at 3548 US-78 in Heflin, and the phone number is 256-463-5600. This one suits a landowner who wants a thinning, a clearcut or an aesthetic cut done by a company that supplies wood in volume, and who may also need roads or fire breaks put in at the same time. From foothillstimbercompany.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Muscadine, AL
* Registered SurveyorTimber Buyers/Loggers

Muscadine Timber LLC appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Muscadine, in Cleburne 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 Registered Surveyor and Timber Buyers/Loggers.

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Fruithurst, AL
* Land Appraisal* Timber AppraisalFireline/Breaks/Road/Food PlotsTimber Buyers/LoggersTimber Stand Improvement

Tallapoosa River Forest Products is a timber buying and logging business based in Fruithurst, Alabama. Charles Hunt began logging in 1977 and cut timber across East Alabama and West Georgia for 15 years. In 1992 he set up Tallapoosa River Forest Products to buy timber as well as cut it, and the firm still does both. It also buys and sells land. Most of the work is buying standing timber, pine and hardwood alike. They describe their offer as "competitive pricing for all standing timber," and they will also clear-cut or thin a tract. Other services include timber cruising, timber and land appraisal, timber stand improvement, and firelines, breaks, roads and food plots. Most of their work falls in West Georgia and East Alabama, and the county they serve is Cleburne. Charles and David Ginn hold Alabama Professional Logging Manager credentials, and Chad Roberts holds a Georgia Master Timber Harvester credential. Chad also oversees safety on the job site and keeps the logging crews' training certifications current. This suits a landowner with pine or hardwood in East Alabama or West Georgia who wants one firm to cruise, buy and harvest the timber. From tallapoosariverforestproductsinc.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Land clearing and small-lot services (1)

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Heflin, AL
* Herbicide Applicators (Air)* Herbicide Applicators (Ground)Beaver ControlBoundary Line MaintenanceFireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots+1 more

TRW Management is a forestry and wildlife management business in Heflin, Alabama. Its full name is Timberland Resource and Wildlife Management, and it works in Cleburne County. It runs three divisions: forestry, property management, and wildlife management. On the timber side, it lists sale layout, timber cruising, painting and marking, road maintenance, tree planting, and aerial and ground spraying. Its property work covers clearing, grading, roads and trails, pipes and culverts, and invasive plant control. For wildlife, it lists habitat improvements, food plots, routine feeding, property evaluations, and maps and plans. Its services also include prescribed burning, timber stand improvement, hand and machine tree planting, beaver control, boundary line maintenance, mowing and mulching, and insect and disease detection. It does residential tree care and hazard fuel reduction near homes, too. It serves commercial properties and private landowners. The firm offers to look over a property and lay out the options, in its words: "Let us take a look at your property and help you lay out the options." The president, Chase Howle, is the name on the page. This one suits a landowner who wants a single firm to handle timber, ponds, food plots, and wildlife on the same tract, rather than lining up several separate contractors. From trwmgt.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Cleburne County?

4 businesses are listed for Cleburne County: 0 consulting foresters and 4 buyers, loggers and mills. 4 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Cleburne 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.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Cleburne 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.

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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.

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What is timber worth in Cleburne County?

No price series is published for Cleburne 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 Cleburne County come from the Alabama Forestry Commission service provider directory, revised 21-Sep-26. The register is updated quarterly.