Selling Timber in Colbert County, AL
Quick answer
There are 9 timber businesses listed for Colbert County, Alabama: 4 consulting foresters and 5 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 9 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 Colbert 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 Colbert 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. 3 of the 4 foresters covering Colbert County offer the full set — appraisal, cruise, and running the sale itself. How to decide whether you need one
Consulting Foresters in Colbert County (4)
These 4 foresters have offices right here in Colbert County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Forest Managers and Consultants, Inc. appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Tuscumbia, in Colbert 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, Herbicide Applicators (Air), Herbicide Applicators (Ground), Timber Appraisal, Site Prep (Chemical), Timber Sales, Timber Stand Improvement and Tree Planting (Hand).
Growing Assets, LLC is a forestland management and consulting firm in Tuscumbia, Alabama. It works for private landowners across Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and its listed county is Colbert. The firm traces its roots to 1954, when Charles Tomlinson founded a forestry consulting firm in northwest Alabama. The firm handles timber appraisal and timber sales, along with mapping, boundary lines and road access, management plans, reforestation, and hunting lease administration. It also lists timber stand improvement, hand tree planting, site preparation by chemical and mechanical means, herbicide application by air and by ground, and mowing and mulching. It names pine and oak as its species. It acts as the landowner's "sole and exclusive agent" and does not buy timber. A timber sale runs one of two ways. A sealed bid gives a lump sum paid up front, and a negotiated sale pays as the timber is harvested. The firm suggests a minimum price, and the seller is not bound to sell below it. Buyers post a performance bond that stays in the firm's escrow account until the harvest ends. The firm visits the site during the cut and does a final inspection. Its commission is a percentage of the seller's gross proceeds, negotiated with the seller. The smallest tract it shows it has sold is Sandy Branch at 67 acres, so that is the only size reference it gives for a minimum. This suits a landowner who wants an agent working for the seller's side of a timber sale, with a forester who can also handle planting, site work, and boundary lines. From growingassetsllc.com, read 3 October 2026.
Tennessee Valley Timber Specialists, LLC appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Muscle Shoals, in Colbert 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, GIS/GPS Mapping, Timber Sales and Timber Stand Improvement.
Wildwood Land Solutions, LLC appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Tuscumbia, in Colbert 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, Fireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots, Mowing/Mulching and Site Prep (Mechanical).
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Colbert County (5)
These 5 are based in Colbert County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Advantage Forest Resources Inc. appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Leighton, in Colbert 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, Timber Appraisal, Aerial Photography, Boundary Line Maintenance, Timber Buyers/Loggers and Timber Stand Improvement.
Billy Amos Lumber Co is a mill in Leighton, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Log Yard South appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Tuscumbia, in Colbert 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 Timber Buyers/Loggers and Timber Sales.
Lumber One Company is a family-owned sawmill and lumber remanufacturer in Sheffield, Alabama, in Colbert County. It works mainly in southern pine lumber, making remanufactured and pressure treated products and handling export shipping. The flagship mill at Littleville, Alabama, was founded in 2000. The export side runs through an HT (Heat Treated) Certified Facility, where lumber is heat treated to eliminate pests and meet export requirements. The company also prepares export paperwork, including bills of lading, certificates of origin, phytosanitary certificates, and HT certification. It stores lumber for just-in-time inventory, prepared and shipped on demand. Loads go out by van, flatbed, railcar, or container. Three remanufacturing facilities make up the business: two in Alabama, at Littleville and Sheffield, and one in Conroe, Texas, launched in 2022. The pressure treated line is pitched as "Built to endure," meant to resist decay and weather. Customers are served across North America and beyond. It suits a landowner whose timber is headed for finished lumber, treated boards, or overseas shipment. From lumberoneco.com, read 17 October 2026.
Shoals Sawmill and Woodworks is a mill in Leighton, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Colbert County?
9 businesses are listed for Colbert County: 4 consulting foresters and 5 buyers, loggers and mills. 9 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Colbert 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 Colbert 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 Colbert County?
No price series is published for Colbert 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 Colbert County come from the Alabama Forestry Commission service provider directory, revised 21-Sep-26. The register is updated quarterly.