Selling Timber in Sacramento County, CA
Quick answer
There are 2 timber businesses listed for Sacramento County, California: 2 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 2 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 Sacramento County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are California's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Sacramento County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Redwood | $510–$1,050 per thousand board feet |
| Douglas-fir | $10–$350 per thousand board feet |
| Ponderosa pine | $10–$90 per thousand board feet |
| White fir / true fir | $70–$220 per thousand board feet |
| Incense cedar | $40–$150 per thousand board feet |
Source: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, July–December 2026. All California timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County (2)
These 2 are based in Sacramento County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
GTS Forestry, Inc is a timber buyer in Sacramento, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Setzer Forest Products Inc. is a mill in Sacramento, California. It manufactures MDF mouldings, not sawn lumber from your trees, turning boards into finished trim and casing products. The company started in 1927 as a box plant for the Central Valley's fruit and vegetable shipments, and has been run by the same family through four generations since. Today the Sacramento plant makes MDF moulding products: stop, casing, base, crown, jambs, ripped boards, bullnose shelving, and more, with options for mitering, precision end trimming, bar coding, custom knives, and custom priming. Boards and mouldings are SCS certified and CARB 2 compliant, and the company notes it uses "environmentally responsible water based primers." It describes itself as "the only local mill with the capability to scale production and customize options," able to run wide boards and ship orders to a customer's specifications. This is a manufacturing operation working from finished boards, not a timber buyer, logger, or forestry consultant that walks a woodlot or makes an offer on standing trees. A landowner with 5 to 50 forested acres looking for someone to cruise timber, cut it, or pay for it will not find that service here. This listing suits someone further down the supply chain, such as a lumber or moulding distributor, rather than a landowner trying to sell timber off their own property. From setzerforest.com, read 4 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Sacramento County?
2 businesses are listed for Sacramento County: 0 consulting foresters and 2 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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? →What is timber worth in Sacramento County?
No price series is published for Sacramento County on its own. California's latest published stumpage figures (California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, July–December 2026) put douglas-fir at $10–$350 per thousand board feet. 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 Sacramento County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.