Selling Timber in Sutter County, CA
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for Sutter County, California: 3 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 3 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 Sutter 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 Sutter 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 Sutter 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 Sutter County (3)
These 3 are based in Sutter County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Big Hill Logging is a logging contractor in Yuba City, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Sunset Moulding Co is a mill in Live Oak, California. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Unity Forest Products is a lumber remanufacture plant and sawmill in Yuba City, California, sitting on 26 acres. It has been running since 1988. This isn't a crew that comes out to cut standing timber. It's a mill that takes logs and rough lumber and turns them into finished product: custom millwork, resawing through the Reman & Sawmill line, and factory pre-finishing. One of their lines is built around the idea to "Prime it, Paint it or Stain it," and they offer custom profile matching along with "Custom corbelling available on request" for anyone who needs a specific pattern cut rather than a standard board. The mill works in Western Red Cedar, Ponderosa Pine, Incense Cedar, and Red Grandis. Unity Forest Products serves Sutter County out of its Yuba City plant. This fits a landowner who already has logs or sawn lumber and wants a mill to remanufacture, pattern, and finish it, not someone still looking for a buyer or logger to harvest standing timber off their acreage. From unityforest.com, read 4 October 2026.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Sutter County?
3 businesses are listed for Sutter County: 0 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 3 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Sutter 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 Sutter 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 Sutter County?
No price series is published for Sutter 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 Sutter County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.