Selling Timber in Clearwater County, ID
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for Clearwater County, Idaho: 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 Clearwater County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Idaho's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Clearwater County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Douglas-fir / larch | $213–$249 per thousand board feet |
| Ponderosa pine | $136–$163 per thousand board feet |
| Cedar | $741–$893 per thousand board feet |
| Lodgepole pine | $166–$234 per thousand board feet |
| White pine | $157–$189 per thousand board feet |
Source: Idaho State Tax Commission harvest values, 2026. All Idaho timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Clearwater 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 Clearwater County (3)
These 3 are based in Clearwater County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Empire Lumber Co is a sawmill business in Weippe, Idaho, in business since 1956. It is a mill, not a timber buyer and not a logging crew. The work here is manufacturing wood products at mills located in the scenic Clearwater Valley and on the Camas Prairie, and it serves Clearwater County. What happens at Empire Lumber Co covers the full chain of turning logs into finished lumber: resource management, sawmill manufacturing and drying, planing, and packaging and shipping, along with mill sales and service. The mill works with inland softwood species, producing everything from construction grade boards and dimension lumber to custom paneling, siding, and moulding. It calls itself "Stewards of the Forest Since 1956" and describes its products as "Beautiful, Durable and Renewable." This fits a landowner who already has logs to sell or wants lumber manufactured from Idaho inland softwood, rather than someone looking for help marking timber, finding a logger, or getting a standing-timber sale set up. If your need is a mill that takes logs and turns them into usable wood products, Empire Lumber Co is built for that end of the process. From empirelumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
Mc Laughlin Logging is a logging contractor in Orofino, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Potlatch Corporation is a mill in Weippe, Idaho. 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 Clearwater County?
3 businesses are listed for Clearwater 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 Clearwater 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 Clearwater 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 Clearwater County?
No price series is published for Clearwater County on its own. Idaho's latest published stumpage figures (Idaho State Tax Commission harvest values, 2026) put cedar at $741–$893 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 Clearwater County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-03. The register is updated quarterly.