Selling Timber in Payette County, ID
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for Payette County, Idaho: 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. 1 of them has an office 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 Payette 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 Payette 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 Payette 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 Payette County (1)
This buyer is based in Payette County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
True Lumber is a sawmill in New Plymouth, Idaho. It is listed in the directory as a mill, and its own pages describe it as "providing premium remanufactured lumber products, and lumber services for the North American market." The mill's particular specialty is "remanufactured wood cut to custom lengths," work that grew out of a trucking company that used to haul lumber for a broker. It also sells firewood and sawdust to local businesses and the community year round. The company started in 1995 under Ted and Teresa Allen, was sold to James Cote' and Patrick Vollmer in August 2021, and took the True Lumber name in October 2022, so the operation itself has been running at this same New Plymouth location for about three decades. It lists Payette County as a county it serves. For a landowner with standing timber, this is worth knowing: True Lumber does not describe a timber-buying operation, forestry consulting, or a process for purchasing timber off a tract. What it does state is remanufacturing of lumber already cut, plus firewood and sawdust sales. There is no minimum tract size given here. This listing suits someone looking for a mill that reworks and custom-cuts lumber, or wants to buy firewood or sawdust locally, rather than a landowner looking for someone to walk their acres, mark trees, or run a timber sale. From thetruelumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Payette County?
1 business is listed for Payette County: 0 consulting foresters and 1 buyer, logger or mill. 1 of them has an office in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Payette 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 Payette 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 Payette County?
No price series is published for Payette 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 Payette County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-03. The register is updated quarterly.