Timber Buyers

Good Forest Timber Company is a timber buyer in Chillicothe, Illinois. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Walnut Timber Buyers works out of Beardstown, Illinois, as both a timber buyer and a logging contractor. They describe themselves as an "industrial logging company that buys bulk timber from farms and hunting land," buying standing timber off farms, hunting ground, and other wooded tracts. They buy walnut, white oak, red oak, hickory, ash, maple and black oak, and start with a free appraisal before any cutting happens. Once you agree to sell, the crew marks your property lines, then fells the chosen trees using what they call the "Select Harvest method." After cutting, they grade roads to move the logs to one spot, clean up behind themselves, then find a buyer, pay you, and haul the timber off your land. They work within roughly 300 miles of Beardstown, covering a good part of Illinois along with Central and Eastern Missouri. They call themselves licensed timber buyers, say they are fully insured, and say they've worked with landowners and importers across Illinois and Missouri for the past 30 years. Right now they are only taking on jobs with 20 or more mature trees, so very small lots may need to look elsewhere. This fits a landowner with a decent stand of marketable hardwood who wants one outfit to handle the cutting, the sale, and the hauling in a single pass, rather than lining up a separate logger, buyer, and trucker. From walnuttimberbuyer.com, read 8 October 2026.

Loneoak Timber & Southern IL Wood Products is a timber buyer in Ava, Illinois. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor and a mill. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.

MK Timber Exporting and Appraisals, LLC is a timber harvesting and buying company based in Lacon, Illinois. They work with landowners in central Illinois who have black walnut, white oak, and other mature, desirable trees, and they pay you for the trees before the harvest starts. Here is how a sale runs: they meet you on your property, appraise what you have, and give you a quote. That same visit is also a chance to talk over forest management and best practices for your woods. If you accept the quote, they pay you for every tree slated for harvest, then they get to work. Their words: "when the quote is accepted, we pay you for all of the trees slated for harvest." They practice selective harvesting rather than clearcutting, taking the large, mature trees that have closed off the canopy, which lets light back down to the smaller trees and other plants below. They cover a roughly 60-mile radius out of Lacon, naming Marshall, Putnam, LaSalle, Livingston, McLean, Woodford, Tazewell, Fulton, Peoria, Knox, Stark, Henry, Bureau, and Mason counties. They state a minimum of 10 acres of wooded land, and they want it made up of several mature, desirable species like black walnut and white oak, not a single tree or two. In their own words, they "do not serve individuals outside of central Illinois, city residents or anyone with undesirable trees or single or small quantities of desirable trees." This fits a central Illinois landowner with a real stand of walnut or oak on 10 acres or more, who wants to be paid up front and is open to a selective cut rather than a clearcut. From mk-timber.com, read 10 October 2026.

Poignant Logging is a timber buyer and logging company based in Lacon, Illinois, right along the Illinois River. They buy standing timber and logs, and also do the logging work themselves. It's a family business, run by LeRoy Poignant and now his son Grant, going back to 1991. They focus on Walnut, White Oak, Red Oak, Maple, Cherry, and Sycamore, buying veneer quality saw logs and standing timber. The work includes standing timber purchasing, sustainable forestry and logging, selective harvest hardwood management, and reforestation afterward. They say they'll "only select timber that is mature and ready for harvest," leaving younger trees to grow. Their stated goal is "to leave your land in better shape than we found it." They serve Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, with Marshall County, Illinois named as an area they cover, and a second location in Whitesboro, Texas. They also export veneer and hardwood logs, including abroad. This fits a landowner with Walnut or White Oak on the property who wants a buyer that handles both the purchase and the logging, and who values a long-running, hands-on family operation rather than a broker passing the job along to someone else. From poignantlogs.com, read 10 October 2026.

Grade Timber is a timber buyer and logging contractor based in Springfield, Illinois. They buy and harvest black walnut and white oak, including walnut veneer grades, and also do logging, excavating, land clearing, and drone mapping. Here's how a sale works: they come out for a free site visit and assessment, give you a quote based on market rates and timber quality, and once you approve, their crew handles the selective logging with skidders and dozers. They say they'll "handle the assessment, logging, and sale process from start to finish," and that payment comes "promptly after harvest and site restoration." They name Jackson, Union, Pike, Adams, Randolph, and Alexander counties as where they operate, and also mention serving Jefferson County. They describe themselves as a "Certified Logger" with "decades of experience," though no founding year is given. There's no stated minimum acreage, but the smallest job they describe is a 15-acre plot that their logging crew cleared, so that gives a sense of the scale they're set up for. This fits a landowner with walnut or white oak worth grading and selling, who wants one outfit to run the whole job, from the first site visit through logging to cleanup, rather than coordinating separate contractors. From gradetimber.com, read 10 October 2026.

Paul & Dennis Allen Export Company is a logging and timber-buying business based in Centralia, Illinois. Father and son both buy standing timber, buy cut logs, and log timber "throughout Illinois and the surrounding states." They work in white oak and walnut, which they call specialties of the business, and export to overseas markets. Besides harvesting, they do brush clearing and bush hogging, and buy logs from other loggers too. For timber harvesting and land purchasing, they take on plots of ten acres and greater, in Bond, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Washington, and Wayne counties. For log purchasing, their territory stretches further, into South Central Illinois, South Eastern Missouri, Western Kentucky, South Western Indiana, and North Western Tennessee. They note they do not trim or remove trees around buildings or homes. The business started as Paul Allen Logging in Clinton County, Illinois back in the 1970s. Dennis, Paul's son, joined as a partner in the 1990s, and the company incorporated in 2010. Dennis is now the primary contact and buyer. Paul & Dennis Allen Export, LLC is licensed, bonded and insured, with "over 50 years experience." For a landowner in Marion County or nearby with ten acres or more of white oak or walnut, this is a father-and-son operation with a long history in the area and an export market for logs, worth a call for a timber sale, a standing timber purchase, or help clearing brush on the property. From allenexport.com, read 10 October 2026.

Beeman and Sons, Inc is a logging and sawmill business in Martinsville, Illinois, established locally in 1995. They buy standing timber, log it, and run their own sawmill, so they cover the job from the trees on your property to the lumber that comes out the other end. They take on properties with 10 acres of standing timber or more. The work starts with a free consultation to look at what you have. From there they'll either make an offer on your timber or tell you to wait and let it grow for a better harvest later. If you go ahead, their crews cut the trees, haul them out, load them onto their own log trucks, and clean up the property afterward, with an on-site bulldozer for that cleanup. They also offer timber management, timber stand improvement, and tree planting if you want to look after the woods rather than just sell them. They say "we do not clearcut and don't advise people to do so," aiming to leave smaller trees to grow into the next harvest. Logs go on to become veneer, grade logs, pallet stock, steel mill lumber, crane mats, access mats, blocking, grade lumber, wood chips, semi-trailer flooring, firewood, sawdust, and mulch. They buy standing timber across Central and Southern Illinois and Southwestern Indiana, and Clark County in Illinois is one of the counties they serve. They say they are "licensed and bonded in Illinois and Indiana." This is a fit for a landowner with at least 10 acres of timber who wants one company to buy the trees, log them, and mill the wood, rather than hiring separate people for each step. From beemanandsons.com, read 10 October 2026.

Big Timber Logging Co. is a logging contractor in Christian County, Illinois. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer and a consulting forester. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Honey Creek Forestry is a consulting forester in Sumner, Illinois. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer. A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Kniffen Brothers Sawmill is a sawmill and timber buyer in Whittington, Illinois. They've been working the hardwood lumber markets in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky since 1981. They "regularly purchase standing hardwood timber and logs," buying Red Oak, White Oak, Walnut, and Cherry. If you want to sell, you call or reach out and they will give you an estimate of what your timber is worth. Beyond buying standing timber, they run custom sawn orders at the mill itself, and sell sawdust, firewood, and slabs. On the lumber side they cut railroad ties, cants, side lumber, coal mine timbers, and mat materials, and grade logs can be sawn into four, six, or eight quarter boards. They list Franklin County as an area they serve. Kniffen Brothers Sawmill says it is "fully licensed and bonded." This is a fit for a landowner in that part of Illinois, Indiana, or Kentucky who has oak, walnut, or cherry standing and wants a straightforward call to get a market value estimate, especially if you're also curious about having lumber custom sawn rather than just selling logs off the stump. From kniffenbrothers.com, read 10 October 2026.

Nicholson Logging & Lumber Inc is a sawmill and logging business in Yorkville, Illinois. They harvest local timber and process it into lumber at their own location, and they've been doing it since 1986. The work covers more than just buying standing timber. They take on tree removal, run a full service saw mill, sell firewood, and reclaim old barn beams for flooring, mantels, and other custom pieces. They also do custom woodwork like flooring, trim, cabinetry, and furniture from the wood they process. Their own words: "Our logging professionals harvest local timber and process it into lumber at our location." They describe themselves as a "licensed timber buyer" with access to a range of wood species and board sizes for custom work. They serve Yorkville "or nearby cities" and are based out of 201 E. Van Emmon St. Kendall County is named as an area they serve. There's no stated minimum tract size, so it's hard to say how small a job they'd consider, but their range of services, from firewood to barn beam salvage, suggests they'll look at smaller or partial jobs rather than only large standing timber sales. This fits a landowner near Yorkville who wants one outfit to handle logging, milling, and turning old wood or barn material into something usable, rather than just a straight timber sale. From nll.us, read 10 October 2026.

Johnson Creek Hardwoods is a sawmill in Mt Carroll, Illinois, up on Daggert Road. They got started after a 1996 thunderstorm tore through their own hardwood forest, and they bought a sawmill the following spring just to use the damaged timber. It grew from there into a working mill. Today they saw lumber from more than two dozen Northwestern Illinois hardwood species, including walnut, cherry, and white oak. They also buy logs now and then as they come up locally, and they're glad to process town and yard trees too, not just forest timber. Besides sawing, they offer air drying, kiln drying, planing, and straight-edging. If you bring logs in, you can go "on shares," where you get half or more of the grade-sawn lumber back with no cash charge, though they say logs need to be good quality and a species they need, and they do reserve the right to turn a log away. Lumber comes out sold in random widths and lengths, with board footage marked right on each piece. They serve Carroll County. There's no stated minimum acreage, but Burl Maple and an Ash Pair show up among the jobs they've handled, giving a sense of the scale of logs they work with. Hours are by appointment only, since the Johnsons live right at the mill site but aren't always in the buildings. This fits a landowner with a storm-damaged tree, a yard tree, or a modest hardwood lot who wants quality lumber sawn and dried rather than a large commercial harvest. From johnsoncreekhardwoods.com, read 10 October 2026.

East Perry Lumber - Timber Procurement is a timber buyer in Vienna, Illinois. 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.

Kinney Logging llc is a timber buyer in Taylor Ridge, Illinois. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Thornton Logging is a family-owned timber buying and logging business based in Casey, Illinois, working in Cumberland County and the surrounding area. They buy standing timber and logs, hardwood and softwood species, including white oak and walnut, and take on veneer buying too. Alongside buying, they do logging work, timber management, timber appraisal, selective cutting, clear cutting, and land clearing. Their sale process runs in four steps: a free evaluation of your timber, transparent pricing and contract terms, the harvesting and site cleanup, then payment. They say prompt payment is "always a priority" and that they offer "fast, no-obligation evaluations and quotes." They describe themselves as working with "no middlemen," and say they handle both small woodlots and large forest tracts, so there's no stated minimum acreage to point to. They say they're licensed, certified, and insured, and that they've been doing this for over 11 years. This fits a landowner in or near Cumberland County who wants one business to handle the buying, the cutting, and the appraisal under one roof, and who wants a fairly quick, structured process from first look to payment. From thorntonlogging.com, read 10 October 2026.

Fischer Sawmill is a timber buying and logging business based in La Moille, Illinois. It was founded by Greg Fischer in 2018 and has been milling lumber and buying standing timber and logs since then. The work covers standing timber and log buying, logging with clear cut or select cut harvest, clean-up, log transport, and its own sawmill for grade and non-grade milled lumber. It takes walnut, hardwoods, softwoods, white oak, red oak, cedar, spruce, pine, hickory, ash, elm, sycamore, maple, cottonwood, and cherry. Prices are based on current market value, and walnut is currently the most desirable species. Fischer Sawmill holds a Licensed Illinois Tree Buyer credential and states it is bonded and insured. There is no minimum stated in acres. Instead the business sets a tree count minimum: "Approximately 20 Tree Minimum" at 16 inches in diameter, though this can be waived for walnut. It mainly serves Central Illinois and surrounding areas, naming Illinois Valley, Central Illinois, Northern Illinois, and South Central Illinois, and lists Bureau County as served, with willingness to travel farther depending on the size and number of trees involved. It does not offer residential tree services. This fits a landowner with a real stand of timber, likely several hundred trees rather than a handful, who wants one buyer willing to take mixed species and handle the cutting and hauling as part of the deal. From fischersawmill.com, read 10 October 2026.

WEST FORK SAWMILL is a mill in Alton, Illinois. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.

Tracy Export Inc buys hardwood veneer logs and sawlogs, with a corporate office in East Dubuque, Illinois and branch yards in Cahokia Heights, Illinois and White Pigeon, Michigan. It serves St. Clair County. The company is family-owned, now in its third generation, and has been shipping logs overseas for "over four decades." They buy Black Walnut, White Oak, Red Oak, Grey Elm, Red Elm, Basswood, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Cherry, Sycamore, Sassafras, Hickory, Butternut, Beech, Ash, and Hackberry. Logs are inspected, graded, and scaled to each customer's order, but that grading happens at one of their three facilities rather than at the timber site, so you'd be sending logs in rather than having a buyer walk your woods. Their products carry "FSC ® certified products" standing. The business describes its work as harvesting logs "with sustainability and preservation of our natural resource in mind," and their reach is worldwide: "procurement and export of hardwood logs throughout the world." There's no stated minimum tract size, and no example given of the smallest job they've taken on, so landowners with a small stand of veneer-quality hardwoods would need to call and ask directly whether their logs would be considered. This fits a landowner who already has logs cut or is set up to deliver quality veneer-grade hardwood, rather than someone who needs a crew to come out and harvest standing timber first. From tracyexportinc.com, read 10 October 2026.

Sugar Ridge Timber Inc is a timber buyer. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor and a consulting forester. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.

New Windsor Hardwood Corporation is a timber buyer in New Windsor, Illinois. They buy logs, and they also sell lumber and wood craft items made from what they buy. Their main interest is Walnut. They say "our experienced buyers work diligently to source top quality Walnut veneer and saw logs," so if you have Walnut veneer or saw logs on your land, this is the kind of company that looks for exactly that. Their services cover log procurement, log sales, and lumber and wood craft. They are listed as serving Henry County, and the business itself says it ships to customers worldwide. They say "whether you have a large or small project, our top quality lumber will meet your needs," which suggests they are open to different job sizes, though they do not spell out how a sale with a landowner actually runs, what paperwork is involved, or what they pay. This fits a landowner in or near Henry County, Illinois who has mature Walnut timber and wants a buyer that also processes the wood themselves rather than just connecting sellers to loggers. From newwindsorhardwood.com, read 10 October 2026.