Selling Timber in Bureau County, IL
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for Bureau County, Illinois: 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. None of them has an office in the county. That is normal and it is worth knowing: consulting foresters register with the state county by county, and many register for counties they would have to drive hours to reach.
Timber prices for Bureau County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Illinois's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Bureau County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Black walnut sawlogs | $1,300 per thousand board feet |
| White oak sawlogs | $590 per thousand board feet |
| Red oak sawlogs | $230 per thousand board feet |
| Hard maple | $270 per thousand board feet |
| Ash | $210 per thousand board feet |
| Mixed hardwood, woods-run upland | $370 per thousand board feet |
Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Winter 2018/19. All Illinois timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Bureau 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 That Work Here (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Bureau County, working from a nearby town.
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.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Bureau County?
1 business is listed for Bureau County: 0 consulting foresters and 1 buyer, logger or mill. None of them has an office in the county; they register to work here and travel in.
How much is my timber worth in Bureau 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 Bureau 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 Bureau County?
No price series is published for Bureau County on its own. Illinois's latest published stumpage figures (Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Winter 2018/19) put white oak sawlogs at $590 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 Bureau County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.