Selling Timber in Clark County, IL
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for Clark County, Illinois: 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 Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark County (1)
This buyer is based in Clark County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
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.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Clark County?
1 business is listed for Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark County?
No price series is published for Clark 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 Clark County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.