Selling Timber in DeKalb County, IL
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County (1)
This buyer is based in DeKalb County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Kirkland Sawmill is a sawmill in Kirkland, Illinois, family owned and running for "over 40 years." They turn logs into kiln dried native hardwood lumber, live edge slabs, construction and pallet grade lumber, trailer flooring, fencing, firewood, and mulch. They also offer custom sawing, custom planing, straight line ripping, and custom sanding. They do not go out and harvest standing timber themselves. They buy logs that are delivered to their yard in Kirkland, and they work with local loggers who take down timber, so if you have standing timber you can call or email and they'll help connect you with that side of the process. Once logs come in, they are scaled and separated by species before milling. They serve DeKalb county. They say plainly they "buy logs delivered to our location, as long as there is no metal in them," and they generally pass on yard trees for that same reason. For log size, they "prefer to only purchase mature timber, at least 12″ in diameter depending on the species," and won't take much smaller than that. This fits a landowner who already has logs cut and hauled, or who wants help getting connected to a logger to take timber down, rather than someone looking for a mill to walk their woods and make a standing timber offer. From kirklandsawmill.com, read 10 October 2026.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve DeKalb County?
1 business is listed for DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County?
No price series is published for DeKalb 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 DeKalb County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.