Selling Timber in Marion County, IL
Quick answer
There are 2 timber businesses listed for Marion County, Illinois: 2 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices 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 Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion County (2)
These 2 are based in Marion County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
B & J Wood Products is a logging contractor in Vernon, Illinois. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
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.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Marion County?
2 businesses are listed for Marion County: 0 consulting foresters and 2 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion County?
No price series is published for Marion 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 Marion County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.