Selling Timber in Wayne County, IL
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County (1)
This buyer is based in Wayne County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Elm River Sawmill is a sawmill in Cisne, Illinois. It builds access mats rather than buying standing timber or doing logging work for a landowner. The mats are made from Oak and Mixed Hardwood, and from grade 2 Southern Yellow Pine for the lighter line. The product list includes crane and bridge mats, 8 inch timber mats, 3-ply bolted hardwood mats, and 3-ply bolted pine mats. These are built for roads and work areas: pipeline and transmission line access roads, timber harvest roads and worksites, right-of-ways, solar and wind construction areas, and heavy equipment areas. If you need a stable road or pad across wet ground or unsteady soil during a logging job or other site work, this is the kind of outfit that supplies that. They say there is "no minimum order quantity at this time" and that they serve orders "small or big." Shipping covers the lower 48 states, and the mill sits close to a major interstate junction in southern Illinois. They list Wayne County as a county served. They do not offer rental, leasing, or buyback of mats at this time. This fits a landowner who already has a logger or contractor lined up and needs mats laid down for the job, not someone looking for help selling or marketing standing timber. From elmriversawmill.com, read 10 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Wayne County?
1 business is listed for Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County?
No price series is published for Wayne 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 Wayne County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.