Selling Timber in Dubuque County, IA
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for Dubuque County, Iowa: 3 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 3 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 Dubuque County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Iowa's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Dubuque County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them. Iowa publishes no timber price report, so these are Missouri's standing-timber prices — the nearest reported market for the same walnut and oak Iowa woodlands grow.
| Black walnut sawlogs | $2,701 per thousand board feet |
| White oak sawlogs | $425 per thousand board feet |
| Red oak sawlogs | $132 per thousand board feet |
| Hickory sawlogs | $164 per thousand board feet |
| Hard maple sawlogs | $120 per thousand board feet |
| Mixed hardwood sawlogs | $172 per thousand board feet |
Source: Missouri Department of Conservation, April–June 2026. All Iowa timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Dubuque 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 Dubuque County (3)
These 3 are based in Dubuque County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Addoco Pallet Inc., known as Addoco, is a wood pallet and shipping crate maker at 12678 Industrial Court in Peosta, Iowa, on the west end of Dubuque near the Dubuque County Fairgrounds. It has made pallets since 1975 and has been a member of the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association since 1988. It also runs a second location in Rochelle, Illinois, and employs 100 people. It makes wood pallets, including stringer, block, slave and plywood styles, along with shipping crates, skids and banding tops, in both hardwood and softwood. It also provides lumber to its customers and designs pallets on CAD. The company is certified to meet ISPM15 standards for international shipping. As its website puts it, "Custom sizes and difficult configurations are our specialty." Addoco also makes colored landscape mulch by dyeing ground up processed wood, including damaged pallets and lumber, and it runs a pallet recycling service. Delivery runs from 1 cubic yard up to 80 cubic yards in a walking floor semi trailer, using its own trucks and contract carriers when needed. The business serves the Midwest and beyond. This is a manufacturer, not a timber buyer, so a landowner looking to sell standing trees or logs will need a different listing. Addoco suits a landowner who has damaged pallets or lumber to recycle, or who needs pallets or crates built to an unusual size. From addoco.com, read 3 November 2026.
Dave O'Dell Logging is a logging contractor in Bernard, Iowa. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Midwest Hardwoods Inc. is a mill in Dubuque, Iowa. It appears in the Iowa DNR, Forest Products Directory (2010), sawmills and log buyers only, transcribed. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Dubuque County?
3 businesses are listed for Dubuque County: 0 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 3 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Dubuque 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 Dubuque 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 Dubuque County?
No price series is published for Dubuque County on its own. Iowa's latest published stumpage figures (Missouri Department of Conservation, April–June 2026) put white oak sawlogs at $425 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 Dubuque County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-03. The register is updated quarterly.