Selling Timber in Alcona County, MI
Quick answer
There are 4 timber businesses listed for Alcona County, Michigan: 4 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 Alcona County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Michigan's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Alcona County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Red oak | $220 per thousand board feet |
| White oak | $136 per thousand board feet |
| Hard maple | $348 per thousand board feet |
| Red pine | $153 per thousand board feet |
| Aspen | $120 per thousand board feet |
Source: Michigan DNR stumpage price report, October 2024 – September 2025. All Michigan timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Alcona 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 Alcona County (3)
These 3 are based in Alcona County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
4 Generation Logging, Inc. is a logging contractor in Curran, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Dean's Timber LLC is a logging contractor in Barton City, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
T I Forest Products is a logging contractor in Glennie, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Alcona County, working from a nearby town.
Cole Forest Products LLC is a logging contractor and timber buyer based in Lincoln, Michigan. They've been assisting Michigan's landowners since 1988. They handle the whole timber harvest themselves, from walking your property to cutting and buying the wood to hauling it out, so "you'll never have to deal with a middle man." Scott Cole does the property assessments in person and lays out a harvesting plan based on what you want from the land. They work with ash, basswood, beech, cherry, hickory, maple, oak, pine, and walnut, and will do either select cuts or clear cuts depending on what fits your woods. They'll also look at downed trees after a storm on a case by case basis, and they sell hardwood firewood by the cord, with free delivery to Iosco, Alcona, Arenac, Oscoda, and Ogemaw counties. They offer free estimates and say "we avoid over-harvesting," with the idea of keeping a woodland producing timber over the years rather than taking it all in one pass. They log year-round, including winter, since some ground is easier to reach once the wet months pass and the frost sets in. They are licensed and insured, and their service area covers all of Northeast Michigan, with Alcona County among the counties they've worked in. This fits a landowner who wants one outfit to assess, cut, and buy the timber without bringing in a separate buyer, and who wants a say in whether the woods get a light select cut or a full clear cut. From coleforestproducts.com, read 8 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Alcona County?
4 businesses are listed for Alcona County: 0 consulting foresters and 4 buyers, loggers and mills. 3 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Alcona 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 Alcona 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 Alcona County?
No price series is published for Alcona County on its own. Michigan's latest published stumpage figures (Michigan DNR stumpage price report, October 2024 – September 2025) put hard maple at $348 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 Alcona County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.