Selling Timber in Bay County, MI
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for Bay County, Michigan: 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 Bay 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 Bay 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 Bay 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 Bay County (3)
These 3 are based in Bay County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Heritier Sawmill is a saw mill in Linwood, Michigan, about two miles from the village of Crump. It is a family run business. The mill sells cut and finished wood rather than buying standing timber. Stock includes kiln dried grade lumber, tongue and groove knotty pine, log cabin siding, molding, casing and other trim, and most species of board lumber. They work in pine and black walnut, and they also carry "rough sawn lumber for fences, corrals, and sheeting." Alongside the mill they stock Solo chainsaws and Oregon products, and run a gift and craft shop next door, Reflections of the Wild, with items for wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts. Heritier Sawmill is based in Arenac County and serves Bay County. This fits a landowner, woodworker, or builder who wants finished or rough lumber, trim, siding, chainsaws, or a gift stop, not someone looking to sell standing timber off their acreage. From heritiersawmill.com, read 8 October 2026.
Mauk Midwest Forest Products Inc. - Straits Wood Treating Inc. is a mill in Bay City, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Walter F Kotz Saw Mill is a mill in Linwood, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Bay County?
3 businesses are listed for Bay 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 Bay 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 Bay 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 Bay County?
No price series is published for Bay 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 Bay County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.