Selling Timber in Ionia County, MI

5 businesses work this county

Quick answer

There are 5 timber businesses listed for Ionia County, Michigan: 5 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 4 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 Ionia 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 Ionia 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 Ionia 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 Ionia County (4)

These 4 are based in Ionia County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

4.3(27 reviews)
Pewamo, MI

Devereaux Saw Mill Inc., also known as Devereaux Sawmill, Inc., is a sawmill in Pewamo, Michigan that also buys standing timber straight from landowners. It's listed as a mill and a timber buyer, so it works on both ends: buying logs off your property and running them through its own mill. The mill buys White Hard Maple, Red Oak, White Oak, Hickory, Soft Maple, Walnut, and Cherry. Logs come from within "sourced within a 150-mile radius of our mill," and the company serves Ionia County among the areas it draws from. It processes "17 million feet processed annually," so this is a mill built around steady, large-scale volume rather than occasional jobs. The company describes its history as "based on integrity, honesty, and hard work," and says it buys timber "prioritizing customer and landowner satisfaction." If you're a landowner in the area with mature hardwoods, Devereaux is set up to both evaluate your timber and turn it into lumber under one roof, rather than acting only as a broker. This fits a landowner with a stand of the species above, within driving distance of Pewamo, who wants a mill with a long-running, high-volume operation behind the offer rather than a smaller or newer buyer. From devereauxsawmill.com, read 8 October 2026.

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4.0(1 reviews)
Orleans, MI

L&b logging is a logging contractor in Orleans, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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5.0(12 reviews)
Clarksville, MI
Rough sawn kiln dried lumber, dried on-siteCustom sawing with our 2 on-site sawmillsCustom dried lumberResurfacing of large wood piecesCustom Drying+1 more

Trierweiler Kiln Dried Lumber runs as The Dried Lumber Company out of Clarksville, Michigan, just off I-96 at exit 59. It's an owner-operated sawmill and kiln-drying shop, not a timber buyer, so if you want someone to purchase standing timber off your land this isn't that. What it does is take logs or lumber and turn them into something usable. You can bring your own logs for custom sawing on their two on-site sawmills, or bring lumber you've already cut and have it kiln dried. They run three kinds of kilns: a vacuum kiln, a radio frequency vacuum kiln, and a dehumidification kiln, and owner Travis Trierweiler operates each one himself. Beyond straight sawing and drying, they do slab surfacing, custom tops, and mantels. They say "we dry all lumber, on-site, in our kilns," and that the business has been going "over 11 years." They're based near Clarksville but list Ionia County among the areas they serve, and their own pages say they work across Michigan and into other states as well. This fits a landowner who already has logs or air-dried lumber sitting around and wants it sawn or kiln dried into something finished, rather than someone just starting out trying to sell standing timber. From driedlumber.com, read 8 October 2026.

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3.5(11 reviews)
Clarksville, MI
Grade LumberPallet LumberCustom SawingBark, Mulch & Sawdustfree consultation

West Michigan Sawmill is a family owned sawmill and buyer of standing timber, based in Clarksville, Michigan. They run their own mill, so they buy standing timber and also saw grade lumber, pallet lumber, and do custom sawing, plus sell bark, mulch, and sawdust. They work in hardwood species including Walnut, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Red Oak, White Oak, Cherry, Ash, Hickory, and Poplar, along with various softwood species, and they buy and resell veneer quality logs. A sale starts with a free consultation and a site visit to evaluate what your timber is worth, and from there they give you a price for what they believe should be harvested at that time, backed by a written detailed timber sales contract. They sell grade and pallet lumber through the Midwest, and their listed service area for timber work includes Ionia County. They say their logging crew is "certified by the Michigan Sustainable Forestry Education Program (SFE)" and that they are fully insured and licensed. For a job to make sense to them, they look for "60+ trees with a minimum of 16″ diameter chest height" on your property. They have been running as a sawmill since 1979. This fits a landowner with a decent stand of larger, mature hardwood trees who wants a buyer that also mills its own lumber rather than just brokering the logs elsewhere. From wmsawmill.com, read 8 October 2026.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)

Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Ionia County, working from a nearby town.

5.0(2 reviews)
Portland, NY
Custom CuttingKiln Dryinglumber planinglumber processing

Crosscut Lumber is a mill in Portland, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Ionia County?

5 businesses are listed for Ionia County: 0 consulting foresters and 5 buyers, loggers and mills. 4 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Ionia 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 Ionia 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.

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What is timber worth in Ionia County?

No price series is published for Ionia 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 Ionia County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.