Selling Timber in Jackson County, MI

4 businesses work this county

Quick answer

There are 4 timber businesses listed for Jackson County, Michigan: 4 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County (4)

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

5.0(11 reviews)
Grass Lake, MI
Standing Timber BuyerLog BuyerSplit FirewoodLand Clearing

Fodor Timber LLC is a timber buyer and logging outfit based in Grass Lake, Michigan. They buy standing timber right off your land, buy logs, clear land, and sell split firewood on the side. The family has been at this a long time, with the story going back over 60 years to a man named Bert, and the business is now run by the third generation. For standing timber, they'll look at a small woodlot or a large forest and offer "honest evaluations based on current market conditions and timber quality." They assess the timber on-site, make an offer, and handle the harvesting and transport themselves. For logs they are choosier: right now they buy Black Walnut and White Oak only, with set diameter and length requirements, and you get paid when you deliver to their yard or they pick up. On the firewood side they also work in Oak, Maple, Hickory, and Cherry. They note they don't come out for yard trees or just a few trees, saying "we are a more larger scale operation," though a standout walnut might catch their interest. They deliver to the local Southeast Michigan area and are listed as serving Jackson County. This fits a landowner with a larger wooded tract, likely holding some walnut or white oak, who wants one outfit that can buy the standing timber, log it, clear land, and take the firewood off their hands too. From fodortimber.com, read 8 October 2026.

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5.0(3 reviews)
Rives Junction, MI
portable sawmill serviceblade sharpeningchainsaw sharpeninglight skid steer work

Into The Woods Sawmill, out of Rives Junction, Michigan, runs a portable sawmill. Owner Bill Allen brings the mill to your property rather than asking you to haul logs anywhere. Alongside the milling he does blade sharpening, chainsaw chain sharpening, and light skid steer work. The business mills your logs into lumber for you. It does not buy or sell lumber itself, so this is a milling service, not a timber buyer. It's licensed and insured, and it's veteran owned and operated, serving Jackson, Michigan and the surrounding area since it was established in 2020. No acreage is set as a minimum here, since the work is about logs and milling rather than standing timber sales, so this fits a landowner with just a few logs to mill as easily as someone with a bigger pile. This suits a landowner who already has logs down, maybe from clearing or storm damage, and wants them turned into usable lumber on site, plus someone who wants blades or chains sharpened or a bit of skid steer work done at the same time. From itwsawmill.com, read 8 October 2026.

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4.0(4 reviews)
Grass Lake, MI
Timber Harvesting & ManagementBuyer of Standing Timber & Produced LogsLot & Land clearingForestry mulching & mowing

Pull-Hard Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Grass Lake, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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3.0(4 reviews)
Jackson, MI

Walton's Sawmill is a mill in Jackson, 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 Jackson County?

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

How much is my timber worth in Jackson 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.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Jackson 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 Jackson County?

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