Selling Timber in Lenawee County, MI
Quick answer
There are 6 timber businesses listed for Lenawee County, Michigan: 2 consulting foresters and 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 Lenawee 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 Lenawee 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 Lenawee 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.
Consulting Foresters in Lenawee County (1)
This forester has an office right here in Lenawee County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Down 2 Earth Custom Logging is a logging contractor based in Onsted, Michigan. They handle timber purchasing and harvesting, forest management, and land clearing, so if you want someone to buy your timber and someone to cut it, this is one phone call instead of two. They work in Lenawee County. Their own description of what they do is "timber purchasing & harvesting, forest management, and land clearing." They describe their approach as "sustainable forestry practices that minimize environmental impact," which is worth knowing if that matters to you when picking who walks your woods. There's no stated minimum acreage, so you'd want to call and ask whether your lot is worth their time. No species, credentials, or founding date are given either, so lean on the phone call for those details. This fits a Lenawee County landowner who wants one contact for both the timber sale and the cutting, and who cares about how the ground looks after the crew leaves. From d2elogging.com, read 8 October 2026.
Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (1)
Listed as working Lenawee County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Forestry Management Services - Timber Harvesting & Exporters, Timber Buying, Log Exporting is a timber buyer in Cement City, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor and a consulting forester. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Lenawee County (3)
These 3 are based in Lenawee County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Cutting Edge Logging LLC is a timber buyer in Adrian, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.
McDormett Logging LLC is a timber buyer in Blissfield, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Tri-County Logging is a logging contractor out of Clinton, Michigan. They buy standing timber from landowners and run their own harvests, and the wood they cut goes to HMI Lumber, the sawmill that Tri-County is part of. They've been at it since 1972. They take on timber harvesting, timber buying, and forestry management plans, working in ash, cherry, hard maple, hickory, poplar, red oak, soft maple, walnut, basswood, black oak, and white oak. Their timber buyers work different parts of Michigan, and the company serves Lenawee County among others, plus landowners across Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. Their staff have gone through Sustainable Forestry Initiative classes, and the company describes itself as "experienced in industry best management practices." If you're not sure your woodlot is ready, they walk you through it before anything is signed, explaining the plan for your land whether you want to harvest again down the road, improve hunting ground, or just open up the canopy for new growth. Ten acres is their line: their own contact page asks "Do you have ten or more acres of woodlot that you need harvested?" as the way they describe who they work with. This fits a landowner with a decent-sized woodlot, somewhere north of ten acres, who wants a company that also runs its own mill and will talk through the harvest plan with you first rather than just showing up with saws. From tri-countylogging.com, read 8 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Lenawee County, working from a nearby town.
Clayton Lumber Inc is a sawmill in Clayton, Michigan. This isn't a timber buyer or logger walking your woods, it's a mill that cuts and supplies lumber, so think of them if you need finished wood products rather than someone to harvest standing timber. They work in softwood, hardwood, southern yellow pine, plywood, and OSB, and their services include notching, cutting to length, ripping, resawing, and installing banding groove. They also supply crating lumber, industrial lumber, and shipping material, plus "HT" (heat treat) lumber with the stamping needed for export packaging and crating. They mention offering "wholesale prices on straight truckloads of lumber direct from the mills." They've been running out of the former Townsend Lumber facility in Clayton since 2007. Their service area covers Michigan, Northern and Central Ohio, and Indiana, and they note they deliver on their own trucks with "no charge for delivery." In the register they're tied to Lenawee County. This fits a landowner or business looking for cut-to-spec lumber, crating or packaging material, or wholesale truckloads, not someone looking to sell standing timber off their acreage. From claytonlumber.com, read 8 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Lenawee County?
6 businesses are listed for Lenawee County: 2 consulting foresters and 4 buyers, loggers and mills. 4 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Lenawee 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 Lenawee 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 Lenawee County?
No price series is published for Lenawee 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 Lenawee County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.