Selling Timber in Isanti County, MN
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for Isanti County, Minnesota: 3 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 1 of them has an office 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 Isanti County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Minnesota's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Isanti County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Sawtimber, all species | $141 per thousand board feet |
| Red pine sawtimber | $149 per thousand board feet |
| Aspen | $30.73 per cord |
| Red pine, cord products | $36.67 per cord |
| Oak | $27.88 per cord |
| Balsam fir | $8.13 per cord |
Source: Minnesota DNR Public Agencies Stumpage Price Review, 2021. All Minnesota timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Isanti 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 Isanti County (1)
This buyer is based in Isanti County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
612 Milling is a sawmill and woodworking shop in Isanti, Minnesota, run by Jake Myhre. It started officially in 2019 and works out of the north metro area in Minnesota, with county service listed for Isanti. The business offers "portable sawmill services and stationary services," meaning Jake can cut logs at his shop or travel to your land. The mill handles logs up to 35 inches wide and 16 feet long. Offsite work runs $150 an hour with a three hour minimum, and shop work runs $100 an hour with a one hour minimum. Beyond sawing, 612 Milling also kiln dries lumber, builds custom furniture such as tables and desks, and buys logs outright, so landowners with downed or cut timber have an option besides hauling it to a dump. A job cutting a 32 inch wide Elm log in Shakopee shows the kind of work the mill takes on. No acreage minimum is set here, since the work is priced by the hour on logs rather than by the size of a woodlot. "WE BUY LOGS" sums up one simple way to deal with them if you already have wood down and want it gone or turned into lumber. This fits a landowner who already has logs on the ground, wants them sawn into usable boards, dried, or bought, rather than someone looking to sell standing timber from a larger tract. From 612milling.com, read 8 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (2)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Isanti County, working from a nearby town.
Blackbear Sawmill is a mill in Stanchfield, Minnesota. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
SKL TREE is a mill in Princeton, Minnesota. 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 Isanti County?
3 businesses are listed for Isanti County: 0 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 1 of them has an office in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Isanti 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 Isanti 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 Isanti County?
No price series is published for Isanti County on its own. Minnesota's latest published stumpage figures (Minnesota DNR Public Agencies Stumpage Price Review, 2021) put red pine sawtimber at $149 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 Isanti County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.