Independent Loggers
Independent loggers are ideal for smaller parcels (1–10 acres) that larger operations pass on. They handle harvesting directly and often work with local mills.
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Quick answer
There are 104 independent loggers listed in Missouri across 53 counties. Listings come from the Missouri forestry register and each one shows the counties it covers and the species it handles. TimberClear has not vetted, verified or endorsed any of them.
Nichols Logging LLC And Land Management is a logging contractor in Kirksville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Truitt Logging is a logging contractor in Kirksville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Tri State Timber LLC is a logging contractor in Memphis, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Walnut Timber Buyers is a logging contractor and timber buyer based in Beardstown, Illinois, working land in Illinois and Missouri, including Pike County, Missouri. They buy standing timber from farms and hunting land, log it themselves, and sell it on to mills and exporters. They take on walnut, white oak, red oak, hickory, ash, maple and black oak. Their work starts with a free appraisal to pick the trees worth the most, then marking property lines, felling the chosen trees, grading roads to move the logs, and cleaning up before they pay you and haul the timber off your land. They describe their cutting method as the "Select Harvest method" and say they are licensed timber buyers who are fully insured. They say they've worked with landowners and importers across Illinois and Missouri for 30 years, and that they operate within a 300-mile radius of their Beardstown yard. They don't set a minimum by acreage. Instead they say they are "only considering projects of 20 or more mature trees" right now, so a property needs at least that many worth cutting before they'll take it on. This fits a landowner with a sizable stand of marketable hardwood, walnut especially, who wants one outfit to handle the appraisal, the cutting and the sale in one pass rather than hiring separate companies for each step. From walnuttimberbuyer.com, read 8 October 2026.
West Logging is a family business out of Fair Play, Missouri, buying standing timber and running logging jobs for landowners. They've been at it for three generations and over 60 years, working across Missouri and five neighboring states: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois. Their main interest is walnut and oak, but they also take on white oak, black oak, ash, cherry, sycamore, and soft maple. The work covers contract logging, felling, timber cruising, forest management, and full log and timber sales. For a standing-timber sale, they describe the process as evaluation first, then marketing to buyers, then cutting, hauling, and payment. They offer a free timber evaluation before anything is agreed to, and say "you'll always know the true value of your timber before a sale." They list themselves as PTH certified and fully insured. If you have a woodlot of 10 acres or more, that's their stated starting point for forest management work, including harvesting, inventory, valuation, and a management plan. They're listed as serving Polk County. This fits a landowner with a mixed hardwood woodlot, walnut or oak especially, who wants one outfit to handle the whole sale from evaluation through to payment rather than piecing it together themselves. From westlogging.com, read 8 October 2026.
Turner Logging, LLC is a logging contractor in Stockton, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Triple B Timber Logging Company is a timber buyer in Centralia, Missouri. 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.
Patterson Logging, LLC is a logging contractor in Gower, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Burnett logging is a logging contractor in Cameron, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Tri-Rivers Logging is a logging contractor in Cameron, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Joe Gardner Logging Co is a logging contractor in Breckenridge, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Burton Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Cameron, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Clayton Logging buys and harvests standing timber out of Pierce City, Missouri, working across Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. They specialize in walnut and white oak, buying for flooring-grade, fine furniture-grade, and veneer-grade walnut, and also handle white oak evaluation and other species. Besides standing timber purchases, they do clear cutting and land clearing work. The process starts with a conversation about your property and what you're hoping to get from a sale, then an in-person visit where they look over your trees, give you a price, and handle the harvest. For mid-sized trees, about bucket to drum width, they typically need a minimum of 20 trees to make a harvest worth doing. For larger trees, wider than a 55-gallon drum, they say they "can work with as few as 10 trees, depending on the property and species." This is a family business going back to 1961, and today it's run by sole owner and operator Darren Clayton, so you'd be dealing directly with him rather than a crew or a middleman. They describe their standard as "whatever is said will be done." This fits a landowner with walnut or white oak on the property, including smaller stands, who wants to deal with one person through the whole sale rather than a bigger outfit. From claytonlogging.com, read 8 October 2026.
Thomas Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Salem, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Shamrock Timber Products is a logging contractor in St Joseph, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Paxman Logging And Sawmill is a logging contractor in Collins, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Wallis Logging is a logging contractor in Salem, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Patterson Logging is a timber buyer in Turney, Missouri. 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.
Janes Timber Products LLC is a logging business in Couch, Missouri. Its listing shows up through a Professional Timber Harvester directory for Missouri, where three people connected to the company (Chris Himschoot, Jesse Janes, and Larry Janes) are named as PTH-trained loggers working out of Oregon County. There's not a lot of detail written out about the business itself beyond that. What's clear is the main trade is logging, and the work is tied to Oregon County, Missouri. No species are named, no job sizes are described, and no founding date is given, so there isn't much more to go on than the fact that the business exists, does logging work, and has more than one person connected to it carrying the PTH credential. Because there's no stated minimum acreage and no example job size to point to, there's nothing to infer a typical job from either. What you do know is that this is a small, Oregon County based logging outfit with people who've gone through Missouri's Professional Timber Harvester training. This fits a landowner in or near Oregon County who wants a local logging contact with PTH training behind the names on the crew, and who doesn't need a long service history or detailed species list to start a conversation. From moforest.org, read 8 October 2026.
Whites Logging, LLC is a logging contractor in Aldrich, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
East Perry Lumber Co. is a sawmill in Frohna, Missouri. They buy standing timber and logs, run their own logging crews, and mill the hardwood themselves. They've been at it since 1945, when Marvin F. Petzoldt founded the company as a small portable mill making railroad ties and barn lumber. If you've got hardwood timber to sell, they want 10 or more acres before they'll come look. They work in hardwood only. Their foresters are degreed, and their logging crews trained through the Missouri Forest Products Association Professional Timber Harvester Program, with a combined 70 years of experience between them. They say every landowner has different goals, whether that's wildlife management, long or short term financial planning, or converting land use, and they'll meet with you to talk through how a harvest fits those goals. They pull raw material from a 100 mile radius, and they're also buying already-harvested hardwood logs out of Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky, and Western Tennessee. On the milling side they do kiln drying, finish surfacing to any thickness, straight line ripping, mixed truckloads, heavy duty shrink wrapping, export prep, and container loading, so they're set up for buyers beyond just the local market. This fits a landowner with a real tract of hardwood, at least 10 acres, who wants a mill that also buys standing timber and runs its own harvest, rather than a broker who hires it out. From eastperrylumber.com, read 8 October 2026.
A&C Logging & Excavation LLC is a logging contractor in Wright City, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Guys Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Randolph County, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Linton's Logging is a logging contractor in Troy, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Wallace Log-N is a logging contractor in Troy, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Hustedde Timber Harvesting is a logging contractor in Fayette, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
JB Logging LLC is a logging company run by Jaden Blew out of Warrensburg, Missouri. They work the central Missouri area and are listed as serving Miller County. The work covers forest management, timber harvesting, and timber stand conservation, with a focus on walnut and white oak. Jaden holds Missouri Forest Products Association certification and uses "professional tree felling technique to minimize environmental impact" when cutting. Here's how a sale goes with them: Jaden marks the trees with you first, based on how you want the cut done. Then he cuts and hauls the timber to an open spot near the road. When it's time to sell, he brings in a log buyer from a sawmill to purchase the logs right there on your property, and the check gets split between you and him by the agreement you made going in. That's a straightforward way to see where your money comes from and know you're not just handing logs off into the unknown. No acreage minimum is spelled out on their pages, so if you've got a smaller lot with good walnut or white oak on it, it's worth a call to ask. This fits a Missouri landowner with walnut or white oak worth harvesting who wants someone local to central Missouri, with a stated certification, and who likes knowing the marking-cutting-selling steps up front before any chainsaw starts. From jb-logging.com, read 8 October 2026.
Doyel Logging is a logging contractor in Moniteau County, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Cody Martin Logging is a logging contractor in Miller County, Missouri. 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.
Danny Powers Logging, LLC is a logging contractor in Purdy, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Show-Me hardwoods & logging is a logging contractor in Exeter, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Burkholder Lumber & Logging is a logging contractor in Spring River Township, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
4-State Walnut Logging is a logging contractor. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Lee's Logging is a logging contractor in Reeds, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Baldwin Logging is a logging contractor in Lamar, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Lakeside Logging LLC is a logging contractor. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
R & A Logging is a logging contractor in Annapolis, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Maxwell/Smith Logging Sawmill and Timber Products is a logging contractor in Henry County, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
JB Logging is a logging contractor. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Madison County Wood Products Inc. is a sawmill and pallet manufacturer in Fredericktown, Missouri. The company handles land and timber management, logging, sawmilling, and pallet manufacturing, so a landowner can work with one outfit from standing timber to finished product. It was incorporated in 1981 by founding partners James C. Kesting and Douglas J. Gaines, and it is still family run. The mill takes red oak, white oak, hickory, walnut, and cherry, turning logs into grade lumber, railroad ties, cants and squares, pallets, and mulch, chips, and dust. The company describes itself as a "fully integrated company" that takes "a zero-waste approach while converting the complete log into usable products," meaning they buy standing timber, log it, and mill it themselves rather than passing the job along. It holds ISPM-15 certification for its pallet operation. It serves Madison County for timber work, with a wider reach into Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Northern Missouri for its pallet and wood products through its Clifton Hill facility. There is no stated minimum acreage for timber jobs. This fits a landowner in or near Madison County who wants a mill that also buys and logs the timber itself, especially if the woods carry oak, hickory, walnut, or cherry worth grading into lumber rather than just selling as pulp. From mcwp.com, read 8 October 2026.
W W Cedar Co LLC is a logging contractor in Vienna, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Dudenhoeffer Logging is a logging contractor in Chamois, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Doolittle Wood Products LLC is a mill in Rolla, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer and a logging contractor. A listing here is not an endorsement.
B.R. Logging Company, llc is a logging contractor in Jasper County, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Brinkley Forest Products LLC is a logging contractor in Bismarck, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Earls Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Willow Springs, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Whitetail Loggers LLC - Logging Contractor, Timber Company, Tree Service & Tree Removal Winston MO is a logging contractor in Daviess County, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
CJ Logging is a logging contractor in Hartville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Ron Watson Logging is a logging contractor in Williamsburg, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
ZCM Timber Harvesting, LLC is a logging contractor in Miller County, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Schmidt Logging is a logging contractor in Frohna, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Top Notch Timber llc is a logging contractor in Miller County, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Kropf Logging & Lumber is a logging contractor in Deepwater, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Payne Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Steelville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Missey Logging & Sawmill is a logging contractor in Steelville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Danny Harmon Logging is a logging contractor in Steelville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Turnbough's Logging is a logging contractor in Davisville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Frizzell's Sawmill & Logging is a logging contractor in Salem, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Leroy Missey Logging is a logging contractor in Potosi, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Ohio Log Trading is a logging contractor in Union, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Mckenney Log & Lumber is a logging contractor in Laclede, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Painter Farms Logging is a logging contractor in Bosworth, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Smith Timber Company is a logging contractor in Mountain Grove, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Wooten Sawmill & Logging is a logging contractor in Excello, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Hageman Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Kahoka, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Log & Lumber is a logging contractor in Kahoka, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Mid Missouri Logging is a logging contractor in Steelville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Landworx Mulching is a logging contractor in Russellville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Bax Timbers is a logging contractor in Jefferson City, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Righter Logging is a logging contractor in Steelville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Rob Pennock Logging is a logging contractor in Steelville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Frank Missey Logging is a logging contractor in Steelville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Strothkamp Logging & Excavating is a logging contractor in Sullivan, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Bob May logging is a logging contractor in Salem, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Williams logging is a logging contractor in Salem, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Salem Post & Timber is a logging contractor in Salem, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Spencer Lumber Co is a logging contractor in Salem, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Storm Lumber Acquisition is a logging contractor in Licking, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Hamilton Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Cabool, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Hicks & Son Sawmill is a logging contractor in Mountain Grove, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Lee's Lumber & Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Seymour, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Thurmond Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Washington, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
KT Farm and Tree Service, also doing business as KT Farms Tree Service & Logging, works out of Fair Grove, Missouri, serving Greene County and the surrounding Ozarks. The work covers timber harvesting, land clearing, and log hauling, along with tree trimming, removal, and stump grinding. On the logging side they do selective cutting, clear-cutting, and what they call "sustainable timber harvesting." Their process starts with the crew walking the land with the owner to work out a plan for the property before cutting begins. They also handle site work for farming or building projects once timber is cleared. No tract size is named as a cutoff, so there's nothing to go on for a minimum acreage here. The business says it is licensed and insured, and describes itself as "Modern Equipment, Old-School Ethics." It has been serving Southwest Missouri for more than 15 years and is family-owned. This fits a Greene County landowner who wants one outfit to handle both the timber harvest and whatever tree work and clearing comes with it. From farmandtree.com, read 8 October 2026.
Speakman's Sawmill is a logging contractor in Princeton, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Lovins Sawmill LLC is a logging contractor in West Plains, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
West Plains Resaw Systems Inc. is a logging contractor in West Plains, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Henry E Logging is a logging contractor in Mineral Point, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Cardwell Brothers Logging Inc is a logging contractor in Edina, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Lumber sales is a logging contractor in Stoutland, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Sun Forestry, LLC is a logging contractor in Noel, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Circle B Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Seneca, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Gauldin Logging, LLC is a logging contractor in Washington County, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Stockmann Logging is a logging contractor in Fredericktown, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
International Veneer & Timber is a logging and timber-buying business based in Frohna, Missouri, in Perry County. They have been working since 2002, serving customers through the export of forest products. Their main work is harvesting and delivering logs. The species they name are white oak, walnut, hickory, red oak, hard maple, black ash, yellow birch, white ash, and curly maple. Along with logs, they also offer fine lumber and sliced veneers. A second facility in Forest County, Wisconsin lets them handle the northern species alongside the white oak, walnut, and hickory they harvest out of Frohna. They describe their aim as delivering "premium quality logs from the best growing regions of the United States," and say they have been "serving the world through the export of forest products" since they started. This fits a landowner in Perry County with white oak, walnut, hickory, or one of the named northern species to sell, who wants a logger and timber buyer built around exporting quality logs. From ivtlogs.com, read 8 October 2026.
Shook's Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Miller County, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Mid-MO Logging & Sawmill is a logging contractor in Hughesville, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
JSK Lumber is a logging contractor in Doniphan, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Murdock Farms is a logging contractor in Doniphan, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Spartan Forestry & Mulching is a logging contractor in Troy, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Gibson Firewood & Logging is a logging contractor in Christian County, Missouri. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Find independent loggers near your land
That's the first 100 of 104 in Missouri. The best match is usually the one closest to your land, so pick the county your timber is in. You'll see everyone who works there.
- Adair County (2)
- Andrew County (1)
- Barry County (2)
- Barton County (1)
- Boone County (1)
- Caldwell County (1)
- Callaway County (1)
- Camden County (1)
- Carroll County (1)
- Cedar County (1)
- Christian County (1)
- Clark County (2)
- Clinton County (4)
- Cole County (1)
- Crawford County (8)
- Daviess County (1)
- DeKalb County (1)
- Dent County (7)
- Franklin County (3)
- Greene County (2)
- Henry County (2)
- Howard County (1)
- Howell County (3)
- Iron County (1)
- Jasper County (2)
- Knox County (1)
- Lawrence County (2)
- Lincoln County (3)
- Linn County (1)
- Macon County (1)
- Madison County (2)
- Maries County (1)
- McDonald County (1)
- Mercer County (1)
- Miller County (5)
- Moniteau County (2)
- Newton County (1)
- Oregon County (1)
- Osage County (1)
- Perry County (3)
- Pettis County (1)
- Phelps County (1)
- Pike County (1)
- Polk County (2)
- Randolph County (1)
- Ripley County (2)
- Scotland County (1)
- St. Clair County (1)
- St. Francois County (1)
- Texas County (3)
- Warren County (1)
- Washington County (4)
- Wright County (3)
Questions landowners ask
How many independent loggers are there in Missouri?
104 are listed on TimberClear, sourced from the Missouri forestry register, covering 53 counties between them.
How do I choose between them?
Start local and get more than one. A business based in your county knows the mills and the ground; one registered for all one hundred counties may be three hours away. Every listing here shows how far its office is from the county you are looking at, so "will travel" is never mistaken for "is local". TimberClear has not vetted, verified or endorsed anybody on this site.