Selling Timber in Lake County, MT
Quick answer
There are 2 timber businesses listed for Lake County, Montana: 2 timber buyers, loggers and mills. None of them has an office in the county. That is normal and it is worth knowing: consulting foresters register with the state county by county, and many register for counties they would have to drive hours to reach.
Timber prices for Lake County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Montana's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Lake County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Sawlogs, winning bids on state timber sales | $4.11–$49.59 per ton |
| Sawlogs, appraised minimum bid | $4–$16.72 per ton |
Source: Montana DNRC timber sale bid results, FY2027 sales. All Montana timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Lake 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 That Work Here (2)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Lake County, working from a nearby town.
Dupuis Lumber LLC is a sawmill in Polson, Montana. They also buy timber. They run a band sawmill, and in their own words, "We use a band sawmill to cut accurately and efficiently." Their work is custom sawn beams and lumber. They source their timber from local forests and loggers, and they serve Lake County. They're particular about what they take in: "We buy really nice logs good timbers only comes from good logs." That's worth knowing if you're deciding whether your stand is a fit before you call. This listing doesn't give a stated minimum acreage or tract size, so there's no number to pass along here. This suits a landowner near Polson who has good quality logs and wants them custom sawn into beams and lumber, or who wants to sell standing timber to a local buyer rather than ship logs out of the area. From dupuislumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
Hunt's Timbers Inc is a mill in St Ignatius, Montana. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor and a timber buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Lake County?
2 businesses are listed for Lake County: 0 consulting foresters and 2 buyers, loggers and mills. None of them has an office in the county; they register to work here and travel in.
How much is my timber worth in Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake County?
No price series is published for Lake County on its own. Montana's latest published stumpage figures (Montana DNRC timber sale bid results, FY2027 sales) put sawlogs, winning bids on state timber sales at $4.11–$49.59 per ton. 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 Lake County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.