Selling Timber in Cayuga County, NY
Quick answer
There are 7 timber businesses listed for Cayuga County, New York: 7 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 6 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 Cayuga County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are New York's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Cayuga County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Red oak | $500–$728 per thousand board feet |
| Black cherry | $350–$600 per thousand board feet |
| Hard maple | $550–$900 per thousand board feet |
| White pine | $75–$150 per thousand board feet |
| Hemlock | $50–$99 per thousand board feet |
| Black walnut | $1,000–$2,000 per thousand board feet |
Source: New York State DEC stumpage price report, Winter 2025. All New York timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County (6)
These 6 are based in Cayuga County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Brookside Lumber Inc. is a mill in Moravia, New York. 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.
CDC Timber Milling is a mill in Union Springs, New York. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
J La Fleur Sons & Logging is a logging contractor in Weedsport, New York. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Lee Hopkins Lumber is a mill in Moravia, New York. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Stone's Sawmill and Logging is a logging contractor in Sterling, New York. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Ward Forestry & Logging is a logging contractor in Moravia, New York. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Cayuga County, working from a nearby town.
Bogan Forestry and Wildlife Management LLC is a forestry service based in New York, working out of Tompkins County. For landowners with wooded ground, they handle timber cruising and forest inventory, timber valuation, and logger bid coordination, plus forest health work like invasive species control and hemlock woolly adelgid treatment. A typical job starts with a free site visit to look over the woods and see what timber is there. From that, they identify marketable timber and set up bidding among loggers, aiming to get a fair return on the sale. Afterward they can come back for hack and squirt herbicide work, targeted invasive species control, and selective vegetation management to keep the forest healthy for the long run. They work in Tompkins, Cortland, Onondaga, Tioga, Cayuga, and Chemung counties in central New York. They carry New York State Certified Commercial Applicator and New York State Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator credentials and say they are fully insured. They point out that "many woodland owners are surprised to learn their property may contain thousands of dollars in standing timber value," which is part of why they offer the cruising and bid coordination step before any cutting starts, so the landowner knows what the wood is worth going in. This fits a landowner in central New York who wants someone to walk the woods, put a number on the standing timber, and line up competitive bids from loggers, rather than call one logger and take the first offer. From boganforestrywildlife.com, read 11 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Cayuga County?
7 businesses are listed for Cayuga County: 0 consulting foresters and 7 buyers, loggers and mills. 6 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Cayuga 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 Cayuga 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 Cayuga County?
No price series is published for Cayuga County on its own. New York's latest published stumpage figures (New York State DEC stumpage price report, Winter 2025) put hard maple at $550–$900 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 Cayuga County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.