Selling Timber in Niagara County, NY
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for Niagara County, New York: 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. 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 Niagara 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 Niagara 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 Niagara 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 Niagara County (1)
This buyer is based in Niagara County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Vanderwalker's Sawmill llc is a small family sawmill in Middleport, New York, running since 2013. They don't cut standing trees, so this isn't a timber sale outfit. What they do is custom mill logs, yours or theirs, into rough sawn live edge slabs, dimensional lumber, siding, flooring, and snowplow and landscape stakes. They work in Black Walnut, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Ambrosia Maple, Spalted Maple, Hickory, Beech, Ash, Pine, Hemlock, Red Oak, White Oak, Sycamore, Cherry, Larch, and Tulip. If you bring them logs, they can handle pieces from 6 inches to 34 inches wide and 5 to 20 feet long. They'll also plane boards up to 24 inches for extra cost. They say outright, "we believe in honest pricing and exceptional service," and they take cash, check, Venmo, or credit card (with a 4% fee on cards). It's by appointment only, so you call or email ahead rather than just showing up. They list Niagara County as an area they serve, and the business itself sits in Erie County. This one's for a landowner who already has logs down, or standing timber already cut by someone else, and wants a local mill to turn them into usable lumber or stakes rather than someone to walk your woods and make an offer on standing trees. From vanderwalkerssawmill.com, read 11 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Niagara County?
1 business is listed for Niagara County: 0 consulting foresters and 1 buyer, logger or mill. 1 of them has an office in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Niagara 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 Niagara 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 Niagara County?
No price series is published for Niagara 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 Niagara County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.