Selling Timber in Traill County, ND
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for Traill County, North Dakota: 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. 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 Traill County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are North Dakota's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Traill County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them. North Dakota has about 815,000 forest acres and no price report at all. These are Minnesota's auction prices for the same aspen, oak and birch — treat them as an upper bound, because North Dakota has far fewer mills bidding.
| Sawtimber, all species | $141 per thousand board feet |
| Oak sawtimber | $109 per thousand board feet |
| Aspen | $30.73 per cord |
| Oak | $27.88 per cord |
| Birch | $12.57 per cord |
| Maple | $12.12 per cord |
Source: Minnesota DNR Public Agencies Stumpage Price Review, 2021. All North Dakota timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Traill 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 (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Traill County, working from a nearby town.
McStash Mills is a sawmill in Hillsboro, North Dakota. It serves Traill county, and it's a custom milling operation, not a timber buyer, so this is the place to call once your trees are already down and you want them cut into lumber. They work in cottonwood and basswood, and with their mill they "can now cut up to a 39 in round log and 38 in wide slabs." Their services cover custom milling, custom tables made from live edge slabs and quartered logs, and axe throwing target boards. They describe themselves as "a small family run sawmill based out of our homestead in Hillsboro ND." There's no stated acreage minimum, but given the kind of work shown, this looks suited to a landowner with a log or two to mill rather than a standing timber sale. If you've got downed trees, salvage logs, or slabs you want turned into something useful, this is the kind of outfit that handles that, not one that walks your woods and makes an offer on standing timber. From mcstashmills.com, read 10 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Traill County?
1 business is listed for Traill County: 0 consulting foresters and 1 buyer, logger or mill. None of them has an office in the county; they register to work here and travel in.
How much is my timber worth in Traill 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 Traill 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 Traill County?
No price series is published for Traill County on its own. North Dakota's latest published stumpage figures (Minnesota DNR Public Agencies Stumpage Price Review, 2021) put sawtimber, all species at $141 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 Traill County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.