Selling Timber in Hocking County, OH
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for Hocking County, Ohio: 1 consulting forester and 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 Hocking County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Ohio's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Hocking County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Black walnut | $1,500–$3,000 per thousand board feet |
| White oak | $700–$1,200 per thousand board feet |
| Red oak | $300–$750 per thousand board feet |
| Black cherry | $230–$500 per thousand board feet |
| Hard maple | $400–$600 per thousand board feet |
| Soft maple | $275–$450 per thousand board feet |
| Ash | $100–$400 per thousand board feet |
| Yellow poplar | $200–$450 per thousand board feet |
Source: Ohio State University Extension, with the Ohio Division of Forestry, March–May 2026. All Ohio timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Hocking 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.
No forester is based in Hocking County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work Hocking County from an office nearby. They are listed below, closest first. You can also click any county on the map above to see who is based there.
Consulting Foresters Working Hocking County (1)
Listed as working Hocking County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Ohio Foresters LLC is a consulting forestry and timber buying business based in Logan, Ohio, serving Hocking County. They work on timber sales and forest management in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The team brings "over 72 years of combined forestry experience" to timber sales and forest management. Services include timber inventory, timber appraisals, timber marketing, forest management plans, wildlife management, timber trespass investigation, tract mapping, boundary marking, reforestation, and timber stand improvement. They handle black walnut, red oak, white oak, hard (sugar) maple, soft (red) maple, yellow (tulip) poplar, black cherry, and hickory. For a sale, they use a sealed bid process: a forester shows your timber to a number of companies, each submits a bid by a closing date, and the forester reviews the bids with you. This can take a few weeks to a few months. They also note that "unlike the sawmills or logging companies, we work for you," and a forester will visit the property during logging to check the company is meeting the contract. This suits a landowner in Hocking County who wants a forester to run the whole sale process and stay involved once the logging starts, rather than just getting an appraisal and walking away. From ohioforesters.com, read 8 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills That Work Here (2)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Hocking County, working from a nearby town.
Diehl Logging is a logging contractor in South Bloomingville, Ohio. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Sawmiller, LLC is a sawmill and pallet manufacturer in Haydenville, Ohio, in the Hocking Hills area of the state. The company has been "Ohio's industrial lumber and hardwood pallet leader" since 1979, and it serves Hocking county. The work here is pallet and skid manufacturing, built from industrial lumber and hardwood. Sawmiller describes itself as a "custom pallet and skid manufacturer" offering packaging built to a customer's specific needs, assembled by hand or by machine. It runs two sawmills of its own along with a fleet of trucks, which it says lets it keep up with delivery and supply for its customers. No minimum tract size is given for this business. This listing suits someone looking for a pallet or skid supplier in the Hocking Hills area of Ohio, not a landowner looking for help selling standing timber off their own acres. From sawmillerllc.com, read 8 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Hocking County?
3 businesses are listed for Hocking County: 1 consulting forester 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 Hocking 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 Hocking 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 Hocking County?
No price series is published for Hocking County on its own. Ohio's latest published stumpage figures (Ohio State University Extension, with the Ohio Division of Forestry, March–May 2026) put white oak at $700–$1,200 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 Hocking County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.