Selling Timber in Montgomery County, OH
Quick answer
There are 4 timber businesses listed for Montgomery County, Ohio: 1 consulting forester and 3 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 2 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work Montgomery 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 Montgomery County (1)
Listed as working Montgomery County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Ohio Timber Works is an Ohio based timber buyer and logging company that works directly with private landowners to evaluate standing timber and carry out the harvest. They buy standing hardwood timber, do the logging and trucking, handle cleanup afterward, and offer reforestation support if you want it. They also broker logs for buyers and offer forestry consulting. The species they focus on are Walnut, White Oak, Maple, Hickory, Red Oak, Black Walnut, and Hard Maple. A sale typically starts with a timber assessment, where they walk the woods and look at species, size, quality, and volume. From there you get an offer and a harvest plan that covers access, terrain, and timing. Harvest follows, with mature trees taken and younger trees protected where possible, then logs are sorted and placed with mills, veneer buyers, or other markets. Cleanup and stabilization of landings and trails happens after the work is done. They describe their approach as a "selective harvest approach focused on long-term value" and talk about giving landowners "honest timber evaluation" before any decisions are made. Their listed service area is Ohio and the surrounding region, and their consulting and buying work is noted as covering Montgomery County specifically. This fits a landowner with mature hardwoods, especially walnut or oak, who wants someone to handle the whole process from standing timber through trucking and cleanup, and who wants the harvest planned with the next stand in mind rather than just getting everything cut at once. From ohiotimberworks.com, read 4 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Montgomery County (2)
These 2 are based in Montgomery County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
LumberJacks Sawmill & Tree Service is a mill in New Lebanon, Ohio. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Slab and Steel is a sawmill and logging business in Brookville, Ohio, run as a local, family-owned operation. It serves Montgomery County and takes on custom sawmilling, solar kiln drying, live-edge slab sales, selective logging, and small-scale logging and land clearing. The business grew out of a tornado that came through town and brought down large, mature trees. Rather than let the wood go to waste, the owners bought the timber from homeowners and started making live-edge tables from it. That led to building a solar kiln, setting up a showroom of hardwood slabs, and later adding selective logging to stay busy between projects. Their logging work is built around "Selective Logging That Prioritizes Value and Management," focusing on the fewest, most mature trees rather than clear-cutting everything. For a timber sale, most logging outfits ask for a minimum of 10,000 board feet, but Slab and Steel says "we only ask for 1,500 board feet," and they harvest only what the landowner is comfortable with. They also offer flattening and finishing services on slabs, and the showroom is open by appointment, with free estimates always. This fits a landowner in or near Montgomery County with a small stand of mature hardwoods, maybe just a few standout trees, who wants someone willing to work at a smaller scale rather than requiring a big harvest. From slabandsteel.com, read 8 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Montgomery County, working from a nearby town.
OLG Landscape Supply and Sawmill is a sawmill and landscape supply yard in Moraine, Ohio. It's family-owned and has supplied lumber and landscaping materials since 2003. The sawmill side offers slabs and lumber, including "locally salvaged live edged slabs" you can look through in their inventory. Alongside the mill, they stock mulch, gravel, natural stone (wall stone, flagstone, field stone, step treads, and more), and outdoor lighting. They also design and build water features and carry pond supplies, work they've done for "21 years of building and maintaining water features" in the Greater Dayton Region. They serve Montgomery County. This fits a landowner who already has logs or slabs to work with and wants a local source for finishing lumber, stone, and landscaping materials, rather than someone looking to sell standing timber off their acreage. From olgohio.com, read 8 October 2026.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Montgomery County?
4 businesses are listed for Montgomery County: 1 consulting forester and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County?
No price series is published for Montgomery 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 Montgomery County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.