Selling Timber in Payne County, OK
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for Payne County, Oklahoma: 3 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 3 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 Payne County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Oklahoma's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Payne County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Pine sawtimber | $28.24 per ton |
| Pine chip-n-saw | $15.09 per ton |
| Pine pulpwood | $8.92 per ton |
| Hardwood sawtimber | $29.81 per ton |
| Hardwood pulpwood | $12.4 per ton |
| Eastern redcedar sawtimber | $71.01 per ton |
Source: Oklahoma State University Extension, 2024–2025. All Oklahoma timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Payne 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 Payne County (3)
These 3 are based in Payne County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Eastern Red Cedar Products runs a lumber mill, with a location in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They manufacture eastern red cedar lumber and posts, and they take special orders. This is a mill, not a logging outfit or a timber buyer, so the work here is turning cedar into lumber and posts rather than coming out to cut your trees. They work only in eastern red cedar. They say they are "customer driven" and will "produce one board or a trailer load based on our customers specifications," and at each location they turn out 25,000 board feet of eastern red cedar lumber a week, so special orders can move fast. They use thin kerf bands, which they say helps maximize yield and cut down on sawdust. Eastern Red Cedar Products is listed as serving Payne County. This fits a landowner in eastern red cedar country who already has logs or posts in mind and wants a mill to cut them to spec, not someone looking for a buyer to walk their land and make an offer. From cedarusa.com, read 8 October 2026.
Hayaka Rustic Creations LLC! is a mill in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It appears in the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory. Species: Cedar. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Watkins Sawmill is a mill in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It appears in the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory. Species: Hardwood and Softwood. A listing here is not an endorsement.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Payne County?
3 businesses are listed for Payne County: 0 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 3 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Payne 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 Payne 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 Payne County?
No price series is published for Payne County on its own. Oklahoma's latest published stumpage figures (Oklahoma State University Extension, 2024–2025) put eastern redcedar sawtimber at $71.01 per ton. 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 Payne County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.