Selling Timber in Fayette County, PA
Quick answer
There are 8 timber businesses listed for Fayette County, Pennsylvania: 1 consulting forester and 7 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 7 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 Fayette County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Pennsylvania's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Fayette County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Red oak | $456–$609 per thousand board feet |
| White oak | $677–$750 per thousand board feet |
| Black cherry | $255–$848 per thousand board feet |
| Hard maple | $356–$500 per thousand board feet |
| White pine | $49–$287 per thousand board feet |
| Hemlock | $24–$86 per thousand board feet |
Source: Penn State Extension, Q1 2026. All Pennsylvania timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Fayette 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 Fayette County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work Fayette 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 Fayette County (1)
Listed as working Fayette County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Champion Lumber Co is a mill in Champion, Pennsylvania. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer and a consulting forester. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Fayette County (7)
These 7 are based in Fayette County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Appalachian Timber Products Inc is a logging contractor in Markleysburg, Pennsylvania. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
C&D logging is a logging contractor in White, Pennsylvania. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Dons Custom Milling is a mill in Dunbar, Pennsylvania. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Frey Lumber Company Inc is a logging and timber buying outfit in Smithfield, Pennsylvania, with its own sawmill on site. They've been at it since 1949, and their woods crew has stayed with the company more than 30 years. They buy standing timber, logs, and land, and they'll also clear land for gas well or new construction sites. Their work covers 22 different species of Appalachian hardwoods. They employ a forester for the timber management side, and they say "signed contracts are a must" when they purchase your timber. Their loggers are SFI certified by the State of Pennsylvania, and they belong to groups like the National Hardwood Lumber Association and the West Virginia Forestry Association. They name Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland as areas they work in, and in the register they're found serving Fayette County. For acreage, they're plain about it: "We buy 18 acres of standing timber or more." If your woodlot is smaller than that, this isn't the place to call. This fits a landowner in Fayette County or nearby with a decent-sized stand of hardwoods who wants one company handling the cutting, the buying, and the milling, rather than piecing it out to separate contractors. From freylumber.com, read 5 October 2026.
Great Meadow Sawmill and Farm is a mill in Farmington, Pennsylvania. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Ritenour Lumber Co is a sawmill and millwork shop in Melcroft, Pennsylvania, serving Fayette County. This isn't a place to sell standing timber. It's a mill that takes rough-cut hardwood and turns it into finished products. They work in Cherry, Wormy Oak, Sassafras, Hard and Soft Maple, Walnut, Poplar, Ash, Basswood, Pine, Alder, and Hickory. Their work covers rough-cut hardwood lumber, hardwood flooring, tongue-and-groove paneling, casing, baseboard, log siding, stair treads, mantles, custom mouldings, and bar and counter tops. They also run dry kiln services. They specialize in custom moulding and note "Quality products, fair prices and overall quality service" as how they do business, and they offer "free sample pieces of his products" so you can see what you're getting before committing. Delivery is available for a fee within a 75-mile radius. The business was founded in 1960 by William D. Ritenour and his wife, Ida, and has been run since 2002 by their son Paul, who built it toward the finished-product side of the trade. This fits a landowner who already has logs or rough lumber and wants it milled, dried, and worked into flooring, paneling, or trim, rather than someone looking to sell timber still standing in the woods. From ritenourlumber.com, read 5 October 2026.
S.L.E.C Shane's Logging Excavating & Clearing is a logging contractor in Normalville, Pennsylvania. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Fayette County?
8 businesses are listed for Fayette County: 1 consulting forester and 7 buyers, loggers and mills. 7 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County?
No price series is published for Fayette County on its own. Pennsylvania's latest published stumpage figures (Penn State Extension, Q1 2026) put black cherry at $255–$848 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 Fayette County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.