Selling Timber in Kittitas County, WA
Quick answer
There are 6 timber businesses listed for Kittitas County, Washington: 6 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 4 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 Kittitas County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Washington's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Kittitas County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Douglas-fir | $273–$635 per thousand board feet |
| Western hemlock | $180–$352 per thousand board feet |
| Western red cedar | $1,036–$1,051 per thousand board feet |
| Ponderosa pine | $133–$147 per thousand board feet |
Source: Washington Department of Revenue stumpage value tables, January–June 2026. All Washington timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Kittitas 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 Kittitas County (4)
These 4 are based in Kittitas County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Caribou Creek Logging is a logging contractor in Ellensburg, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Skookum Timber Co Inc is a timber buyer in Roslyn, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Teanaway Millworks is a sawmill and log buyer in Cle Elum, Washington, working out of Kittitas county. They buy Douglas Fir and Ponderosa Pine logs from private and public land within the county, and they cut rough-sawn boards and beams, custom cut to match what you already have. The mill itself has history behind it. It was built piecemeal over 40 years by Ed Conner, and Teanaway Millworks took over running it in 2021, keeping the same carriage and head-saw. They also run a log lathe built by the Montgomery-Pogue family, useful for smaller diameter logs from forest thinning. They describe their logs as "strategically harvested by local foresters to minimize waste and maximize forest health." Visits for pick up or drop off are by appointment. This fits a Kittitas county landowner with Douglas Fir or Ponderosa Pine who wants a local mill buying logs directly, especially if some of that timber is smaller diameter wood from thinning rather than big sawlogs. From teanawaymillworks.com, read 4 October 2026.
Vezzoni Logging is a logging contractor in Cle Elum, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (2)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Kittitas County, working from a nearby town.
Jerry Hart & Son Logging Inc. is a logging contractor in Kittitas County, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timberworth Sawmill is a mill in Kittitas County, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Kittitas County?
6 businesses are listed for Kittitas County: 0 consulting foresters and 6 buyers, loggers and mills. 4 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Kittitas 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 Kittitas 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? →Do I need a permit to cut timber in Washington?
Washington is not like the southern states on this. You must file a Forest Practices Application or Notification with the Department of Natural Resources before you can legally harvest timber, even on your own land, and DNR generally has about thirty days to review it. Mandatory stream-buffer and reforestation rules apply. Local governments generally cannot add rules on top of this.
Permit rules in Washington →What is timber worth in Kittitas County?
No price series is published for Kittitas County on its own. Washington's latest published stumpage figures (Washington Department of Revenue stumpage value tables, January–June 2026) put western red cedar at $1,036–$1,051 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 Kittitas County come from the WSU Extension forestry consultant directory, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.