Selling Timber in Stevens County, WA

13 businesses work this county · 1 registered consulting foresters

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There are 13 timber businesses listed for Stevens County, Washington: 1 consulting forester and 12 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 11 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 Stevens 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 Stevens 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 Stevens 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.

Consulting Foresters in Stevens County (1)

This forester has an office right here in Stevens County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.

Colville, WA
COMMERCIAL LOGGINGPERMITTINGUNIT LAYOUTMARKINGFENCE & RECREATIONAL TRAIL CONSTRUCTION+1 more

Northern Columbia Reforestation, Llc is a logging contractor in Colville, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a consulting forester and a timber buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Stevens County (10)

These 10 are based in Stevens County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

3.0(1 reviews)
Chewelah, WA

A H Logging is a logging contractor in Chewelah, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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5.0(2 reviews)
Colville, WA

Arden Tree Farms Inc is a logging contractor in Colville, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.2(11 reviews)
Kettle Falls, WA

Boise Cascade Timber & Wood is a logging contractor in Kettle Falls, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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5.0(1 reviews)
Chewelah, WA

Burya Logging & Trucking Inc is a logging contractor in Chewelah, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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2.2(6 reviews)
Colville, WA

Hancock Forest Management is a logging contractor in Colville, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.7(12 reviews)
Chewelah, WA

Hansen Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Chewelah, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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3.8(4 reviews)
Chewelah, WA

Rich Richmond Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Chewelah, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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3.9(8 reviews)
Springdale, WA

Skagit River Sawmill is a mill in Springdale, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.5(66 reviews)
Colville, WA
production of lumber from smaller-diameter logs

Vaagen Brothers Lumber Inc is a sawmill in Colville, Washington, and also buys timber. They work with smaller-diameter logs, taking in what a lot of other mills pass over. The business has been in the forest industry for over 70 years, started by Bert and Bud Vaagen in the early 1950s, and it is still run by the Vaagen family. They operate their flagship facility in Colville and run a second sawmill in Usk, Washington. They serve Stevens County. If you are a landowner thinking about harvesting and selling timber, they offer a free tree evaluation to talk through what you have and how they do business. Their approach is built around getting value from the whole tree, not just the sawlog. As they put it, they aim at "maximizing the use of every harvested tree," with bark, chips, and wood fiber going on to paper, power, and landscaping uses. They describe their work as "Specializing in the production of lumber from smaller-diameter logs," which matters if your stand is mostly smaller timber that bigger mills might not want. This fits a landowner near Colville or Usk whose trees run smaller in diameter and who wants a mill that is built around that kind of wood rather than large old growth. From vaagenbros.com, read 4 October 2026.

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5.0(4 reviews)
Chewelah, WA

Virtual Timbers is a mill in Chewelah, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (2)

Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Stevens County, working from a nearby town.

null, WA
LoggingLand ManagementRoad Building and Maintenance

RT Buche & Sons Logging, INC is a family logging business based in Springdale, Washington. They've been in the timber industry for four generations, going back to when the outfit was known as Tom Buche Trucking. They handle logging, land management, and road building and maintenance, and they can help with a DNR Forest Practice Application. Their crew works "mechanized logging, which means there is no one on the ground and all work is done from the proper equipment." They manage forests in Stevens, Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Spokane counties. They don't give a minimum acreage, but they say plainly that they "run a small crew that works with large and small acreage properties," so both ends of the scale seem to be fair game. This one suits a landowner in that northeast Washington corner of the state who wants a long-standing family crew that handles the paperwork side too, not just the cutting. From rtbucheandsonslogging.com, read 4 October 2026.

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null, WA
Sawmilling On-Site ServiceRough Sawn LumberPlaned LumberT&Gcar decking+1 more

Taylor Ranch Timbers Portable Sawmilling is a sawmill out of Loon Lake, Washington, serving Stevens County. The Taylor family started sawmilling in 2015 at their home there, running a Woodmizer LT40 portable mill, and Justin now runs it full-time with help from his wife and growing family. They'll come on-site to "turn your logs into usable dimensional lumber and beams," cutting douglas fir, cedar, pine, and fir. Work includes rough sawn lumber cut to custom dimensions, planed lumber, T&G, car decking, shiplap, and siding. They also re-saw old timbers down to the size you need, and they buy log truck loads, especially large douglas fir and cedar. Their mill can handle logs up to 42 inches across and cut beams up to 44 feet long, so if you've got something oversized or oddly shaped, that's their kind of job. There's no stated minimum acreage, but their work centers on individual logs and custom cuts rather than whole-tract sales, so this fits a landowner with a handful of trees down or a specific building project in mind, not someone looking to sell standing timber off a large parcel. The business is local veteran owned and operated. This suits a landowner in or near Stevens County who already has logs, or a few big trees worth milling, and wants them turned into usable lumber or beams rather than sold as a stumpage deal. From taylorranchtimbers.com, read 4 October 2026.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Stevens County?

13 businesses are listed for Stevens County: 1 consulting forester and 12 buyers, loggers and mills. 11 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Stevens 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 Stevens 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.

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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.

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What is timber worth in Stevens County?

No price series is published for Stevens 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 Stevens County come from the WSU Extension forestry consultant directory, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.