Selling Timber in Ohio County, WV
Quick answer
There are 2 timber businesses listed for Ohio County, West Virginia: 2 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 Ohio County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are West Virginia's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Ohio County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Black walnut | $771–$1,213 per thousand board feet |
| White oak | $441–$556 per thousand board feet |
| Red oak | $213–$352 per thousand board feet |
| Hard maple | $336–$500 per thousand board feet |
| Yellow poplar | $251–$292 per thousand board feet |
| Pulpwood, all species | $4.89–$10.22 per cord |
Source: West Virginia Division of Forestry, 2022. All West Virginia timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Ohio 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 Ohio County (2)
These 2 are based in Ohio County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Dallas Lumber and Sawmill is a mill in Triadelphia, West Virginia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Red Oak Farms Lumber Co. is a timber buyer, logging outfit, and sawmill operation based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They buy standing timber, and they also step in when gas well or right-of-way companies want access to your land, saying "call us first" before you deal with those crews directly. Their work covers standing timber buying, select cuttings, clearings, appraisals, lumber sales, and trucking with their own flatbed and boom trucks. Species they buy include cherry, red and white oak, ash, hard and soft maple, poplar, walnut, veneer woods, and blocking woods. They say their appraisal is free, and that timber cut and hauled one species at a time brings a better return, which is the approach they say they use. They serve Ohio County and describe working the West Virginia and Ohio area, with locations named in Wheeling WV, Quaker City OH, Bellmont County PA, and Waynesburg PA. They don't give a set minimum acreage, but their own words are plain on the point: "Whether your standing timber is on a large tract or a small one, we want to talk to you." They describe themselves as a locally owned and operated family firm that has been buying timber and selling wood in the area for 20 years. This fits a landowner, large tract or small, who wants one call to handle a timber sale or to get ahead of a gas well or right-of-way crew before they clear the land themselves. From redoakfarmslumberco.com, read 4 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Ohio County?
2 businesses are listed for Ohio County: 0 consulting foresters and 2 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio County?
No price series is published for Ohio County on its own. West Virginia's latest published stumpage figures (West Virginia Division of Forestry, 2022) put white oak at $441–$556 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 Ohio County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.