Selling Timber in Ashland County, WI

4 businesses work this county · 1 registered consulting foresters

Quick answer

There are 4 timber businesses listed for Ashland County, Wisconsin: 1 consulting forester and 3 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 Ashland County

No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Wisconsin's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Ashland County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.

Red oak$359 per thousand board feet
White oak$464 per thousand board feet
Hard maple$366 per thousand board feet
Red pine$162 per thousand board feet
Aspen$37.18 per thousand board feet
Black walnut$2,587 per thousand board feet

Source: Wisconsin DNR forest tax rates, November 2025 – October 2026. All Wisconsin timber prices

Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth

Most landowners in Ashland 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 Ashland County (1)

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

4.3(3 reviews)
Mellen, WI

North Country Lumber is a sawmill in Mellen, Wisconsin. Alongside milling, they buy timber and offer forestry consulting, working with landowners and loggers to manage forests and harvest timber. They serve Ashland County. The species they work with include red oak, maple, basswood, hard maple, soft maple, white oak, white ash, black ash, aspen, white birch, yellow birch and cherry. Their wood is drawn from the "slow growth glacial soils" of Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and they ship logs for export as well as filling domestic orders. On the sales side they say their focus is on "meeting strict timelines" when filling customer orders to specification. This is a business built around the mill itself, so the forestry and timber-buying side runs through the same operation as the procurement and sales team, rather than being a separate consulting arm. If you have standing hardwood timber on your land in Ashland County or nearby in Northern Wisconsin, this is the kind of outfit that would be buying the logs as well as cutting and selling the lumber. That suits a landowner who wants one business handling the timber from standing tree through to finished product, rather than separate people for advice, logging, and the mill. From northcountrylumber.com, read 8 October 2026.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Ashland County (1)

This buyer is based in Ashland County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

Ashland, WI

Bayside Timber Corporation is a mill in Ashland, Wisconsin. 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 Ashland County, working from a nearby town.

Mason, KY
Road BuildingHarvestingForwardingTrucking

Granger Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Mason, Wisconsin. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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4.9(8 reviews)
Mason, KY
Cut to order 4/4, 5/4 or 6/4 Grade LumberLog Purchasing

Wisconsin Hardwoods LLC is a sawmill and log buyer in Mason, Wisconsin. They cut lumber and also buy logs straight from landowners, either picked up on the landing or hauled to their own yard. They buy Red Oak, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Black Ash, White Ash, White Birch, Yellow Birch, Basswood, and Yellow Aspen. Logs get scaled using the Scribner Decimal C rule. They want standard lengths of 8, 10, or 12 feet with at least 8 inches of trim, and the small end inside the bark needs to be at least 10 inches across. Logs have to be solid, sound, straight, fresh cut, and free of any metal. Their grader holds NHLA certification, so the grading follows a recognized standard rather than just a guess at the landing. They call themselves a "precision mill known for top quality wood" and say they offer "prompt payment and competitive pricing" on the logs they buy. On the milling side, they cut lumber to order in 4/4, 5/4, or 6/4 grades, along with aspen, basswood, and hardwood cants and sorted-width pallet or industrial lumber cut to spec. They deliver truckloads of finished lumber throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the UP of Michigan, though their log buying is centered around Ashland County. This fits a landowner in or near Ashland County who has oak, maple, ash, birch, basswood, or aspen logs ready to sell, wants a buyer that scales by a known rule and grades to a certified standard, and would rather deal with a mill that explains its log specs up front than guess what's acceptable. From wisconsinhardwoods.com, read 8 October 2026.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Ashland County?

4 businesses are listed for Ashland County: 1 consulting forester and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Ashland 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.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Ashland 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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What is timber worth in Ashland County?

No price series is published for Ashland County on its own. Wisconsin's latest published stumpage figures (Wisconsin DNR forest tax rates, November 2025 – October 2026) put white oak at $464 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 Ashland County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.