Selling Timber in St. Clair County, IL
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for St. Clair County, Illinois: 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. None of them has an office in the county. That is normal and it is worth knowing: consulting foresters register with the state county by county, and many register for counties they would have to drive hours to reach.
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in St. Clair 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 That Work Here (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in St. Clair County, working from a nearby town.
Tracy Export Inc buys hardwood veneer logs and sawlogs, with a corporate office in East Dubuque, Illinois and branch yards in Cahokia Heights, Illinois and White Pigeon, Michigan. It serves St. Clair County. The company is family-owned, now in its third generation, and has been shipping logs overseas for "over four decades." They buy Black Walnut, White Oak, Red Oak, Grey Elm, Red Elm, Basswood, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Cherry, Sycamore, Sassafras, Hickory, Butternut, Beech, Ash, and Hackberry. Logs are inspected, graded, and scaled to each customer's order, but that grading happens at one of their three facilities rather than at the timber site, so you'd be sending logs in rather than having a buyer walk your woods. Their products carry "FSC ® certified products" standing. The business describes its work as harvesting logs "with sustainability and preservation of our natural resource in mind," and their reach is worldwide: "procurement and export of hardwood logs throughout the world." There's no stated minimum tract size, and no example given of the smallest job they've taken on, so landowners with a small stand of veneer-quality hardwoods would need to call and ask directly whether their logs would be considered. This fits a landowner who already has logs cut or is set up to deliver quality veneer-grade hardwood, rather than someone who needs a crew to come out and harvest standing timber first. From tracyexportinc.com, read 10 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve St. Clair County?
1 business is listed for St. Clair County: 0 consulting foresters and 1 buyer, logger or mill. None of them has an office in the county; they register to work here and travel in.
How much is my timber worth in St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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? →Forester listings for St. Clair County come from the county register, revised 2026-10-11. The register is updated quarterly.