Selling Timber in Ogemaw County, MI
Quick answer
There are 3 timber businesses listed for Ogemaw County, Michigan: 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.
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County (2)
These 2 are based in Ogemaw County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Greater Michigan Timber Management is a logging contractor in Lupton, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Sawyer Logging is a logging contractor in West Branch, Michigan. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Ogemaw County, working from a nearby town.
Johncock Forestry Products is a sawmill and wholesale wood supplier working out of 5874 Heath Road in South Branch, Michigan. Alongside sawmilling, they also do timber buying and land clearing or site work, so if you've got standing hardwood or softwood on your ground, this is a shop that touches more than one side of the business. Their main trade is turning Michigan hardwood and softwood into usable product: wholesale sawdust, wood chips, pallet lumber, pallet manufacturing, and animal bedding, with delivery run through their own fleet of trucks and trailers. They call themselves "family owned and operated" and say they are "100% Michigan grown trees," which tells you they're not bringing in wood from out of state. They've been at it since 2009. On the ground, they say they're set up to serve Ogemaw County, with South Branch as their home base. They belong to the Hale Area Association, the Michigan Green Industry Association, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the Small Business Association of Michigan. This looks like a fit for a landowner near South Branch who wants to deal with a mill that also buys timber and can clear or work a site, rather than someone searching far afield for a forester to walk their woods and write a management plan. From johncockforestryproducts.com, read 8 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Ogemaw County?
3 businesses are listed for Ogemaw County: 0 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County come from the county register, revised 2026-10-12. The register is updated quarterly.