Selling Timber in Lincoln County, MT
Quick answer
There are 6 timber businesses listed for Lincoln County, Montana: 6 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 5 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County (5)
These 5 are based in Lincoln County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Chapel Cedar is a sawmill in Troy, Montana. It's family owned and got its start as a post and rail fencing supplier more than thirty years ago, growing since into a full planing operation with two dry kilns. This isn't a business that buys standing timber off your land. It's a mill: "as a specialty sawmill, we handle all phases of custom log processing, including sawing, kiln-drying, and planing." They work mainly in western red cedar and pine, turning logs into decking, siding, trim, and fencing, plus higher-end lines like hand-hewn siding and their own "custom cut 'scorped' designed siding." They serve Lincoln County and describe themselves as "Northwest Montana's Full Service Mill." There's no acreage minimum stated, and nothing here points to a smallest job size either, so bring your logs and ask. This fits a landowner in Lincoln County who already has logs cut, or standing timber someone else will harvest, and who wants that wood sawn, dried, and planed into cedar or pine lumber and siding rather than sold as a stump sale. From chapelcedar.com, read 4 October 2026.
E M Logging Shop is a logging contractor in Eureka, Montana. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Martin Logging Inc is a logging contractor in Libby, Montana. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Northfork Forestry is a timber buyer in Libby, Montana. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Quilling Sawmill is a mill in Eureka, Montana. 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 Lincoln County, working from a nearby town.
Bobtail Enterprise is a logging contractor in Lincoln County, Montana. 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.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Lincoln County?
6 businesses are listed for Lincoln County: 0 consulting foresters and 6 buyers, loggers and mills. 5 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County come from the county register, revised 2026-10-12. The register is updated quarterly.