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# Chute Zen Ladder Sells 261% Over Minimum in WA DNR Northwest

_Jun 3, 2026_

> WA DNR's Northwest Region posted the two biggest premiums on a 28-sale board since April 1. Chute Zen Ladder closed at $288/MBF, 261% over minimum. Whats Up Dock followed at $246/MBF, 184% over. Two sales drew no bid.

CHUTE ZEN LADDER, a WA DNR Northwest Region sale, drew 2 bidders and settled at **$288/MBF**, **261% over its $126,000 minimum**, the hardest-bid state tract on the recent board. Northwest Region's WHATS UP DOCK ran second at **$246/MBF**, 184% over its $200,000 minimum with 3 bidders. The two Northwest Region sales hold the top two premium slots among 28 WA DNR sales since April 1.


[Chart: Green sawtimber bidding heat (%)](https://stumpage.news/board/recent-results) ([data](https://stumpage.news/board/recent-results.md) — chart image: https://stumpage.news/charts/board/recent-results/chart.png)


- **28 sold sales** (WA DNR, since April 1): median green sawtimber premium **+48% over minimum**, **134,024 MBF** total state timber moved.
- **KINGFISHER VRH VDT** (WA DNR): 11,072 MBF sold for $5,079,796, the biggest single volume on the board.
- **No bid:** MALUA and Q SOUTH NANCY CREEK (both WA DNR) drew no qualifying bid.

No federal Forest Service or BLM results appear in this period's digest. Top-mover deltas are not yet computed. This is the first issue and the series is warming up.

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