# Hunt Quarry Sells; Summer Board at 36% Median Over Minimum _Aug 20, 2026_ > Hunt Quarry (ODF) sold August 18. Board stands at 28 sales, median 36 percent over minimum, 51,216 MBF of state timber. WA DNR's Buttercup cleared $594/MBF, 105 percent over its per-unit minimum. Elk Mill drew no bid. _Numbers as of Aug 19, 2026 pull._ Hunt Quarry (ODF) sold August 18, the latest result on a summer board now 28 sales deep since June 18. The median premium over the appraised minimum across those 28 sales sits at **36 percent**, on **51,216 MBF** of state timber. [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) - **Buttercup (WA DNR, Northwest Region):** cleared **$594/MBF** against a $290/MBF per-unit minimum, **105 percent over the per-unit minimum**, 3 bidders. Total high bid $730,086 against a $357,000 total minimum. - **Dern Draw Blowdown Permit (MT DNRC, Northwestern Land Office):** cleared **$37.77/ton** against a $12.00/ton per-unit minimum, **215 percent over the per-unit minimum**, 1 bidder. Total high bid $67,986 against a $21,600 total minimum. MT DNRC prices are per ton, a different measure from MBF. - **King (WA DNR):** period-high volume at **54,547 tons**, total high bid $1,520,770. - **Elk Mill (WA DNR):** drew no bid. ## Upcoming auctions 64 sales are advertised across agencies. Soonest and largest volume from the forward book: - **Aug 20** Pine Shepherd Timber Sale (BLM, Medford District): Jackson, OR; **4,374 MBF** offered, $29,985 minimum. - **Aug 20** Bald Larch (IDL, Mica): **5,450 MBF** offered. - **Aug 20** Mashed Potatoes (ODF, North Cascade) and Big Rock Candy Mountain (ODF, West Oregon): volumes not published. - **Aug 25** West Rock Ton (IDL, Payette Lakes): **30,423 tons** offered, largest volume in the near calendar. - **Aug 25** Galactica (WA DNR, South Puget Sound Region): Thurston, WA; **5,626 MBF** offered, $1,952,000 minimum. - **Aug 25** BB ReOffer, Belfry and Saddle Timber Sale (USFS, Willamette National Forest): volumes not published. Separately, 18 sales advertised earlier this month have already held their auctions. Results are not yet posted. Hunt Quarry (ODF) carries no per-unit price or bidder count in this digest, pending ODF's full award posting. --- Canonical URL: https://stumpage.news/issues/2026-08-20