Short Star Blowdown Runs 193 Percent Over MT DNRC Minimum

Short Star Blowdown Timber Permit, auctioned September 1 at MT DNRC's Northwestern Land Office, cleared $35.10/ton against a $12.00/ton per-unit minimum, 193 percent over the per-unit minimum with three bidders. The total high bid was $87,399 against a $29,880 total minimum. Fast Horse (MT DNRC) posted a September 3 result without per-unit details in this digest.

Other notable results:

• Butcher Blowdown Timber Permit (MT DNRC, Northwestern Land Office): $34.86/ton against a $12.00/ton per-unit minimum, 191 percent over the per-unit minimum, four bidders. Total high bid $83,838 against a $28,860 total minimum.
• GNA Baird-Harper (MT DNRC): June 17 result published in this period.
• King (WA DNR): Period-high volume at 54,547 tons, total high bid $1,520,770.
• Recent board: 39 sold sales since July 3, median +31 percent over the appraised minimum, 86,129 MBF state-side.
• No-bid sales (WA DNR): Country Boy, Bakers Dozen and Q Parody Peak drew no qualifying bid. Five WA DNR sales drew no bid this period.

Upcoming auctions

67 sales are advertised and not yet auctioned. The largest near-term offerings: Casey Cedar (IDL, Clearwater, Sep 15) at 7,410 MBF offered and Wild Penn (BLM, Northwest Oregon District, Sep 17) at 7,268 MBF offered with a $2,169,231 minimum. Today's calendar (Sep 14) includes Puma Playground Cedar (IDL, Maggie Creek, 4,435 MBF offered) and Space Beetle Cedar (IDL, Maggie Creek, 1,275 MBF offered), plus ODF and Forest Service sales at volumes not yet published. Nine additional sales auctioned earlier this month have results pending.

Fast Horse (MT DNRC, Sep 3) posted without per-unit details in this digest.