# Summer Board Reaches 44 Pct Median; ODF Closes Middle Sager _Sep 16, 2026_ > Middle Sager (ODF) sold September 15, the latest in a 38-sale summer run with a 44 percent green sawtimber median over minimum. BLM's Wild Penn and Tail Dragger CT lead 59 advertised sales on the forward calendar. _Numbers as of Sep 16, 2026 pull._ Middle Sager (ODF) sold September 15, the newest result on a board that now counts **38 completed sales since July 15**. The period covers 94,526 MBF in state volume and a green sawtimber median of **44 percent over the appraised minimum**. No price, volume or bidder-count data for Middle Sager has been published as of this issue. [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/issues/timber/2026-09-16/board/recent-results.png) MT DNRC's Northwestern Land Office posted the period's two highest per-unit premiums on blowdown salvage: - **Short Star Blowdown** (MT DNRC, Northwestern Land Office): cleared $35.10/ton against a $12.00/ton per-unit minimum, 193 percent over the per-unit minimum with 3 bidders. Total high bid $87,399 against a $29,880 total minimum. - **Butcher Blowdown** (MT DNRC, Northwestern Land Office): cleared $34.86/ton against a $12.00/ton per-unit minimum, 191 percent over the per-unit minimum with 4 bidders. Total high bid $83,838 against a $28,860 total minimum. - **King** (WA DNR): period-high volume at 54,547 tons. Total high bid $1,520,770. - **No competition**: 5 WA DNR sales drew no qualifying bid this period, including Country Boy, Bakers Dozen and Q Parody Peak. ## Upcoming auctions 59 sales are advertised on the forward calendar. The 12 nearest, with volume where published: - Sep 16, Barrinaga GNA Ton (IDL, Payette National Forest): 54,029 tons - Sep 17, Wild Penn (BLM, Northwest Oregon District, Siuslaw Field Office, Lane County OR): 7,268 MBF, $2,169,231 minimum, Douglas-fir and Western hemlock - Sep 17, Eagle Creek DxP Timber Sale (USFS, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest): volume not published, Douglas-fir and Ponderosa pine - Sep 18, Tail Dragger CT (BLM, Coos Bay District, Douglas County OR): 7,201 MBF, $752,013 minimum, Douglas-fir - Sep 18, Standard Bearer (ODF, Forest Grove): volume not published - Sep 21, EGale Salvage Ton (IDL, Payette Lakes): 3,595 tons - Sep 21, Smashpaddy Salvage Ton (IDL, Payette Lakes): 7,438 tons - Sep 21, Nightwolf STWD DxP Timber Sale (USFS, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest): volume not published, Douglas-fir and Ponderosa pine - Sep 22, Megawatt (IDL, Ponderosa): 7,455 MBF - Sep 22, Belfry (USFS, Willamette National Forest): volume not published - Sep 22, Gable (USFS, Willamette National Forest): volume not published - Sep 22, Q South Woody Mtn (WA DNR, Northeast Region, Okanogan WA): 2,337 MBF, $7,000 minimum An additional 15 sales advertised earlier this month have held their auctions. Results are not yet posted. --- Canonical URL: https://stumpage.news/issues/2026-09-16