Case for Potomac Joins the MT DNRC Fall Board at 36 Sales

MT DNRC's Case for Potomac Timber Sale sold October 13, adding the latest result to a public board that now holds 36 sales since August 13. Pricing, bidder count and premium for Case for Potomac were not available at publication. Across the 36-sale board, green sawtimber has cleared a median 28% over the appraised minimum on 88,071 MBF of state timber sold.

The sharpest bid on that board belongs to Coal Train (WA DNR, Northwest Region), which cleared $18.86/ton against a $3.71/ton per-unit minimum, 408% over the per-unit minimum, with one bidder. The total high bid was $578,153 against a $113,730 total minimum.

Other notable results from the current board:

• Short Star Blowdown Timber Permit (MT DNRC, Northwestern Land Office) cleared $35.10/ton against a $12.00/ton per-unit minimum, 193% over the per-unit minimum with three bidders. Total high bid $87,399 against a $29,880 total minimum.
• East Bead (WA DNR) is the biggest-volume sale on the board at 50,644 tons, with a total high bid of $1,864,206.
• Five sales drew no bid, including Country Boy (WA DNR), Q Parody Peak (WA DNR) and Dead End (WA DNR). Two others in the five are not identified in current data.

F&W Forestry's Garrett Kleiner reported October 13 that Inland Northwest timber markets softened in the third quarter, with prices declining and limited demand keeping conditions under pressure. Sawtimber and cedar poles are the strongest products in that market, per Kleiner.

Upcoming auctions

60 sales are advertised forward, with the nearest 12 auctions running from October 14 through October 27. A few worth noting:

• Oct 14: 37 Decks Timber Sale (USFS, Colville National Forest) and Buckaroo Timber Sale (USFS, Umpqua National Forest), volumes not published.
• Oct 19: Roundup Lacey (IDL, Maggie Creek), 2,865 MBF offered.
• Oct 20: Berried Butte GNA Ton (IDL, Idaho Panhandle National Forest), 59,407 tons offered, the largest offered volume in the near-term book.
• Oct 27: West Bead (WA DNR, Northeast Region), 7,717 MBF offered, $989,000 minimum.
• Oct 27: Klister VDT VRH (WA DNR, South Puget Sound Region), 2,360 MBF offered, $153,000 minimum.

Plus 7 sales from earlier in October held their auctions with no result posted yet.

Case for Potomac pricing, bidder count and premium not in the current data pull.