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Idaho Department of Lands timber sale prices

Volume-weighted green sawtimber price and bid intensity across 9 sold Idaho Department of Lands sales, plus 4 per-ton sales tracked separately

Source last checked Oct 15, 2026 · page revised Oct 14, 2026

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About this data
Source
Idaho Department of Lands timber sale advertisements and Land Board results
Series
Average stumpage price and bid intensity
Basis
Stumpage; $/MBF (state) and $/ton (per-ton sales) kept separate
Geography
Idaho Department of Lands
Calculation
Volume-weighted average of sold green sawtimber sales
Update frequency
Event-based

Green sawtimber across Idaho's supervisory areas ran a median +25% over minimum across 9 sold sales, a volume-weighted average of $277/MBF (median $304/MBF, simple average $295/MBF), 42,985 MBF sold in total. 4 further green sawtimber sales here are sold on a different unit (14,650 tons of per-ton timber), counted separately and not included in any price figure on this page. 1 salvage/deck/product sale in the region is tracked separately, not blended in. Prices are neutral: high is good for the seller, a cost to the buyer.

Green sawtimber across Idaho's supervisory areas drew a median 25 percent premium over minimum across 9 sold sales, at a volume-weighted average of $277/MBF. The region sold 42,985 MBF. Four per-ton sales (14,650 tons) and one salvage sale are tracked separately here.

Sales by supervisory area
AreaCompleted salesNo bidsVolume offeredLatest result
St. Joe5019,835 MBFJun 1, 2026
Priest Lake203,075 MBF + 2,095 tonsJun 1, 2026
Boise National Forest103,655 tonsJun 1, 2026
Bureau of Land Management104,810 tonsJun 1, 2026
Clearwater101,780 MBFJun 1, 2026
Maggie Creek1013,235 MBFJun 1, 2026
Mica104,155 MBFJun 1, 2026
Payette Lakes104,090 tonsJun 1, 2026
Pend Oreille Lake102,685 MBFJun 1, 2026
Every completed sale, newest first (14)
SaleAreaDateVolumeMinimumWinning bidPricePremiumBiddersHigh bidderSource
Black and YellowSt. JoeJun 1, 20265,670 MBF$700,325$1,307,921$231/MBF+87%–Stimson LumberIDL
Divided CedarSt. JoeJun 1, 20264,145 MBF$880,999$1,260,749$304/MBF+43%–PotlatchDelticIDL
Harvest OSRSt. JoeJun 1, 20261,390 MBF$214,887$219,902$158/MBF+2%–IFG Timber LLCIDL
Loseth SalvageClearwaterJun 1, 20261,780 MBF$355,507$355,507$200/MBF+0%–IFG Timber LLCIDL
Lost CougarPend Oreille LakeJun 1, 20262,685 MBF$869,718$869,718$324/MBF+0%–Stimson LumberIDL
Lost Line TonPayette LakesJun 1, 20264,090 tons$371,227$371,227$90.76/ton+0%–Tamarack MillIDL
Lucky Logger CedarPriest LakeJun 1, 20263,075 MBF$922,471$1,054,372$343/MBF+14%–Alta Forest ProdIDL
Palantir CedarSt. JoeJun 1, 20265,480 MBF$1,687,777$2,281,334$416/MBF+35%–PotlatchDelticIDL
Piersons HammerMaggie CreekJun 1, 202613,235 MBF$2,545,904$2,545,904$192/MBF+0%–IFG Timber LLCIDL
Poison Pebble GNA TonBoise National ForestJun 1, 20263,655 tons$255,911$255,911$70.02/ton+0%–IFG Timber LLCIDL
Signal Hauser ScrapsMicaJun 1, 20264,155 MBF$733,306$917,998$221/MBF+25%–Stimson LumberIDL
Split Rail CedarSt. JoeJun 1, 20263,150 MBF$923,266$1,467,450$466/MBF+59%–PotlatchDelticIDL
Sundance TonPriest LakeJun 1, 20262,095 tons$384,761$384,761$184/ton+0%–Stimson LumberIDL
Trail Ridge GNA TonBureau of Land ManagementJun 1, 20264,810 tons$322,024$322,024$66.95/ton+0%–IFG Timber LLCIDL
Advertised sales still to be auctioned across Idaho's supervisory areas, soonest first (8)
Auction dateSaleVolume offeredNotice
Oct 19, 2026Roundup Lacey2,865 MBFIDL
Oct 20, 2026Berried Butte GNA Ton59,407 tonsIDL
Oct 20, 2026Cousin Eddy2,405 MBFIDL
Oct 22, 2026Lower Johnson GNA565 MBFIDL
Oct 28, 2026South Mountain Salvage Ton10,892 tonsIDL
Nov 10, 2026North Diamond Cedar4,005 MBFIDL
Nov 17, 2026Upper Meadow2,300 MBFIDL
Nov 19, 2026Elk Wolf Ton32,022 tonsIDL

Previous weeks

An earlier week

Green sawtimber across Idaho's supervisory areas sold at a volume-weighted average of $277/MBF, drawing a median +25% premium over minimum on 9 sales. Total volume was 42,985 MBF. Four per-ton sales and one salvage sale are tracked separately and not included in these price figures.

An earlier week

Idaho Department of Lands green sawtimber across 9 sold sales ran a median 25 percent over minimum. The 42,985 MBF sold carried a volume-weighted average of $277/MBF, with a median price of $304/MBF.

About Idaho Department of Lands timber sale prices

This page rolls up GREEN SAWTIMBER auctions across Idaho's supervisory areas, standing timber sold on a real appraised minimum, into a volume-weighted monthly average price per thousand board feet (MBF), its median sale price, its premium over the appraised minimum, and its bid intensity. Salvage, deck, stewardship and product sales price on token minimums, so they are excluded from these figures and reported separately on the board rather than blended in. Volumes are reported in MBF, thousands of board feet (what an MBF is). 4 green sawtimber sales in this region are sold by the ton instead (14,650 tons). Those sales are counted on their own and never averaged into the price above, because the units measure wood differently. The Idaho Department of Lands sells endowment timber through supervisory areas, and this page covers all of them; the area table shows how many sales each has closed. Every completed auction here is listed in the sale table below the price figures, newest first, with a link to the agency document it comes from. The 8 sales advertised here but not yet auctioned are listed under it, soonest first; every advertised sale the site covers, in every region, is on the upcoming timber auctions calendar. Source: Idaho Department of Lands.