# Central Land Office timber sale prices Volume-weighted green sawtimber price and bid intensity across 4 sold Central Land Office sales _Data through Jun 2026 · source last checked Aug 26, 2026 · page revised Aug 18, 2026_ > Green sawtimber in the Central Land Office ran a median +15% over minimum across 4 sold sales, a volume-weighted average of $6.57/ton (median $9.00/ton, simple average $8.98/ton), 40,359 tons sold in total, a median of 3 bidders per sale. 1 salvage/deck/product sale in the region are tracked separately, not blended in. Prices are neutral: high is good for the seller, a cost to the buyer. Green sawtimber in the Central Land Office region sold 4 tracts at a median 15 percent over minimum, with a median of 3 bidders per tract signaling steady competition. The region moved 40,359 tons in total at prices of $11.35/ton as of mid-June. ## About Central Land Office timber sale prices This page rolls up GREEN SAWTIMBER auctions in the Central Land Office, standing timber sold on a real appraised minimum, into a volume-weighted monthly average price per tons (green weight), the per-ton basis Idaho and Montana sell some sales on, 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. These sales are scaled and priced per ton, a different unit from a state MBF or federal CCF price, so they are not directly comparable and never blended in. Everything here is a completed auction. Sales that have been noticed but not yet sold, in this region and everywhere else the site covers, sit on the [upcoming timber auctions calendar](/calendar/upcoming) with their auction date, offered volume and appraised minimum. Source: Montana DNRC. ## About this data - Source: Washington DNR, Oregon Department of Forestry, Idaho Department of Lands, Montana DNRC, US Forest Service Region 6 and BLM Western Oregon timber auctions - Series: Average stumpage price and bid intensity - Basis: Stumpage; $/MBF (state) or $/CCF (federal) - Geography: Central Land Office - Unit: $/ton - Calculation period: Monthly average of per-sale prices - Last observation: Jun 2026 - Update frequency: Event-based ## Official sources - [Montana DNRC bid summary — Comers Butte Timber Sale](https://dnrc.mt.gov/_docs/Trust-Land/FMB-Timber-Sales/2026_ComersButte_BidResults.pdf) - [Montana DNRC bid summary — Badger Pass Timber Permit](https://dnrc.mt.gov/_docs/Trust-Land/FMB-Timber-Sales/2026_BadgerPassTP_BidResults.pdf) - [Montana DNRC bid summary — Checkerboard Timber Permit](https://dnrc.mt.gov/_docs/Trust-Land/FMB-Timber-Sales/2026_CheckerboardTP_BidResults.pdf) - [Montana DNRC bid summary — GNA Whitetail Timber Permit Sale](https://dnrc.mt.gov/_docs/forestry/TimberSales/2026-Whitetail-Bid-Results.pdf) ## Download the data - [Download Central Land Office results (CSV)](https://stumpage.news/data/timber/region-mtdnrc-central-land-office.csv) --- Cite: Central Land Office timber sale prices averaged $6.57/ton as of Jun 2026 (Stumpage). Stumpage. https://stumpage.news/region/mtdnrc-central-land-office Canonical URL: https://stumpage.news/region/mtdnrc-central-land-office