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Southwestern Land Office timber sale prices

Volume-weighted green sawtimber price and bid intensity across 13 sold Southwestern Land Office sales

Data through Jul 2026 · source last checked Aug 26, 2026 · page revised Aug 18, 2026

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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
Southwestern Land Office
Unit
$/ton
Calculation
Monthly average of per-sale prices
Last observation
Jul 2026
Update frequency
Event-based

Green sawtimber in the Southwestern Land Office ran a median +51% over minimum across 13 sold sales, a volume-weighted average of $11.74/ton (median $20.91/ton, simple average $16.69/ton), 556,786 tons sold in total, a median of 4 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.

Southwestern Land Office green sawtimber volume-weighted average fell to $4.67/ton in July, down 81.1% month over month from $24.65/ton and down 80.9% year over year. The 13 sold sales in the region drew a median of 4 bidders each and a median 51 percent premium over minimum.

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PeriodCurrentPriorChange
Month over month$4.67/ton$24.65/ton-81.1%
Year over year$4.67/ton$24.44/ton-80.9%

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Green sawtimber in the Southwestern Land Office fell to $4.67/tons, down 81.1% month over month and 81.0% year over year. The region's 13 sold tracts held a median 51% premium over minimum with 4 bidders per sale, moving 556,786 tons.

About Southwestern Land Office timber sale prices

This page rolls up GREEN SAWTIMBER auctions in the Southwestern 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 with their auction date, offered volume and appraised minimum. Source: Montana DNRC.