# 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_ > 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. ## The numbers | Period | Current | Prior | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Month over month | $4.67/ton | $24.65/ton | -81.1% | | Year over year | $4.67/ton | $24.44/ton | -80.9% | ## 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](/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: Southwestern Land Office - Unit: $/ton - Calculation period: Monthly average of per-sale prices - Last observation: Jul 2026 - Update frequency: Event-based ## Official sources - [Montana DNRC bid summary — GNA Yelp Dog Timber Sale](https://dnrc.mt.gov/_docs/forestry/TimberSales/2027-Yelp-Dog-Bid-Results.pdf) - [Montana DNRC bid summary — Lion Point Timber Sale](https://dnrc.mt.gov/_docs/Trust-Land/FMB-Timber-Sales/2027_LionPoint_BidResults.pdf) - [Montana DNRC bid summary — Sunset Potomac](https://dnrc.mt.gov/_docs/Trust-Land/FMB-Timber-Sales/2026_Sunset_Potomac_Bid_Results.pdf) - [Montana DNRC bid summary — Fish Stix Timber Permit](https://dnrc.mt.gov/_docs/Trust-Land/FMB-Timber-Sales/2026_FishStix_TimberPermit_BidResults.pdf) ## Download the data - [Download Southwestern Land Office results (CSV)](https://stumpage.news/data/timber/region-mtdnrc-southwestern-land-office.csv) --- Cite: Southwestern Land Office timber sale prices averaged $11.74/ton as of Jul 2026 (Stumpage). Stumpage. https://stumpage.news/region/mtdnrc-southwestern-land-office Canonical URL: https://stumpage.news/region/mtdnrc-southwestern-land-office