# South Puget Sound Region timber sale prices Volume-weighted green sawtimber price and bid intensity across 12 sold South Puget Sound Region sales _Data through Jul 2026 · source last checked Aug 26, 2026 · page revised Aug 20, 2026_ > Green sawtimber in the South Puget Sound Region ran a median +52% over minimum across 12 sold sales, a volume-weighted average of $409/MBF (median $413/MBF, simple average $415/MBF), 49,077 MBF sold in total, a median of 3 bidders per sale. Prices are neutral: high is good for the seller, a cost to the buyer. South Puget Sound's volume-weighted green sawtimber price fell to $290/MBF, down 11.5% from $328/MBF the prior month. Recent sold sales in the region still ran a median 52 percent premium over minimum with 3 median bidders per sale. ## The numbers | Period | Current | Prior | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Month over month | $290/MBF | $328/MBF | -11.5% | ## About South Puget Sound Region timber sale prices This page rolls up GREEN SAWTIMBER auctions in the South Puget Sound Region, 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. 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: Washington DNR. ## 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: South Puget Sound Region - Unit: $/MBF - Calculation period: Monthly average of per-sale prices - Last observation: Jul 2026 - Update frequency: Event-based ## Official sources - [WA DNR results psl_ts_2607_results.pdf](https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-07/psl_ts_2607_results.pdf) - [WA DNR results psl_ts_2606_results.pdf](https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-06/psl_ts_2606_results.pdf) - [WA DNR results psl_ts_2604_results.pdf](https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/psl_ts_2604_results.pdf) - [WA DNR results psl_ts_2603_results.pdf](https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/psl_ts_2603_results.pdf) ## Download the data - [Download South Puget Sound Region results (CSV)](https://stumpage.news/data/timber/region-wadnr-south-puget-sound.csv) --- Cite: South Puget Sound Region timber sale prices averaged $409/MBF as of Jul 2026 (Stumpage). Stumpage. https://stumpage.news/region/wadnr-south-puget-sound Canonical URL: https://stumpage.news/region/wadnr-south-puget-sound