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# Butte 600 timber sale

Oregon Department of Forestry · North Cascade · Mar 20, 2025

_Source last checked Aug 26, 2026 · page revised Aug 18, 2026_

> Butte 600 sold for $1,765,286, $694/MBF with 6 bids.

Butte 600 sold 2,544 MBF of Douglas-fir for $694/MBF to Murphy Company and drew six bids on March 20. No published minimum bid means the premium over appraisal is not derivable.

## The numbers

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Agency | Oregon Department of Forestry |
| Region / forest | North Cascade |
| County | not published |
| Species | Douglas-fir |
| Volume offered | 2,544 MBF |
| Minimum bid | not published |
| Winning bid | $1,765,286 |
| Price | $694/MBF |
| Premium over minimum | not derivable, no published minimum |
| Bidders | 6 |
| High bidder | MURPHY COMPANY |
| Auction date | Mar 20, 2025 |

### Apparent bidders (highest to lowest)

| Rank | Bidder | Total bid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | MURPHY COMPANY | $1,765,286 |
| 2 | HAMPTON TREE FARMS LLC | $1,527,831 |
| 3 | ZIP-O-LOG MILLS INC | $1,454,039 |
| 4 | FRERES LUMBER CO INC | $1,325,869 |
| 5 | WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS US LLC | $1,275,992 |
| 6 | FRANK LUMBER CO INC | $1,214,561 |

## About Butte 600 timber sale

This page records a single public timber sale: Butte 600 (north-cascade-2025-03-20), offered by Oregon Department of Forestry in the North Cascade district. 2,544 MBF of standing timber was offered. It sold to MURPHY COMPANY for $1,765,286, a price of $694/MBF. Volume is measured in thousand board feet (MBF). Figures are as published by ODF.

## 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: One completed timber auction: tract, volume, minimum, winning bid, premium, bidders
- Basis: Stumpage; $/MBF (state) or $/CCF (federal)
- Geography: Individual sale
- Update frequency: Event-based

## Official sources
- [Oregon DOF timber sale results](https://apps.odf.oregon.gov/Divisions/management/asset_management/saleresults.asp)

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