# Chai timber sale Washington DNR · South Puget Sound Region · Thurston, Grays Harbor, WA · Mar 2026 _Source last checked Aug 26, 2026 · page revised Aug 4, 2026_ > Chai sold for $2,962,768, $420/MBF, +27% over the $2,334,000 minimum with 3 bids. Chai sold for $420/MBF with three bidders and a 27 percent premium over the $2,334,000 minimum, bringing $2,962,768 for 7,046 MBF from the South Puget Sound Region. Merrill & Ring Forest Products won the tract in March. ## The numbers | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Agency | Washington DNR | | Region / forest | South Puget Sound Region | | County | Thurston, Grays Harbor, WA | | Species | not reported | | Volume offered | 7,046 MBF | | Minimum bid | $2,334,000 | | Winning bid | $2,962,768 | | Price | $420/MBF | | Premium over minimum | +27% | | Bidders | 3 | | High bidder | Merrill & Ring Forest Products, L.P. | | Auction date | Mar 2026 | | Sale name as published | CHAI | ## About Chai timber sale This page records a single public timber sale: Chai (105209), offered by Washington DNR in the South Puget Sound Region, Thurston, Grays Harbor County. 7,046 MBF of standing timber was offered at a $2,334,000 minimum. It sold to Merrill & Ring Forest Products, L.P. for $2,962,768, a price of $420/MBF. Volume is measured in thousand board feet (MBF). Figures are as published by WA 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: 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 - [WA DNR results psl_ts_2603_results.pdf](https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/psl_ts_2603_results.pdf) --- Cite: Chai timber sale: $420/MBF as of the latest reading (Stumpage). Stumpage. https://stumpage.news/sale/chai Canonical URL: https://stumpage.news/sale/chai