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# Mad Merrill timber sale

Oregon Department of Forestry · North Cascade · Jan 18, 2024

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

> Mad Merrill sold for $4,263,648, $888/MBF with 6 bids.

Mad Merrill sold to 6 bidders for $888/MBF, totaling $4,263,648 for 4,801 MBF of Douglas-fir, won by Freres Lumber Co Inc. The Oregon Department of Forestry did not publish the appraised minimum, so premium over minimum is not derivable.

## The numbers

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Agency | Oregon Department of Forestry |
| Region / forest | North Cascade |
| County | not published |
| Species | Douglas-fir |
| Volume offered | 4,801 MBF |
| Minimum bid | not published |
| Winning bid | $4,263,648 |
| Price | $888/MBF |
| Premium over minimum | not derivable, no published minimum |
| Bidders | 6 |
| High bidder | FRERES LUMBER CO INC |
| Auction date | Jan 18, 2024 |

### Apparent bidders (highest to lowest)

| Rank | Bidder | Total bid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | FRERES LUMBER CO INC | $4,263,648 |
| 2 | BOISE CASCADE WOOD PRODUCTS LLC MONMOUTH | $4,011,362 |
| 3 | STELLA JONES CORPORATION - EUGENE | $3,762,397 |
| 4 | MURPHY COMPANY | $3,377,659 |
| 5 | FRANK LUMBER CO INC | $3,023,994 |
| 6 | HAMPTON TREE FARMS LLC | $2,987,038 |

## About Mad Merrill timber sale

This page records a single public timber sale: Mad Merrill (north-cascade-2024-01-18), offered by Oregon Department of Forestry in the North Cascade district. 4,801 MBF of standing timber was offered. It sold to FRERES LUMBER CO INC for $4,263,648, a price of $888/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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