Price chart
Timber prices chart: state stumpage by month
Standing green sawtimber sold at state timber auctions for a volume-weighted $343 per MBF over the three months through October 2026, across 39 sales by the Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington DNR and Idaho Department of Lands. The chart tracks that price month by month from July 2023, one line per agency.
Data through Oct 2026 · source last checked Nov 5, 2026 · page revised Nov 5, 2026
Cite
- Oregon Department of Forestry
- Washington DNR
- Idaho Department of Lands
About this data
- Source
- Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington DNR and Idaho Department of Lands timber sale results
- Series
- Winning bids on sold green sawtimber sales, by sale month and agency
- Basis
- Stumpage; $/MBF (state)
- Geography
- State timber sales in Oregon, Washington and Idaho
- Unit
- $/MBF
- Calculation
- Volume-weighted monthly average of sold green sawtimber sales
- Last observation
- Oct 2026
- Update frequency
- Event-based; agencies post results after each auction
Oregon Department of Forestry sales have averaged $605/MBF in 2026 (32 sales, January to October 2026), down 3% from 2025's $622/MBF; 2024 averaged $549/MBF. Washington DNR's 2026 sales have averaged $315/MBF (75 sales), so a month's all-state figure moves with how many of each agency's sales close in it.
State stumpage sold for a volume-weighted $343 per MBF over the three months through October 2026. Oregon Department of Forestry prices averaged $605/MBF in 2026, down 3 percent from 2025's $622/MBF. Washington DNR's 2026 average of $315/MBF sits well below Oregon; when DNR sales dominate a month, the blended price falls accordingly.
| Month | All state sales ($/MBF) | Priced sales | Volume sold | ODF ($/MBF, sales) | WA DNR ($/MBF, sales) | IDL ($/MBF, sales) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | $296/MBF | 11 | 66,815 MBF | $588 (1) | $278 (10) | – |
| Sep 2026 | $330/MBF | 18 | 85,355 MBF | $650 (3) | $258 (6) | $233 (9) |
| Aug 2026 | $451/MBF | 10 | 38,473 MBF | $679 (3) | $345 (7) | – |
| Jul 2026 | $443/MBF | 11 | 37,087 MBF | $631 (4) | $309 (7) | – |
| Jun 2026 | $327/MBF | 26 | 122,133 MBF | $563 (5) | $271 (8) | $230 (13) |
| May 2026 | $357/MBF | 12 | 51,802 MBF | $503 (3) | $336 (9) | – |
| Apr 2026 | $351/MBF | 7 | 42,290 MBF | $717 (1) | $306 (6) | – |
| Mar 2026 | $468/MBF | 12 | 54,656 MBF | $698 (5) | $349 (7) | – |
| Feb 2026 | $441/MBF | 8 | 35,709 MBF | $486 (3) | $422 (5) | – |
| Jan 2026 | $359/MBF | 14 | 43,560 MBF | $503 (4) | $311 (10) | – |
| Dec 2025 | $465/MBF | 2 | 2,547 MBF | $465 (2) | – | – |
| Nov 2025 | $548/MBF | 1 | 1,700 MBF | $548 (1) | – | – |
| Oct 2025 | $481/MBF | 3 | 15,801 MBF | $481 (3) | – | – |
| Sep 2025 | $663/MBF | 3 | 9,500 MBF | $663 (3) | – | – |
| Aug 2025 | $404/MBF | 3 | 14,895 MBF | $404 (3) | – | – |
| Jul 2025 | $483/MBF | 1 | 1,963 MBF | $483 (1) | – | – |
| Jun 2025 | $642/MBF | 5 | 21,807 MBF | $642 (5) | – | – |
| May 2025 | $733/MBF | 6 | 18,313 MBF | $733 (6) | – | – |
| Apr 2025 | $656/MBF | 3 | 22,195 MBF | $656 (3) | – | – |
| Mar 2025 | $729/MBF | 5 | 17,502 MBF | $729 (5) | – | – |
| Feb 2025 | $659/MBF | 3 | 9,405 MBF | $659 (3) | – | – |
| Jan 2025 | $737/MBF | 1 | 3,439 MBF | $737 (1) | – | – |
| Nov 2024 | $591/MBF | 3 | 5,424 MBF | $591 (3) | – | – |
| Oct 2024 | $373/MBF | 4 | 5,852 MBF | $373 (4) | – | – |
| Sep 2024 | $405/MBF | 1 | 6,227 MBF | $405 (1) | – | – |
| Aug 2024 | $373/MBF | 5 | 27,884 MBF | $373 (5) | – | – |
| Jul 2024 | $591/MBF | 3 | 21,154 MBF | $591 (3) | – | – |
| Jun 2024 | $574/MBF | 5 | 16,862 MBF | $574 (5) | – | – |
| May 2024 | $527/MBF | 8 | 24,218 MBF | $527 (8) | – | – |
| Apr 2024 | $566/MBF | 2 | 10,992 MBF | $566 (2) | – | – |
| Mar 2024 | $665/MBF | 4 | 23,129 MBF | $665 (4) | – | – |
| Feb 2024 | $630/MBF | 2 | 14,182 MBF | $630 (2) | – | – |
| Jan 2024 | $636/MBF | 5 | 20,243 MBF | $636 (5) | – | – |
| Dec 2023 | $716/MBF | 4 | 14,142 MBF | $716 (4) | – | – |
| Nov 2023 | $657/MBF | 2 | 12,937 MBF | $657 (2) | – | – |
| Oct 2023 | $527/MBF | 2 | 9,323 MBF | $527 (2) | – | – |
| Sep 2023 | $603/MBF | 4 | 12,096 MBF | $603 (4) | – | – |
| Aug 2023 | $657/MBF | 3 | 13,200 MBF | $657 (3) | – | – |
| Jul 2023 | $754/MBF | 1 | 3,953 MBF | $754 (1) | – | – |
| Year | ODF ($/MBF, sales) | WA DNR ($/MBF, sales) | IDL ($/MBF, sales) | All state sales ($/MBF) | Volume sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan to Oct) | $605 (32) | $315 (75) | $232 (22) | $367/MBF | 577,880 MBF |
| 2025 | $622 (36) | – | – | $622/MBF | 139,067 MBF |
| 2024 (Jan to Nov) | $549 (42) | – | – | $549/MBF | 176,167 MBF |
| 2023 (Jul to Dec) | $647 (16) | – | – | $647/MBF | 65,651 MBF |
Previous weeks
Week of Sep 15, 2026
Standing green sawtimber at state auctions averaged $440/MBF over the three months through September 2026. Oregon Department of Forestry sales averaged $606/MBF in 2026 through September (31 sales), down 3 percent from 2025's $622/MBF; Washington DNR averaged $323/MBF in 2026 (65 sales). The recent three-month range ran $430 to $451/MBF.
How this timber price chart is built
This chart answers one question: what have state agencies been paid for standing timber, month by month? Each point is the volume-weighted average of the winning bids on green sawtimber sales that sold in that month, in dollars per thousand board feet (what an MBF is): every sale's price per MBF times its volume, summed, divided by the month's total volume, so a 10,000 MBF sale counts ten times as much as a 1,000 MBF one. The figure in the opening line is the same calculation over the latest three months, the number the timber statistics page quotes. Among months with at least three priced sales, the all-state figure has run from $296/MBF (October 2026) to $733/MBF (May 2025).
It is stumpage: the price of trees on the stump, before anyone pays to log, haul or mill them. It is not a lumber price and not a delivered log price, both of which run higher; what is stumpage and how log prices differ from stumpage prices explain the gap.
Read the months with their sale counts. A month with one or two Oregon sales swings on those sales alone, and Washington DNR's line starts in January 2026, the first month of its results on this site. The agencies' lines are drawn separately because their prices differ: the all-state figure in the table blends them, so a month heavy with Washington sales can read lower without any sale price falling. The year table compares each agency with itself.
Left out on purpose, because they measure wood differently: federal sales (US Forest Service, priced per hundred cubic feet), Montana DNRC and other sales sold by the ton (price per ton vs per MBF), salvage, deck and product sales that sell on token minimums, and Pennsylvania's state forest sales, which use a different board-foot rule. Every sale behind a point is a row on its region page: Oregon by district, Washington DNR's Pacific Cascade Region and the other regions and forests. Douglas-fir stumpage charts the Oregon sales that name it, and the public timber board ranks recent results by premium over the appraised minimum.
Common questions
What is the current price of timber?
Green sawtimber sold at state timber auctions for a volume-weighted $343 per MBF over the three months through October 2026, across 39 sales by the Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington DNR and Idaho Department of Lands. The median sale in that set went for $331/MBF. That is the price of standing trees at public state auctions; private timberland sales are not published, and lumber and delivered logs cost more.
How much have timber prices changed since last year?
Oregon Department of Forestry sales have averaged $605/MBF in 2026 (32 sales, January to October 2026), down 3% from 2025's $622/MBF; 2024 averaged $549/MBF. Compare an agency with itself: Washington DNR results only start on this site in January 2026, so it has no earlier year to compare yet, and the all-state figure shifts with the mix of agencies in a month.
Why does the price jump from one month to the next?
Each month is a handful of auctions, and every sale prices its own timber: species, log size, logging cost and haul distance all differ. A month with one or two sales moves on those sales alone, which is why the table prints each month's sale count beside its price.
Does the chart include federal timber sales?
No. Forest Service sales are cruised and priced per hundred cubic feet (CCF), not per MBF, so they are never averaged with state sales. The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest page lists federal results in their own unit.
Can I download the data behind the chart?
Yes. The recent results CSV lists every completed sale with its volume and price, and each region page offers its own sales as a CSV.