Regions & forests
MT DNRC Southwestern Land Office timber sale prices
Volume-weighted green sawtimber price and bid intensity across 15 sold Southwestern Land Office sales
Data through Oct 2026 · source last checked Nov 5, 2026 · page revised Nov 5, 2026
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- Vol-weighted avg
About this data
- Source
- Montana DNRC timber sale bid summaries
- Series
- Average stumpage price and bid intensity
- Basis
- Stumpage; $/ton (per-ton sales)
- Geography
- MT DNRC Southwestern Land Office
- Unit
- $/ton
- Calculation
- Volume-weighted monthly average of sold green sawtimber sales
- Last observation
- Oct 2026
- Update frequency
- Event-based
Green sawtimber in the Southwestern Land Office ran a median +66% over minimum across 15 sold sales, a volume-weighted average of $12.00/ton (median $21.13/ton, simple average $18.00/ton), 566,784 tons sold in total, a median of 4 bidders per sale. 2 salvage/deck/product sales in the region are tracked separately, not blended in. Prices are neutral: high is good for the seller, a cost to the buyer.
Southwestern Land Office green sawtimber ran 66 percent over minimum on a median 4 bidders per sale across 15 sold sales totaling 566,784 tons. Volume-weighted stumpage price averaged $12.00/ton, down 11.4 percent from the prior month.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month over month | $24.90/ton | $28.10/ton | -11.4% |
| Sale | Date | County | Volume | Minimum | Winning bid | Price | Premium | Bidders | High bidder | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Mountain 2 Salvage Timber Sale | Oct 23, 2026 | Powell | 7,029 tons | $14,058 | $92,853 | $13.21/ton | +561% | 4 | HALL WOOD PROCESSING INC | MT DNRC |
| Case for Potomac Timber Sale | Oct 13, 2026 | Missoula | 4,067 tons | $52,277 | $101,284 | $24.90/ton | +94% | 6 | Tightline Logging | MT DNRC |
| Fast Horse Timber Sale | Sep 3, 2026 | Missoula | 5,931 tons | $100,708 | $166,661 | $28.10/ton | +66% | 3 | BULL CREEK FORESTRY INC | MT DNRC |
| GNA Yelp Dog Timber Sale | Jul 17, 2026 | Missoula | 50,681 tons | $244,789 | $244,789 | $4.83/ton | +0% | 1 | Idaho Forest Group | MT DNRC |
| Lion Point Timber Sale | Jul 9, 2026 | Missoula | 14,785 tons | $59,140 | $60,766 | $4.11/ton | +3% | 1 | IDAHO FOREST GROUP | MT DNRC |
| Sunset Potomac | Jun 9, 2026 | Missoula | 11,641 tons | $93,128 | $286,951 | $24.65/ton | +208% | 6 | Adam Bishop Logging LLC | MT DNRC |
| Fish Stix Timber Permit | Apr 21, 2026 | Missoula | 659 tons | $5,582 | $6,326 | $9.60/ton | +13% | 2 | HALL WOOD PROCESSING INC | MT DNRC |
| Sawdust Gulch | Apr 14, 2026 | Ravalli | 5,677 tons | $45,302 | $52,058 | $9.17/ton | +15% | 3 | RUSS REED LOGGING | MT DNRC |
| GNA West Fork Timber Sale | Apr 8, 2026 | Deer Lodge | 242,012 tons | $271,053 | $409,000 | $1.69/ton | +51% | 3 | Mark Cheff Logging | MT DNRC |
| GNA Rice Timber Sale | Feb 6, 2026 | Missoula | 35,460 tons | $312,403 | $983,306 | $27.73/ton | +215% | 5 | J & E Contracting, LLC | MT DNRC |
| Doney Gal | Jan 22, 2026 | Powell | 9,938 tons | $81,989 | $110,411 | $11.11/ton | +35% | 6 | NINE MILE VENTURE LLP | MT DNRC |
| Loose Horse | Dec 2, 2025 | Missoula | 9,470 tons | $140,251 | $200,101 | $21.13/ton | +43% | 5 | PARKE LOGGING | MT DNRC |
| GNA Mo Joe Timber Sale | Aug 27, 2025 | Deer Lodge | 119,716 tons | $670,410 | $2,503,262 | $20.91/ton | +273% | 3 | IFG Timber LLC | MT DNRC |
| GNA Seeley Timber Sale | Aug 20, 2025 | Missoula | 33,437 tons | $333,033 | $1,107,768 | $33.13/ton | +233% | 6 | Bull Creek Forestry Inc | MT DNRC |
| GNA Midnight Moonlight Timber Sale | Jul 30, 2025 | Missoula | 11,655 tons | $156,993 | $284,848 | $24.44/ton | +81% | 4 | Stimson Lumber Co | MT DNRC |
| GNA Achilles Heel R.O.W. Decks Permit Sale | Jul 9, 2025 | Missoula | 11,655 tons | $156,993 | $284,848 | $24.44/ton | +81% | 4 | Stimson Lumber Co | MT DNRC |
| GNA Cyclone Bill Timber Sale | Jul 2, 2025 | Missoula | 11,655 tons | $156,993 | $284,848 | $24.44/ton | +81% | 4 | Stimson Lumber Co | MT DNRC |
| Buyer | Sales won (of 15) | Winning bids, total | Newest win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Wood Processing INC | 2 | $99,179 | Luke Mountain 2 Salvage Timber Sale (Oct 23, 2026) |
| Bull Creek Forestry INC | 2 | $1,274,429 | Fast Horse Timber Sale (Sep 3, 2026) |
| Idaho Forest Group | 2 | $305,556 | GNA Yelp Dog Timber Sale (Jul 17, 2026) |
| Tightline Logging | 1 | $101,284 | Case for Potomac Timber Sale (Oct 13, 2026) |
| Adam Bishop Logging LLC | 1 | $286,951 | Sunset Potomac (Jun 9, 2026) |
| Russ Reed Logging | 1 | $52,058 | Sawdust Gulch (Apr 14, 2026) |
| Mark Cheff Logging | 1 | $409,000 | GNA West Fork Timber Sale (Apr 8, 2026) |
| J & E Contracting, LLC | 1 | $983,306 | GNA Rice Timber Sale (Feb 6, 2026) |
| Sale | Date | Apparent bidders, highest first | Winning rate by species group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Mountain 2 Salvage Timber Sale | Oct 23, 2026 | Hall Wood Processing INC $92,853; Bidder 2 $56,935; Bidder 3 $28,819; Bidder 4 $14,058 | – |
| Case for Potomac Timber Sale | Oct 13, 2026 | Tightline Logging $101,284; Bidder 2 $67,610; Bidder 3 $67,317; Bidder 4 $65,790; Bidder 5 $55,612; Bidder 6 $52,277 | – |
| Fast Horse Timber Sale | Sep 3, 2026 | Bull Creek Forestry INC $166,661; Bidder 2 $133,625; Bidder 3 $105,335 | – |
| Sunset Potomac | Jun 9, 2026 | Adam Bishop Logging LLC $286,951; Bidder 2 $165,535; Bidder 3 $161,926; Bidder 4 $161,228; Bidder 5 $159,016; Bidder 6 $134,686 | – |
| Fish Stix Timber Permit | Apr 21, 2026 | Hall Wood Processing INC $6,326; Bidder 2 $5,667 | – |
| Sawdust Gulch | Apr 14, 2026 | Russ Reed Logging $52,058; Bidder 2 $48,311; Bidder 3 $47,914 | – |
| GNA West Fork Timber Sale | Apr 8, 2026 | Mark Cheff Logging $409,000; Bidder 2 $283,154; Bidder 3 $273,474 | – |
| GNA Rice Timber Sale | Feb 6, 2026 | J & E Contracting, LLC $983,306; Bidder 2 $931,180; Bidder 3 $726,575; Bidder 4 $616,649; Bidder 5 $491,121 | – |
| Doney Gal | Jan 22, 2026 | Nine Mile Venture LLP $110,411; Bidder 2 $98,187; Bidder 3 $87,256; Bidder 4 $87,156; Bidder 5 $83,678; Bidder 6 $81,989 | – |
| Loose Horse | Dec 2, 2025 | Parke Logging $200,101; Bidder 2 $193,188; Bidder 3 $162,505; Bidder 4 $156,066; Bidder 5 $149,815 | – |
| GNA Mo Joe Timber Sale | Aug 27, 2025 | IFG Timber LLC $2,503,262; Bidder 2 $2,117,776; Bidder 3 $1,768,205 | – |
| GNA Seeley Timber Sale | Aug 20, 2025 | Bull Creek Forestry Inc $1,107,768; Bidder 2 $1,073,662; Bidder 3 $961,314; Bidder 4 $894,774; Bidder 5 $576,788; Bidder 6 $431,672 | – |
| GNA Midnight Moonlight Timber Sale | Jul 30, 2025 | Stimson Lumber Co $284,848; Bidder 2 $265,151; Bidder 3 $180,419; Bidder 4 $164,918 | – |
| GNA Achilles Heel R.O.W. Decks Permit Sale | Jul 9, 2025 | Stimson Lumber Co $284,848; Bidder 2 $265,151; Bidder 3 $180,419; Bidder 4 $164,918 | – |
| GNA Cyclone Bill Timber Sale | Jul 2, 2025 | Stimson Lumber Co $284,848; Bidder 2 $265,151; Bidder 3 $180,419; Bidder 4 $164,918 | – |
Previous weeks
Week of Sep 15, 2026
Green sawtimber in the Southwestern Land Office sold at a volume-weighted average of $11.91/ton across 14 sales, with a median 58 percent premium over the appraised minimum. A median of 4 bidders per sale competed for the region's 562,717 tons.
An earlier week
Southwestern Land Office green sawtimber volume-weighted average fell to $4.67/ton in July, down 81.1% month over month from $24.65/ton and down 80.9% year over year. The 13 sold sales in the region drew a median of 4 bidders each and a median 51 percent premium over minimum.
Week of Aug 17, 2026
Green sawtimber in the Southwestern Land Office fell to $4.67/tons, down 81.1% month over month and 81.0% year over year. The region's 13 sold tracts held a median 51% premium over minimum with 4 bidders per sale, moving 556,786 tons.
About MT DNRC Southwestern Land Office timber sale prices
This page rolls up green sawtimber auctions in the Southwestern Land Office into a volume-weighted monthly average price per ton (green weight), the per-ton basis Idaho and Montana sell some sales on, its median sale price, its premium over the appraised minimum, and its bid intensity. Salvage, deck, stewardship and product sales are excluded from these figures and ranked separately on the board rather than blended in: they are a different product from standing green sawtimber, and many sell on token minimums where any real bid reads as an outsized premium. These sales are scaled and priced per ton, a different unit from a state MBF or federal CCF price, so they are not directly comparable and never blended in. Every completed auction here is listed in the sale table below the price figures, newest first, with a link to the agency document it comes from. Every advertised sale the site covers is on the upcoming timber auctions calendar with its auction date, offered volume and appraised minimum. This is one of Montana DNRC's land offices; the agency page compares them side by side and lists the newest results from all of them. Source: Montana DNRC.