# Northwest Region timber sale prices Volume-weighted green sawtimber price and bid intensity across 16 sold Northwest Region sales _Data through Aug 2026 · source last checked Aug 30, 2026 · page revised Aug 30, 2026_ > Green sawtimber in the Northwest Region ran a median +80% over minimum across 16 sold sales, a volume-weighted average of $324/MBF (median $329/MBF, simple average $338/MBF), 36,488 MBF sold in total, a median of 2 bidders per sale. Separately, 3 salvage, deck and product sales carry a median +105% over minimum (capped, token minimums), tracked apart from the sawtimber signal. Prices are neutral: high is good for the seller, a cost to the buyer. Northwest Region green sawtimber fell 32.8 percent month over month, from $466/MBF to $313/MBF on the volume-weighted average across 16 sold sales. Buyers held a median +80% premium over minimum with a median of 2 bidders per sale on 36,488 MBF sold. ## The numbers | Period | Current | Prior | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Month over month | $313/MBF | $466/MBF | -32.8% | ## About Northwest Region timber sale prices This page rolls up GREEN SAWTIMBER auctions in the Northwest Region, standing timber sold on a real appraised minimum, into a volume-weighted monthly average price per thousand board feet (MBF), its median sale price, its premium over the appraised minimum, and its bid intensity. Salvage, deck, stewardship and product sales price on token minimums, so they are excluded from these figures and reported separately on the board rather than blended in. Volumes are reported in MBF. Everything here is a completed auction. Sales that have been noticed but not yet sold, in this region and everywhere else the site covers, sit on the [upcoming timber auctions calendar](/calendar/upcoming) with their auction date, offered volume and appraised minimum. Source: Washington 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: Average stumpage price and bid intensity - Basis: Stumpage; $/MBF (state) or $/CCF (federal) - Geography: Northwest Region - Unit: $/MBF - Calculation period: Monthly average of per-sale prices - Last observation: Aug 2026 - Update frequency: Event-based ## Official sources - [WA DNR results psl_ts_2608_results.pdf](https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/psl_ts_2608_results.pdf) - [WA DNR results psl_ts_2607_results.pdf](https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-07/psl_ts_2607_results.pdf) - [WA DNR results psl_ts_2606_results.pdf](https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-06/psl_ts_2606_results.pdf) - [WA DNR results psl_ts_2605_results.pdf](https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-05/psl_ts_2605_results.pdf) ## Download the data - [Download Northwest Region results (CSV)](https://stumpage.news/data/timber/region-wadnr-northwest.csv) --- Cite: Northwest Region timber sale prices averaged $324/MBF as of Aug 2026 (Stumpage). Stumpage. https://stumpage.news/region/wadnr-northwest Canonical URL: https://stumpage.news/region/wadnr-northwest