Managing Your Woodlot as an Investment Opportunity

Current dollar value of the first sixteen foot log. The board-foot prices used to generate these values are based on The Pennsylvania Woodlands Timber Market Report

Red Oak   Black Cherry   Yellow-Poplar   Sugar Maple
DBH Value ($)   DBH Value ($)   DBH Value ($)   DBH Value ($)
(inches)     (inches)     (inches)     (inches)  
6 $0.76   6 $0.73   6 $0.78   6 $0.80
7 $1.23   7 $1.26   7 $1.31   7 $1.29
8 $1.81   8 $1.92   8 $1.97   8 $1.89
9 $2.50   9 $2.74   9 $2.77   9 $2.62
10 $6.57   10 $9.72   10 $5.76   10 $7.93
11 $8.43   11 $12.35   11 $7.36   11 $10.27
12 $10.51   12 $15.28   12 $9.14   12 $12.87
13 $24.68   13 $54.80   13 $11.10   13 $33.73
14 $29.50   14 $65.23   14 $13.24   14 $40.47
15 $34.73   15 $76.52   15 $15.56   15 $47.78
16 $72.87   16 $158.02   16 $18.05   16 $88.37
17 $83.79   17 $181.25   17 $20.73   17 $101.82
18 $95.45   18 $206.04   18 $23.59   18 $116.18
19 $107.86   19 $232.39   19 $26.63   19 $131.46
20 $121.00   20 $260.28   20 $29.85   20 $147.66
21 $134.88   21 $289.74   21 $33.24   21 $164.77
22 $149.51   22 $320.74   22 $36.82   22 $182.79
23 $164.87   23 $353.31   23 $40.57   23 $201.74
24 $180.98   24 $387.42   24 $44.51   24 $221.59
25 $197.82   25 $423.09   25 $48.63   25 $242.37
26 $215.40   26 $460.31   26 $52.92   26 $264.06
27 $233.73   27 $499.09   27 $57.40   27 $286.66
28 $252.79   28 $439.43   28 $62.05   28 $310.19
29 $272.59   29 $581.31   29 $66.88   29 $334.63
30 $293.14   30 $624.75   30 $71.90   30 $359.98
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†The black cherry values listed above for DBH 16 inches and up (in red) are based on the F1 FS log grade reported in the first quarter of 2004. This is the most recent listing for this log grade.

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These are ESTIMATIONS. These estimations are based on GROSS volume AND the assumption that the timber is of the highest US Forest Service log grade based on DBH.  Your timber will almost certainly be valued differently.

 

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