It is a straightforward Bid Box this time around.

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

• 40 acres
• 324 marked trees
• Estimated volume: 93,656 bd. ft. (International Scale)
  • Over 80% of the volume was in black oak, yellow-poplar, and northern red oak
• Good access to most of the timber along a highway frontage
• 18-month contract period (most contract periods are 12 months)
• Forester valued the sale at $21,000
• Four bids received
  • $27,160.24
  • $22,150.00
  • $18,030.00
  • $13,250.00
• Landowner took the high bid
• Return: $679 per acre