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Green Horizons

Volume 21, Number 3
Fall 2017


Forestry Industry

The Bid Box

By Hank Stelzer | MU Extension - School of Natural Resources

Bollinger County, Missouri

  • 43 acres
  • 520 marked trees
  • Estimated volume: 138,393 bd. ft. (International Scale)
    • 25% of the volume was in white oak; remaining volume mixed hardwood.
  • 18-month contract period (most contract periods are 12 months)
  • Forester valued the sale at $30,000
  • Four bids received
    • $50,250.00
    • $25,510.00
    • $24,500.00
    • $24,242.00
  • Landowner took the high bid
  • Return: $1,168 per acre

If you are thinking about selling your timber, contact your professional forester now! Not only will they help you get the highest price for the trees in your woodlots that need to be harvested, but they can help ensure future harvests are profitable, too! To help you become familiar with some of the aspects of selling timber, check out the following MU Guides:

G5051 - Selling Timber: What the Landowner Needs to Know
G5057 - Basic Elements of a Timber Sale Contract
G5056 - Managing Your Timber Sale Tax
G5055 - Determining Timber Cost Basis

These guides will help you better understand the ins and outs of marketing your timber and help you help your professional forester!

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