AgEBB-MU CAFNR Extension
Green Horizons
Volume 25, Number 2
Spring 2021
The Bid Box
Hank Stelzer, MU Extension - School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri
Camden County, Missouri
- 47 acres
- 488 marked trees; predominantly black and northern red oak with some white oak
- Estimated total volume: 77,422 bd. ft.; 32,666 bd. ft. were black oak and 31,721 bd. ft. were northern red oak (Doyle Scale)
- The consulting forester estimated the market value to be $16,000.
- Six bids received
- $18,500
- $15,600
- $15,484
- $10,500
- $9,600
- $8,100
- The highest bid was accepted
- Return: $394/ac
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
These Guides will help you better understand the ins and outs of marketing your timber and help you help your professional forester!