Green Horizons

Volume 5, Number 2
Summer 2000

The bid sheet

(The following is a description of an actual timber sale in Missouri and the results of the sale. What would the results have been if the timber had been sold without a bidding process?)

Situation: A Missouri landowner had a consulting forester mark his timber for sale. The consultant found 1,191 trees (215,595 board feet) that were ready for market. Most of them were silver maple. However, there were a few walnut trees in the stand. The consultant estimated one of the walnut trees was worth nearly $1,000. The consultant's appraisal before the sale was $26,900. The consultant commented that most of the bids were for less-than-pallet-lumber prices.

Bid opening:

  1. $5,100
  2. $10,125
  3. $12,000
  4. $12,600
  5. $13,750
  6. $24,865.50
  7. $30,000

It pays to have a professional forester help you sell your timber! For more information about a professional consulting forester in your area, contact the Missouri Forest Products Association at (573) 634-3252.


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