PRICES PAID ILLINOIS TIMBER PRODUCERS
MAY 2001-AUGUST 2002

SPECIES

May 2001-Aug 2001

Nov 2001-Feb 2002

May 2002-Aug 2002

Stumpage F.O.B. Mill Stumpage

F.O.B. Mill

Stumpage F.O.B. Mill
Ash 140 290 120 280 130 270
Basswood 90 220 95 220 75 200
Beech 60 180 55 170 60 190
Cottonwood 60 160 60 180 55 170
Sweet Gum 65 190 60 180 80 190
Elm & Hackberry 60 180 60 170 60 180
Hickory 90 240 90 220 100 240
Soft Maple 110 250 120 270 120 260
Cherry 370 560
Sugar Maple 180 410 210 440 230 420
Black Oak 160 310 180 340 200 380
Pin Oak 80 190 70 180 100 210
Red Oak 240 430 260 440 260 450
White Oak 240 400 220 380 240 430
Yellow Poplar 120 240 120 280 160 310
Sycamore 70 180 60 180 75 200
Black Walnut 380 670 420 650 480 720
Woods Run Bottomland 100 210 90 190 100 210
Woods Run Upland 180 310 170 360 190 360

Face Veneer - $ Per M Bd. Ft.

Red Oak 460 890 620 1190 460 1020
White Oak 910 1670 870 1700 920 1520
Walnut 1580 2620 1500 3040 1660 2690
Cherry 930 1460

Cooperage - $ Per M Bd. Ft.

White Oak 250 480 220 440 210 490

Unpeeled Pulpwood - $ Per Ton

Ton 4.00 20.00 3.20 21.00 3.33 21.50

This report can be used only as a general guide for determining market value of timber.  General market and economic conditions are the major price determining factors.  Certain local considerations such as accessibility, site and terrain, distance to market, size of sale, and tree size and quality also affect the price paid.