Trading in framing lumber let up from the pace
of the previous two weeks, but sales were
sufficient for mills to hold to established
levels or push quotes higher. Fear of prices
tipping over the top kept buyers cautiously
filling in, while avoiding inventory-building
volumes. Meanwhile, demand in the field, with
brisk sales at the retail level, fed a steady
flow of inquiries back to secondaries and the
mills. Gains in most key species pushed the
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price up
another $4.
| This Week Aug 5 |
Last Week Jul 29 |
Year Ago 2015 |
|
| Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* | $367 | $363 | $332 |
| KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price | 329 | 329 | 278 |
| KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes | 431 | 431 | 375 |
| Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) | 353 | 353 | 340 |
| Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L | 419 | 410 | 330 |
| KD Coast Hem-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 R/L | 350 | 350 | 325 |
| Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L | 705 | 705 | 665 |
| * Weighted average of 15 key items | |||
Random Lengths Panel Market Report
Structural panel sales were lackluster. Activity in OSB was
mixed by region. The North Central region hit a digestion phase,
while a couple of mills in the South sold at discounts to keep order
files extended. Southern Pine plywood mills discounted offerings of
rated sheathing early in the week to push order files out. Those
discounts pulled in buyers who were looking for downside price
protection. Trading in western Fir plywood was measured. Buyers
found spot discounts on sheathing at some mills, but there were no
panels with widespread weakness.
(f.o.b. mill prices)
| (f.o.b. mill prices) | This Week Aug 5 |
Last Week Jul 29 |
Year Ago 2015 |
| Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* | $395 | $397 | $341 |
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply rated sheathing plywood | 365-390 | 372-400 | 370-412 |
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood | 365-390 | 370-405 | 370-412 |
| Western 1/2-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood | 420 | 421 | 379 |
| North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board | 310 | 310 | 184 |
| *Weighted average of 11 key items | |||
