Wintry weather took a toll on sales of framing
lumber, while also generating production and
transportation problems. An overall dull sales
pace resulted in more and wider cracks in
prices, although producers usually did not
aggressively seek orders with hefty discounts.
Buyers at all levels of the market stuck to
fill-ins, often looking for coverage out of
distribution yards and reloads. The softening
trend pushed the Random Lengths Framing Lumber
Composite Price down $1, a third-straight weekly
dip.
.
| This Week Jan 13 |
Last Week Jan 6 |
Year Ago 2016 |
|
| Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* | $356 | $357 | $315 |
| KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price | 308 | 313 | 265 |
| KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes | 406 | 408 | 360 |
| Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) | 345 | 345 | 290 |
| Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L | 426 | 428 | 405 |
| KD Coast Hem-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 R/L | 350 | 350 | 303 |
| Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L | 595 | 600 | 660 |
| * Weighted average of 15 key items | |||
Random Lengths Panel Market Report
Structural panel markets groped for a direction, and trading was
thin. The conversation among OSB traders focused primarily on winter
weather. Sales slowed to a crawl as snow, ice, and bitterly cold
temperatures stifled the flow of panels to retail yards and job
sites. Demand for prompt shipment kept Southern Pine plywood mill
sales steady. But buyers lacked urgency in replenishing inventories.
The sales pace in western Fir plywood was measured, as buyers and
producers struggled to reach mutually agreeable trading levels.
(f.o.b. mill prices)
| (f.o.b. mill prices) | This Week Jan 13 |
Last Week Jan 6 |
Year Ago 2016 |
| Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* | $369 | $370 | $356 |
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply rated sheathing plywood | 345-375 | 345-380 | 370-400 |
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood | 345-380 | 345-385 | 370-400 |
| Western 1/2-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood | 362 | 370 | 344 |
| North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board | 282 | 282 | 235 |
| *Weighted average of 11 key items | |||
