|
Week
Oct 28 |
Week
Oct 21 |
Year Ago
2010 |
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* |
$255
|
$260 |
$260
|
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price |
229
|
236
|
254 |
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes |
318
|
319 |
335
|
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) |
217
|
225 |
190 |
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L |
271
|
274 |
264
|
KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L |
250
|
257
|
270
|
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L |
585
|
585
|
535
|
* Weighted average of 15 key items |
Structural panel markets
were a mixed bag. Hand-to-mouth purchasing by dealers kept a steady
flow of orders coming back to OSB mills. This was sufficient in most
cases to keep sales in step with production. Southern Pine plywood
producers and their customers couldn't agree on price trends. The
result was no consensus on rated sheathing, with prices reported at the
end of the week covering extremely wide ranges. Western Fir plywood
buyers replenished sheathing more actively, but still in small, mixed
loads, as they perceived limited downside risk.
(f.o.b. mill prices) |
Week
Oct 28 |
Week
Oct 21 |
Year Ago
2010 |
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* |
$289
|
$295
|
$275
|
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood | 295-330 |
305-345
|
270-275
|
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood |
300-330
|
315-345
|
280-295
|
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood | 311 |
315 |
262
|
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board | 188 |
195
|
185
|
*Weighted average of 11 key items |