What standing timber sold for in 20 US states, by species, from each state's latest report

Timber prices in Kentucky, Jan-Jun 2026: delivered log prices

Source: Kentucky Delivered Log Price Report, 1st and 2nd Quarters 2026, Kentucky Division of Forestry, July 2026 (PDF, archive). Read this before the numbers: these are prices paid at the mill for delivered logs, not stumpage. The report's own words, in capitals in the original: "This survey represents approximate log pricing received at the mill by the logger or individual selling to the mill. This does not represent, imply, or assume pricing for standing timber on your farm or woodland. Farmers and landowners will receive stumpage prices less than those listed in this report by as much as 50% or more in some instances." Kentucky publishes no stumpage report; the University of Kentucky's delivered-price page carries the same series. Values are dollars per thousand board feet, Doyle log rule, as a high and low per species for each of four regions; Region 3 mills quote the International 1/4" rule for most species, shown in their own columns. Veneer-log prices are listed where mills reported them; the report's stave and tie columns are left out here. No conversion to stumpage is possible from this report.

RegionSpeciesDoyle highDoyle lowInt'l 1/4" highInt'l 1/4" lowVeneer highVeneer low
Region 1Red Oak750400
Region 1White Oak17504003300
Region 1Post Oak600500
Region 1Hard Maple800375
Region 1Ash700400
Region 1Black Cherry500250
Region 1Black Walnut1250450
Region 1Hickory500325
Region 1Yellow Poplar625275
Region 2Red Oak700100
Region 2White Oak1200100
Region 2Chestnut Oak1000100
Region 2Hard Maple1000100
Region 2Soft Maple600100
Region 2Ash1000100
Region 2Black Cherry600100
Region 2Black Walnut4000400
Region 2Hickory600100
Region 2Yellow Poplar700100
Region 3Red Oak650125
Region 3White Oak125012565002450
Region 3Chestnut Oak1100125
Region 3Hard Maple600125
Region 3Soft Maple400125
Region 3Ash350125
Region 3Black Cherry350125
Region 3Black Walnut325030080003250
Region 3Hickory7001501000600
Region 3Yellow Poplar650150
Region 4Red Oak675200
Region 4White Oak185027565002725
Region 4Chestnut Oak1775175
Region 4Hard Maple900250
Region 4Soft Maple675175
Region 4Ash350150
Region 4Black Cherry400150
Region 4Black Walnut287535080003125
Region 4Hickory6632001000600
Region 4Yellow Poplar575125