In the week ending October 02, 2026 the price of Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$464 mfbm, which was flat from the previous week, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter.
That week’s price was down $8, or 2%, from one month ago when it was $472.
For that same time period, the price of WSPF 2x4 #3/Utility was US$328 mfbm which was ffrom the previous week. That week’s price was down $44, or 12%, from one month ago when it was $372.
As for WSPF 2x6 #3/Utility KD (RL), that price was US$334 mfbm which was also flat from the previous week and from one month ago.
KEY TAKE-AWAYS
Western lumber markets showed paradoxical signs of stable instability.
Buyers of Western-SPF in the US continued to focus on their most short-term needs only.
Sawmills attempted to draw a line in the sand on their asking prices.
Large Canadian Western-SPF mills leaned on order files into late October and refused to budge on pricing.
Logistics played a significant role with each order; freight costs and timelines could make or break deals.
Demand for Eastern-SPF came in fits and starts while prices were relatively stable.
Price vulnerability was apparent across the entire Southern Yellow Pine complex.
Southern US sawmills held tenuous lead times into early- or mid-October at best.
In the week ending October 02, 2026, the price of Southern Yellow Pine West Side 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$437 mfbm, which was down $3, or 1% from the previous week when it was $437.
That week’s price was up $6, or 1%, from one month ago when it was $428.
As well, for the beginning of October, SYP West 2x4 #3/Utility KD (RL) was US$320 mfbm, which was flat from the previous week and was up $8, or 2%, from one month ago when it was $329.
October 2026