|
Week
May 18 |
Week
May 11 |
Year Ago
2011 |
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* |
$343
|
$337 |
$257
|
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price |
308
|
304
|
218 |
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes |
404
|
400 |
324
|
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) |
250
|
250 |
237 |
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L |
360
|
353 |
270
|
KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L |
325
|
325
|
260
|
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L |
600
|
605
|
635
|
* Weighted average of 15 key items |
Structural panel prices firmed in the latter half of the week. OSB prices advanced unevenly in most -- but not all -- regions. A surge in Western Canada led the way. Efforts by most Southern Pine plywood producers to stretch order files into the week of June 4 resulted in sloppy pricing through Thursday. Once order files for this month were nearly filled, mills bounced quotes back near previously reported levels. Modest participation from multiple segments and various regions quietly pushed order files out another week and exerted upward pressure on prices of western Fir sheathing and underlayment.
(f.o.b. mill prices) |
Week
May 18 |
Week
May 11 |
Year Ago
2011 |
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* |
$358
|
$354
|
$276
|
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood | 385-400 |
385-405
|
290-307
|
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood |
386-415
|
387-415
|
290-310
|
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood | 384 |
376 |
295
|
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board | 235 |
230
|
165
|
*Weighted average of 11 key items |