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Lumber prices slightly up from end-of-season demand: Madison’s

September 12, 2023  By Madison’s Lumber Reporter



In the week ending September 1, the price of Western S-P-F 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$420 mfbm. This is flat from the previous week, but is up by $3, or one per cent, from one month ago when it was US$417 mfbm.

Compared to the same week last year, when it was US$554 mfbm, that week’s price is down by $134, or 24 per cent. Compared to two years ago when it was US$430 mfbm, that week’s price is down by $10 or two per cent.

In the week ending September 1, the price of Southern Yellow Pine East Side 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$445 mfbm. This is up by $22, or five per cent from the previous week when it was $423.

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That week’s price is up by $23, or six per cent, from one month ago when it was US$422 mfbm. Compared to the same week last year, when it was US$700 mfbm, that week’s price is down by $255, or 36 per cent. Compared to two years ago when it was US$520 mfbm, that week’s price is down by $75 or 14 per cent.


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