Madison’s Reporter: Year-End 2023 Lumber Prices Match 2022 Levels

In the week ending December 8, 2023, the price of Western S-P-F 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$408 mfbm, said forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. This is down by -$6, or -1%, compared to the previous week when it was $414.

That week’s price is up by +$5, or +1%, from one month ago when it was US$403 mfbm.

Compared to the same week last year, when it was US$400 mfbm, that week’s price is up by +$14, or +3%. Compared to two years ago when it was US$710 mfbm, that week’s price is down by -$296 or -42%.

In the week ending December 8, 2023, the price of Southern Yellow Pine East Side 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$445 mfbm. This is up by +$15, or +4%,  from the previous week when it was US$430 mfbm.

That week’s price is up by +$31, or +7%, from one month ago when it was US$414 mfbm.

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Compared to the same week last year, when it was US$445 mfbm, that week’s price is flat. Compared to two years ago when it was US$835 mfbm, that week’s price is down by -$390, or -47%.

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Source: Madison’s Lumber Reporter