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WOOD VENDORS • HARDWOOD MARKET INDEX

Wood Vendors Hardwood Market Index

Current Hardwood Lumber Prices & Market Trends

4/4 Lumber • Verified History • Market Evidence • Trend Intelligence
Intelligence sourceReal Wood Vendors pricing + market signals1,815 loaded 4/4 observations59 species series available
Pick a species. Only species with meaningful market variants get one extra choice; comparisons are optional.
Viewing now: Sapele — Plain Sawn · 4/4 verified market history
Real Wood Vendors pricesVerified pricing from Wood Vendors history and normal day-to-day hardwood sales activity.
Wood Vendors market notesPractical species-specific context from the people actually quoting and selling the lumber.
Supporting market dataOutside pricing and broader signals stay separate and are available below for anyone who wants the detail.
Latest Verified Market Price$5.00 / BFSep 13, 2026 • Sapele — Plain Sawn • 4/4
12-Month Change+16.3%vs. nearest verified year-ago observation
Price Momentum70 / 100↑ STRENGTHENING
Market Confidence83%coverage + recency + usable trend depth
✓ Verified history✓ 4/4 normalized

Sapele — Plain Sawn 4/4 price history

Select & Better Grade • $/board foot

Sapele — Plain SawnMarket variation band
$2.42$4.21$5.99$7.78$9.5720072012201620212026Sapele — Apr 8, 2007 — $2.95/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2008 — $3.25/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2009 — $3.65/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2009 — $3.75/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2009 — $3.95/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2010 — $4.10/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2010 — $4.25/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2010 — $4.00/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2011 — $3.95/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2011 — $4.20/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2011 — $4.25/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2012 — $4.35/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2012 — $4.45/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2012 — $4.65/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2013 — $4.50/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2013 — $4.75/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2013 — $4.45/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2014 — $4.35/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2014 — $4.40/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2014 — $4.50/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2015 — $4.30/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2015 — $4.20/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2015 — $4.15/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2016 — $4.10/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2016 — $4.25/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2016 — $4.15/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2017 — $4.45/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2017 — $4.35/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2017 — $4.30/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2018 — $4.25/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2018 — $4.40/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2018 — $4.10/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2019 — $4.15/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2019 — $4.20/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2019 — $6.50/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2020 — $7.00/BFSapele — Apr 20, 2020 — $7.95/BFSapele — Jun 8, 2020 — $8.25/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2021 — $7.50/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2021 — $7.10/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2021 — $7.05/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2022 — $6.95/BFSapele — Apr 8, 2022 — $6.75/BFSapele — Jul 8, 2022 — $6.00/BFSapele — Jan 8, 2023 — $6.25/BFSapele — Mar 15, 2023 — $5.50/BFSapele — Jun 28, 2023 — $4.95/BFSapele — May 30, 2024 — $4.85/BFSapele — Sep 26, 2024 — $5.60/BFSapele — Apr 18, 2025 — $4.30/BFSapele — Sep 22, 2025 — $4.65/BFSapele — Jun 26, 2026 — $5.20/BFSapele — Sep 1, 2026 — $5.25/BFSapele — Sep 2, 2026 — $5.25/BFSapele — Sep 5, 2026 — $5.00/BFSapele — Sep 10, 2026 — $5.00/BFSapele — Sep 11, 2026 — $5.00/BFSapele — Sep 12, 2026 — $5.00/BFSapele — Sep 13, 2026 — $5.00/BF

Dots = verified Wood Vendors observations. Lines = derived trend. Shading = observed market variation.

Supporting market data (optional)
SUPPORTING MARKET DATA

Sapele — Plain Sawn — outside market evidence

For buyers who want the detail: outside advertised prices and broader signals stay separate from Wood Vendors verified pricing.

Verified ≠ Advertised
Verified Wood Vendors Price$5.00/BFSep 13, 2026 • Plain Sawn • real verified history
Outside Advertised Median$6.95/BF5 approved observations • 2 independent sources • raw range $6.95–$7.00
Normalized 1,000+ BF Estimate$6.26/BFweighted median on provisional 1,000+ BF basis • evidence confidence 86%
Wood Vendors Market Signal™77/100FIRMING
Verified trend28/40Normalized external20/20Source agreement9/10Evidence freshness7/10Source quality7/10FRED hardwood macro6/10
Housing Starts: -7.4% YoY30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate: +16.7% YoYHardwood Lumber Producer Price Index: +1.3% YoY
How normalization works

Advertised prices are preserved exactly as found. A separate estimate adjusts for quantity basis, then weights observations by source type, source quality, confidence and recency. Current quantity factors are provisional and will be back-tested against Wood Vendors verified history; they are not claimed industry standards.

MARKET DIRECTION • BETA

Sapele — Plain Sawn • what the supporting data suggests

Direction↑ Moderate Increase
Working range$5.08 – $5.33/BF
Confidence83%
A market-intelligence estimate, not a guaranteed future price.

Real prices first

The historical line stays grounded in actual Wood Vendors observations — gaps stay gaps.

Human market context

Species notes explain restrictions, availability and unusual conditions that a price chart cannot.

Supporting data stays supporting

Outside pricing and macro signals never get relabeled as Wood Vendors sales history.

Public preview: verified Wood Vendors pricing is the anchor; market notes add practical context without manufacturing history.