Hardwood Pulse

Stay informed with the latest hardwood market trends, pricing insights, and industry data to make smarter sourcing and purchasing decisions.

WOOD VENDORS • HARDWOOD PULSE

Wood Vendors Hardwood Pulse

Current Prices, Historical Trends & Market Insight

4/4 Lumber • Verified Pricing • Historical Trends

Intelligence sourceReal Wood Vendors pricing + market signals1,970 loaded 4/4 observations61 species series available

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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 / BFOct 9, 2026 • Sapele — Plain Sawn • 4/4 • 1000 BF +

12-Month Change+7.5%vs. nearest verified year-ago observation

Sapele — Plain Sawn 4/4 verified benchmark history

Select & Better Grade • $/board foot

Sapele — Plain SawnMarket variation band

Dots and line = verified Wood Vendors benchmark observations. No modeled prices are inserted between dates.

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/BFOct 9, 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™50/100STABLE

Verified trend1/40Normalized external20/20Source agreement9/10Evidence freshness7/10Source quality7/10FRED hardwood macro6/10

Hardwood Lumber Producer Price Index: +1.3% YoYHousing Starts: -7.4% YoY30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate: +16.4% 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.

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.