price of wood

[huskykid141]

About how much is it for a cord of wood now? Someone told me he was selling them for about $180.

 

[woodfarmer]

$350 for a cord of maple

 

[blackdiesel]

I've been selling oak for $140 a cord (AR), and I've seen guys on here selling it for $500 a cord (CAL). It all depends on where your standing when you ask the ?.

 

[country boy]

Over the winter I had it priced at 200 cord seasoned hickory and some people thought it was high . Sold quite a bit at the local auction and averaged 50 for a pickup load (long bed ford ranger heaped up) Next winter I wont sell it for anything under 200 cord if it dont sell I will burn it eventually With the price of fuel and propane I think i am priced reasonable.

 

[Marc]

About how much is it for a cord of wood now? Someone told me he was selling them for about $180.

$180 is the going price I've seen for a cord of "seasoned" hardwood around here. $150 ish for green.

 

[tomtrees58]

here on L I N Y its $300 dumped thats now will go up tom trees $150 to $ 180 ten years ago

 

[avalancher]

Over the winter I had it priced at 200 cord seasoned hickory and some people thought it was high . Sold quite a bit at the local auction and averaged 50 for a pickup load (long bed ford ranger heaped up) Next winter I wont sell it for anything under 200 cord if it dont sell I will burn it eventually With the price of fuel and propane I think i am priced reasonable.

My wife and I were discussing that issue just last night, wondering what fuel prices are going to do to the firewood prices. Last winter we got 50 bucks a rick, and people griped. With the fuel prices going the way they are, I wouldnt even consider selling seasoned oak for lesss than 200 a cord here.

 

[TJ-Bill]

$225 delivered is the average around here, I found some for my dad at $190 a cord dropped in his yard. I'm getting mine for $120 split in 4' lengths but I have to go get it. I could have gotten it for $90 a cord not split in 4' lengths. I think it all depends who you know and how much work you want to do..

 

[computeruser]

Still seeing $150/cord around here for seasoned hardwood. One local retired guy who was clearcutting his property before selling it to developers (who were invariably going to clear it anyway) was selling split green wood for $30/face, and seasoned branches (2-4", not split) for $35/face. His "good stuff" was still only $45/face.

With all the dead ash trees, which make such great firewood, we actually have an overabundance of readily available wood. Once the EAB trees are all removed, I would expect to see prices increase a bit.

 

[mga]

price of wood is like real estate: location location location.

 

[abohac]

Over the winter I had it priced at 200 cord seasoned hickory and some people thought it was high . Sold quite a bit at the local auction and averaged 50 for a pickup load (long bed ford ranger heaped up) Next winter I wont sell it for anything under 200 cord if it dont sell I will burn it eventually With the price of fuel and propane I think i am priced reasonable.

That's kinda my approach also. In Mich we usually talk face cords and getting $65 a face cord wasn't much of a problem last year (especially late in the year when everyone else ran out). I'll burn it before I work that hard for no profit.

 

[Griffbm3]

Just remember Cape Cod

So a few years ago firewood was $300 a cord, then a storm came through. A SINGLE storm. In 3 hours the price went through the floor for a few YEARS. That is why it's tough to bank on firewood.

To the original poster, $180 is very reasonable here right now for seasoned. I have 12 cord for the next 2 ye3rs in the yard, and people offer a lot of money for it every day.

Go wood!
Jason

 

[TheGrunt]

I agree

Around here in central WI goes from 150 to 350 a cord. I was selling it for 180 a cord delivered. This year with the price of gas it will be at least 200 a cord delivered or more.

 

[Vermonster]

We're seeing prices in the population center (Burlington, VT) of $275/cord, seasoned and delivered.
I'm planning on selling 10+ cords (for pick-up not delivered) for around $140 - $160. I believe the market will absorb those prices, due to the continuing increases in heating oil and LP.
Gotta pay off my new MS361 and Huskee 22 ton this year.

 

[woodchuckcanuck]

Priced it just the other day from a local seller. One cord, unsplit, 8ft lengths, delivered, mixed species but no white birch...$95.00. A couple hours free labor with a chainsaw and a splitter, couple bucks worth of gas, makes that about $32.00 a face cord. Should pay for the splitter pretty quickly.

I can travel 10 miles and get all the hardwood I want for free. Of course, I have to fell it, delimb, haul it out. No skidder or grapple/boom, just sweat equity. And then either load up the pickup (takes 1/2 cord at a time) with 8fts, or chunk it up there, then throw it into the truck. Pretty hard to justify that work (2 trips per cord) when I can have it dropped off at the door for $95.00.

Woodwork Safely,
Jim Barry
woodchuckcanuck.com

 

[Bakemono]

$200 for a cord seems to be the going rate around here.

 

[aandabooks]

They advertise at $80-$125 per face cord around here. I've never called to find out how much wood that is.

Now that I have bought some land, I'm considering selling a few cords here and there. I'm 2-3 years ahead and might fund a chainsaw purchase by selling a little this winter.

 

[woodyman]

I live about 60 miles north of the twin cities in mn. and ive seen mixed wood delivered to the cities for $150.00 a stove cord which is 1/3 a cord.Ive got about 15 cords split and stacked and I have people stop by all the time and ask if its for sale.One guy and his wife stopped by about two years ago and I told them it was not for sale and they started to argue with me about how was I going to burn all that wood .Didnt have time to explain the drying process and the getting a year or two ahead way I do it and if he was every a boyscout or had any idea about all the work that is involved with doing the wood:monkey:

 

[CharlieG]

150-225 around here. Some sell straight hardwoods, others mix in some soft. I get mostly maple, ash, hickory, and oak to cut and split. When it's free and delivered for free, who can complain . With home heating oil at about 4 bucks a gal. here, I'll be putting the Iron and Oak through its paces on the next deliveryof fiberous fuel! Maybe Dubya will finally help out the alternative energy folks (wind, water, solar, wood, veggie oil, etc.) instead of asking those thieves in the far east for more oil.