Most lumber prices were flat while Southern Yellow Pine continued to search for a reliably tradable bottom.
In the week ending May 8, 2026, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$490 mfbm. This was flat from the previous week, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter.
That week’s price was flat from one month ago when it was $490.
Compared to the same week last year, when it was US$430 mfbm, that week’s price was up +$60, or +14%. Compared to two years ago when it was $383, that week’s price was up +$107 or +28%.
In the week ending May 8, 2026, the price of Southern Yellow Pine East Side 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$485 mfbm. This was down -$20, or -4%, from the previous week when it was $505.
That week’s price was down -$76, or -14%, from one month ago when it was $561.
Compared to the same week last year, when it was $535, that week’s price was down -$50, or -9%. Compared to two years ago when it was $330, that week’s price was up +$155, or +47%.