Quoted per thousand board feet (USD)
Lumber (LBR=F) is trading down at $519.00 per thousand board feet (-0.67%), as of the latest quote.
Lumber last closed at $522.50 per thousand board feet on Oct 19, 2026. That is -14.34% over one year. Over the past 52 weeks its closing price ranged from $507.00 (Nov 11, 2025) to $659.00 (Jul 22, 2026).
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.70% |
| 6 months | -9.37% |
| Year to date | -2.97% |
| 1 year | -14.34% |
| 3 years | +7.07% |
| Year | Highest close | Lowest close | Year-end close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | $659.00 | $517.50 | $522.50 | -2.97% |
| 2025 | $695.50 | $507.00 | $538.50 | -2.18% |
| 2024 | $615.00 | $418.50 | $550.50 | +1.29% |
| 2023 | $622.50 | $400.00 | $543.50 | +9.47% |
| 2022 (from Aug 5) | $695.00 | $480.00 | $496.50 | — |
Daily closing prices for LBR=F since Aug 5, 2022, when the data begins, from Yahoo Finance. Highest and lowest are daily closes, not intraday extremes. The current year runs to the latest close.
CME physical lumber futures (LBR) price softwood lumber in US dollars per thousand board feet. The contract is a key indicator of US homebuilding demand.
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