white pine BF cost vs northeast hemlock

[Durf700]

I purchased several really nice large white pine logs a few miles from my home the other day.. but I don't know what to sell them for per BF vs the hemlock I always mill and sell.   what would you sell this white pine for compared to my north east hemlock?  is it 10% more or 20%?  or same price? I have no idea.  they range from about 20" diameter to 36".

thanks for the advice.  I am not familiar with values for other species of wood yet.

thanks for your help!

 

[moodnacreek]

I would say the same price unless you have high grade pine with no blue stain [when it drys]   But down here hemlock boards are worth more than knotty pine because there is very little hem. to be found since the gypsy moths and the wooly adledge. [spelled wrong] . Because of the carpenter bee problem .

[WV Sawmiller]

   What was your cost compared to the hemlock you seem to normally buy? What will the cost to process be compared to the hemlock? How does the supply of pine locally compare to hemlock - is there a better market for one over the other? How does the yield compare between pine and hemlock (I know hemlock around here is subject to shake which reduces the yield compared to pine)? One concern I would have is how much quicker would I have to process the pine than comparable hemlock as I know insects and staining becomes an issue with the pine. Do you incur any other costs with sawing the pine you would not have with the hemlock such as clean up for sap after/during sawing?

   I would think they would be pretty comparable in price. I base my lumber prices on availability and demand. I don't normally buy logs but if I did I would also have to factor in my costs for them. 

[Durf700]

good points.  the bottom 4 logs from the tree are all limb free and should produce some really nice boards.  but I do need to add pine sole or something when cutting this vs the hemlock that I cut dry. 

[Haleiwa]

Here in the North Country, hemlock is used for framing and white pine for siding.  Pine is typically listed for 500 to 1000 per mbf.  That would be for 4/4 air dried nice boards.

[petefrom bearswamp]

I always charged the same for both

[Hackeldam Wood Products]

I charge one dollar a board foot for pine or hemlock. I pay up to .20 cents a board foot for pine logs. 

Here is a current mill price list for logs they are paying .25 for pine.

http://northeasttimberexchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NTE-Saw-Logs-Prices-and-Specs-SEP-10-2020.pdf