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2x4 Lumber Price Today (Per Stud)

Indexed retail benchmark: $3.95 per 8-foot stud. Last updated: 2026-07-19.

Estimate 2x4 Stud Cost

Estimated Material Cost

$395.00

Calculated as: 100 studs × $3.95 per stud.

How 2x4 Lumber Retail Prices are Tracked

While bulk wood trades on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in units of Thousand Board Feet (MBF), residential framing relies on individual dimension lumber studs. A standard 2x4 stud that is 8 feet long represents exactly 5.33 board feet of raw volume.

Local retail prices at home improvement yards are marked up from this wholesale index to account for sorting, kiln drying, transportation, and retail overhead. Our benchmark tracks standard No. 2 Spruce-Pine-Fir (SPF) framing studs.