Platinum $1,937 USD /oz▲ $21.00 (+1.10%)Palladium $1,340 USD /oz▲ $1.00 (+0.07%)Rhodium $8,800 USD /oz– $0.0000 (+0.00%)Copper $6.55 USD /lb▲ $0.1555 (+2.43%)Aluminum $1.67 USD /lb▲ $0.0062 (+0.37%)Steel (Shredded (SHS)) $413.00 USD /mt– $0.0000 (+0.00%)Nickel $8.56 USD /lb▼ $0.0027 (-0.03%)Lead $0.9100 USD /lb▲ $0.0141 (+1.57%)Zinc $1.61 USD /lb▼ $0.0004 (-0.02%)Gold $4,503 USD /oz▼ $39.33 (-0.87%)Silver $75.64 USD /oz▲ $0.3375 (+0.45%)USD/CAD 1.3798▼ $0.0011 (-0.08%)Platinum $1,937 USD /oz▲ $21.00 (+1.10%)Palladium $1,340 USD /oz▲ $1.00 (+0.07%)Rhodium $8,800 USD /oz– $0.0000 (+0.00%)Copper $6.55 USD /lb▲ $0.1555 (+2.43%)Aluminum $1.67 USD /lb▲ $0.0062 (+0.37%)Steel (Shredded (SHS)) $413.00 USD /mt– $0.0000 (+0.00%)Nickel $8.56 USD /lb▼ $0.0027 (-0.03%)Lead $0.9100 USD /lb▲ $0.0141 (+1.57%)Zinc $1.61 USD /lb▼ $0.0004 (-0.02%)Gold $4,503 USD /oz▼ $39.33 (-0.87%)Silver $75.64 USD /oz▲ $0.3375 (+0.45%)USD/CAD 1.3798▼ $0.0011 (-0.08%)
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Weekly Scrap Metal Market Recap — Week Ending May 31, 2026 Two scrapyard fires in a single week. A London Metal Exchange platform outage that froze benchmark pricing for nearly three hours. Copper threatening record territory again. If this week felt volatile for scrap metal industry...
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How a Cincinnati Scrap Hauler Turned a Rusting Fleet Into Real Money Using SMASH Most scrap sellers leave money on the table. Not because they don't have good material — but because they don't know where to find the buyers willing to pay a fair, competitive price for it. That's exactly the...
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Copper is up nearly 9% and aluminum is climbing fast — here's what today's split scrap metal market means for sellers and how to act now.
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Prices as of May 29, 2026 at 07:30 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. 🟡 Market Mood: MIXED1 of 8 metals higher (Gold); 5 lower (Silver, Platinum & 3 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,523/oz ▲ Silver — $75.37/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▼ $8,800 · Pt ▼ $1,915 · Pd ▸ $1,354 Copper — $6.39/lb ▼...
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Copper is up 7.4% and PGMs are sliding — here's what North American scrap market trends mean for your yard right now.
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of May 28, 2026 at 07:31 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. 🔴 Market Mood: BEARISH1 of 8 metals higher (Aluminum); 6 lower (Gold, Silver & 4 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,385/oz ▼ Silver — $72.98/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▼ $9,000 · Pt ▼ $1,877 · Pd ▼ $1,326 Copper — $6.33/lb...
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Copper is up 5.8% and aluminum up 2.4% over 30 days — here's what today's scrap metal market means for sellers looking to maximize returns.
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Prices as of May 27, 2026 at 07:31 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. 🔴 Market Mood: BEARISHAll tracked metals are lower today. Jump to:Gold — $4,460/oz ▼ Silver — $74.90/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▼ $9,200 · Pt ▼ $1,928 · Pd ▼ $1,365 Copper — $6.38/lb ▼ Aluminum — $1.66/lb ▼ Steel S...
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Copper surges 6% and aluminum climbs 3% as industrial metals outpace precious metals. Here's how scrap sellers should position their inventory right now.
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· SMASH AI · 4 min read
Prices as of May 26, 2026 at 07:31 AM CDT. Market screen levels only — not yard pay prices. Actual buy prices at the scale will differ based on grade, moisture, contamination, and freight. The scrolling ticker at the top of this page shows live prices and may differ from the snapshot below. 🟢 Market Mood: BULLISH5 of 8 metals higher (Silver, Platinum & 3 others); 2 lower (Gold, Rhodium). Jump to:Gold — $4,505/oz ▼ Silver — $75.75/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▼ $9,400 · Pt ▲ $1,943 · Pd ▲ $1,371 Copper —...
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