Scrap Metal Market Update: Non-Ferrous Surges While Silver and Steel Lag
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Copper, zinc, and rhodium are surging while silver lags and ferrous scrap stalls. Here's what scrap sellers need to know about today's metal markets.
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Copper, zinc, and rhodium are surging while silver lags and ferrous scrap stalls. Here's what scrap sellers need to know about today's metal markets.
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of July 29, 2026 at 07:32 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: BEARISH2 of 8 metals higher (Silver, Aluminum); 4 lower (Gold, Platinum & 2 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,012/oz ▼ Silver — $57.02/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,250 · Pt ▼ $1,576 · Pd ▼ $1,224 Copper...
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Gold, silver, copper, and base metals are holding firm but losing short-term momentum — here's what scrap sellers should do right now.
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Prices as of July 28, 2026 at 07:32 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 — $4,031/oz ▼ Silver — $57.30/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,250 · Pt ▼ $1,597 · Pd ▼ $1,245 Copper — $6.32/lb ▼ Aluminum — $1.43/lb ▼ Steel ...
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Copper, nickel, and zinc are up 4–5% while ferrous scrap stays flat. Here's what scrap yard operators need to know right now.
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Prices as of July 27, 2026 at 07:32 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: BULLISHAll tracked metals are higher today. Jump to:Gold — $4,088/oz ▲ Silver — $58.81/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,250 · Pt ▲ $1,625 · Pd ▲ $1,263 Copper — $6.38/lb ▲ Aluminum — $1.44/lb ▲ Steel...
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# Nashville Scrap Weekly: Market Recap for the Week Ending July 26, 2026 Oil spiked 7% on the week. Gold held above $4,000. And a scrap yard fire in Longview, Oregon put air quality and community safety front and center for the industry. If you sell scrap metal in bulk Nashville or anywhere across...
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# How a Cleveland Scrap Yard Unlocked More Value from Industrial Loads — Without Picking Up the Phone Most yard operators don't realize how much money they leave on the table until they try a scrap metal auction online. This is the story of one Cleveland-area recycler who figured that out the hard...
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Copper up 5.8%, zinc and nickel surging — today's scrap metal market strongly favors base metals. Here's what sellers need to know right now.
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Prices as of July 24, 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 (Gold, Silver & 3 others); 1 lower (Aluminum). Jump to:Gold — $4,059/oz ▲ Silver — $58.59/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,200 · Pt ▲ $1,602 · Pd ▲ $1,240 Copper — $6.37/l...
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