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Platinum $1,819 USD /oz▼ $28.00 (-1.52%)Palladium $1,405 USD /oz▲ $67.00 (+5.01%)Rhodium $8,850 USD /oz▲ $25.00 (+0.28%)Copper $6.64 USD /lb▼ $0.0520 (-0.78%)Aluminum $1.47 USD /lb▲ $0.0041 (+0.28%)Steel (Shredded (SHS)) $413.00 USD /mt– $0.0000 (+0.00%)Nickel $7.64 USD /lb▲ $0.0862 (+1.14%)Lead $0.8500 USD /lb▲ $0.0030 (+0.35%)Zinc $1.85 USD /lb▼ $0.0168 (-0.90%)Gold $4,454 USD /oz▼ $152.30 (-3.31%)Silver $66.39 USD /oz▼ $2.98 (-4.30%)USD/CAD 1.3888▲ $0.0012 (+0.09%)Platinum $1,819 USD /oz▼ $28.00 (-1.52%)Palladium $1,405 USD /oz▲ $67.00 (+5.01%)Rhodium $8,850 USD /oz▲ $25.00 (+0.28%)Copper $6.64 USD /lb▼ $0.0520 (-0.78%)Aluminum $1.47 USD /lb▲ $0.0041 (+0.28%)Steel (Shredded (SHS)) $413.00 USD /mt– $0.0000 (+0.00%)Nickel $7.64 USD /lb▲ $0.0862 (+1.14%)Lead $0.8500 USD /lb▲ $0.0030 (+0.35%)Zinc $1.85 USD /lb▼ $0.0168 (-0.90%)Gold $4,454 USD /oz▼ $152.30 (-3.31%)Silver $66.39 USD /oz▼ $2.98 (-4.30%)USD/CAD 1.3888▲ $0.0012 (+0.09%)

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Sell Scrap Metal in Bulk Salt Lake City: Market Recap

Sell Scrap Metal in Bulk Salt Lake City: Market Recap

· 9 min read

Weekly Scrap Metal Market Recap — Week Ending June 7, 2026 If you're trying to sell scrap metal in bulk in Salt Lake City right now, this was a week worth paying attention to. Exchange outages, a hotter-than-expected jobs print, shifting commodity flows, and a regulatory shutdown at a major scrap...

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Dearborn Yard's Price Discovery Problem: Scrap Metal Industr

Dearborn Yard's Price Discovery Problem: Scrap Metal Industr

· 10 min read

# How a Dearborn Scrap Yard Stopped Leaving Money on the Table One buyer. One phone call. One price. That was the system a mid-size scrap yard near Dearborn, Michigan had relied on for over a decade. It worked — until the operator started wondering if "worked" just meant "nobody complained out...

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Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – June 5, 2026

Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – June 5, 2026

· SMASH AI · 5 min read

Prices as of June 05, 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: BEARISH3 of 8 metals higher (Platinum, Palladium & 1 others); 4 lower (Gold, Silver & 2 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,463/oz ▼ Silver — $72.86/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▼ $8,100 · Pt ▲ $1,894 · Pd ▲ $...

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Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – June 4, 2026

Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – June 4, 2026

· SMASH AI · 5 min read

Prices as of June 04, 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); 2 lower (Rhodium, Aluminum). Jump to:Gold — $4,501/oz ▲ Silver — $74.48/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▼ $8,250 · Pt ▲ $1,899 · Pd ▲ $1,312 Copper ...

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Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – June 3, 2026

Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – June 3, 2026

· SMASH AI · 5 min read

Prices as of June 03, 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 — $4,449/oz ▼ Silver — $74.18/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▼ $8,400 · Pt ▼ $1,912 · Pd ▼ $1,329 Copper — $6.61/lb ▼ Aluminum — $1.69/lb ▼ Steel ...

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Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – June 2, 2026

Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – June 2, 2026

· SMASH AI · 5 min read

Prices as of June 02, 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: BULLISH6 of 8 metals higher (Gold, Silver & 4 others); 1 lower (Rhodium). Jump to:Gold — $4,527/oz ▲ Silver — $76.61/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▼ $8,650 · Pt ▲ $1,952 · Pd ▲ $1,363 Copper — $6.64/lb...

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