Platinum
$1,620 USD /oz
▲ $23.00 (+1.44%)
Palladium
$1,118 USD /oz
▲ $36.00 (+3.33%)
Rhodium
$9,150 USD /oz
▼ $200.00 (-2.14%)
Copper
$6.56 USD /lb
▼ $0.0525 (-0.79%)
Aluminum
$1.35 USD /lb
▼ $0.0018 (-0.13%)
Steel (Shredded (SHS))
$413.00 USD /mt
– $0.0000 (+0.00%)
Nickel
$7.02 USD /lb
▲ $0.0105 (+0.15%)
Lead
$0.8500 USD /lb
▲ $0.0032 (+0.38%)
Zinc
$1.73 USD /lb
▼ $0.0078 (-0.45%)
Gold
$4,169 USD /oz
▲ $58.50 (+1.42%)
Silver
$57.40 USD /oz
▲ $1.72 (+3.09%)
USD/CAD
1.4196
▼ $0.0026 (-0.18%)
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Toledo Scrap Market Recap — Week Ending July 12, 2026 If you're trying to get the best price for scrap metal in Toledo right now, this week handed you a mixed bag. Trade tensions, gold's ongoing identity crisis, a new safety law for yards, and macro signals worth watching — it was a busy seven...
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# How a Riverside Recycler Stopped Leaving Money on the Table **Primary Keyword:** wholesale scrap metal buyers Riverside **Format:** Case Study / Success Story **Target:** Scrap sellers, recycling yard operators, industrial generators in Riverside, CA and the Inland Empire --- Most scrap yards...
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Today's scrap metal market is mixed: copper and gold hold firm while aluminum, silver, nickel, and lead face notable pressure. Here's what sellers need to know.
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of July 10, 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: MIXED2 of 8 metals higher (Palladium, Copper); 3 lower (Gold, Silver & 1 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,103/oz ▼ Silver — $59.75/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,200 · Pt ▸ $1,611 · Pd ▲ $1,255 Copper — ...
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Scrap metal prices are under short-term pressure, but the long-term outlook stays bullish. Here's how sellers should navigate today's volatile market.
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of July 09, 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: BULLISHAll tracked metals are higher today. Jump to:Gold — $4,105/oz ▲ Silver — $59.14/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,200 · Pt ▲ $1,613 · Pd ▲ $1,232 Copper — $6.24/lb ▲ Aluminum — $1.44/lb ▲ Steel...
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Metal prices are pulling back across the board, but structural demand from AI, EVs, and green energy keeps the medium-term outlook bullish for scrap sellers.
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of July 08, 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); 5 lower (Gold, Silver & 3 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,068/oz ▼ Silver — $58.49/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,250 · Pt ▼ $1,574 · Pd ▼ $1,196 Copper — $6.10/l...
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Selling Scrap Metal in Allentown, Pennsylvania: A Practical Guide for Serious Sellers Most scrap sellers in Allentown leave money on the table. Not because their material is bad — but because they're selling to one buyer, taking the first price offered, and moving on. That's not a strategy. That's...
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# Chicago Scrap Metal Market Report — Week of July 6, 2026 Your single buyer isn't showing you the market. They're showing you their offer. That's the difference between a price and a market. This week's conditions make that distinction matter more than ever for scrap yards and recyclers across...
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