Platinum
$1,620 USD /oz
▲ $23.00 (+1.44%)
Palladium
$1,117 USD /oz
▲ $35.00 (+3.23%)
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
▲ $58.10 (+1.41%)
Silver
$57.40 USD /oz
▲ $1.72 (+3.10%)
USD/CAD
1.4196
▼ $0.0026 (-0.18%)
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From Piles to Profit: How a Houston Contractor Turned Industrial Scrap into a Bidding War Marcus T. had a problem most contractors would recognize immediately. After completing a major demolition job at an industrial facility in the Pasadena area east of Houston, he was sitting on roughly 18,000...
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Copper surges 3.8% while palladium drops nearly 12% — here's what North America's latest scrap metal price trends mean for your yard and next auction listing.
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Prices as of May 22, 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: BEARISH2 of 8 metals higher (Copper, Aluminum); 4 lower (Gold, Silver & 2 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,523/oz ▼ Silver — $75.81/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▸ $9,650 · Pt ▼ $1,933 · Pd ▼ $1,343 Copper — ...
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Ferrous flat, copper up but fading, and palladium down 12%: here's what today's scrap metal market means for B2B sellers across North America.
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Prices as of May 21, 2026 at 12:31 PM UTC. 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 — $4,506/oz ▼ Silver — $74.83/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▼ $9,650 · Pt ▼ $1,923 · Pd ▼ $1,327 Copper — $6.26/lb...
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Today's scrap metal markets show steady ferrous prices and a pausing copper uptrend — here's what North American scrap sellers need to know right now.
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Prices as of May 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM UTC. 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: BULLISH4 of 8 metals higher (Gold, Silver & 2 others); 3 lower (Palladium, Rhodium & 1 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,501/oz ▲ Silver — $75.65/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▼ $9,700 · Pt ▲ $1,936 · Pd ▼ $1,...
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Copper rises 3.2% while precious metals decline in mixed scrap metal markets; steel scrap remains stable at $366/mt as base metals outperform.
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Prices as of May 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC. 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 — $4,543/oz ▼ Silver — $76.25/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▼ $9,800 · Pt ▼ $1,948 · Pd ▼ $1,365 Copper — $6.23/lb...
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Copper gains 4% while precious metals decline in mixed May scrap markets - get the latest pricing analysis and trends for metal recyclers.
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