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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# 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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Copper up 4.8%, zinc up 3.2%, gold consolidating at $4,048/oz — here's what today's scrap metal market means for Canadian and U.S. sellers.
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Prices as of July 23, 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 — $4,074/oz ▼ Silver — $58.21/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,200 · Pt ▼ $1,604 · Pd ▼ $1,244 Copper — $6.44/lb ▼ Aluminum — $1.44/lb ▼ Steel ...
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# How to Prepare Industrial Scrap Metal for Sale: A Step-by-Step Guide for Processors and Yards Most yards leave money on the table before the load ever leaves the gate. Not because the metal isn't there — but because it's not prepared, documented, or positioned to attract serious industrial scrap...
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Prices as of July 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: BULLISH5 of 8 metals higher (Gold, Silver & 3 others); 1 lower (Copper). Jump to:Gold — $4,131/oz ▲ Silver — $59.47/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,200 · Pt ▲ $1,648 · Pd ▲ $1,304 Copper — $6.51/lb ...
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Copper and rhodium are firm while gold and silver face pressure. Here's what US and Canadian scrap sellers need to know about today's metals market.
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Prices as of July 21, 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 — $4,062/oz ▲ Silver — $59.01/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,200 · Pt ▲ $1,619 · Pd ▲ $1,260 Copper — $6.52/lb ▲ Aluminum — $1.44/lb ▲ Steel...
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