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Platinum $1,617 USD /oz ▲ $20.00 (+1.25%) Palladium $1,114 USD /oz ▲ $32.00 (+2.96%) Rhodium $9,150 USD /oz ▼ $200.00 (-2.14%) Copper $6.55 USD /lb ▼ $0.0660 (-1.00%) Aluminum $1.36 USD /lb ▲ $0.0033 (+0.24%) 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 $4,154 USD /oz ▲ $43.90 (+1.07%) Silver $56.83 USD /oz ▲ $1.16 (+2.08%) USD/CAD 1.4263 ▲ $0.0041 (+0.29%)

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Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – August 27, 2026

Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – August 27, 2026

· SMASH AI · 5 min read

Prices as of August 27, 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 — $4,595/oz ▼ Silver — $68.42/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▼ $8,775 · Pt ▼ $1,819 · Pd ▼ $1,296 Copper — $6.56/lb ▼ Aluminum — $1.46/lb ▼ Stee...

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Get Top Dollar for Scrap Metal in Sacramento

Get Top Dollar for Scrap Metal in Sacramento

· 10 min read

How to Get the Best Price for Scrap Metal in Sacramento: A Step-by-Step Seller's Guide Most scrap yards in Sacramento will quote you one price. Take it or leave it. That's not a market — that's a guess that favors the buyer. If you're sitting on a load of copper, a pile of mixed non-ferrous, or...

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Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – August 26, 2026

Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – August 26, 2026

· SMASH AI · 5 min read

Prices as of August 26, 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: MIXEDAll tracked metals are lower today. Jump to:Gold — $4,627/oz ▼ Silver — $68.96/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,800 · Pt ▸ $1,856 · Pd ▼ $1,316 Copper — $6.70/lb ▼ Aluminum — $1.47/lb ▸ Steel ...

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Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – August 25, 2026

Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – August 25, 2026

· SMASH AI · 5 min read

Prices as of August 25, 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: BEARISH1 of 8 metals higher (Copper); 5 lower (Gold, Silver & 3 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,636/oz ▼ Silver — $67.98/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,800 · Pt ▼ $1,843 · Pd ▼ $1,309 Copper — $6.64/l...

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Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – August 24, 2026

Smash Scrap Morning Metals Report – August 24, 2026

· SMASH AI · 4 min read

Prices as of August 24, 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: MIXED5 of 8 metals higher (Gold, Silver & 3 others); 1 lower (Aluminum). Jump to:Gold — $4,660/oz ▲ Silver — $69.26/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,800 · Pt ▲ $1,878 · Pd ▲ $1,333 Copper — $6.60/l...

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Detroit Scrap Metal Auction: Silver Up 20% in August

Detroit Scrap Metal Auction: Silver Up 20% in August

· 9 min read

```html Gold hit $4,661 this week. Silver is up 20% in August alone. And U.S.-Canada tariff tensions just added a new wrinkle to steel pricing across the Midwest. If you run a yard in Detroit or anywhere else in Michigan, this was not a quiet week to ignore. Here's what moved markets, what it...

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LA Recycling Yard Doubles Profit Using Market Analysis

LA Recycling Yard Doubles Profit Using Market Analysis

· 9 min read

# How a Los Angeles Recycling Yard Stopped Leaving Money on the Table **A case study on using scrap metal market analysis to compete — and win — in Southern California's crowded recycling market.** --- Most yard operators in Los Angeles don't lose money because they're bad at the job. They lose...

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