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Birmingham scrap metal prices

June 24, 2019

Birmingham is well known for their large and rich deposits of coal, iron ore and limestone; three main ingredients in the production of steel. It has also been referred to as the “Pittsburgh of the South.” Birmingham is home to many mills and manufacturers, including Nucor Steel, US Pipe, CMC Steel, US Steel and McWane Inc. among others.

Birmingham, Alabama is a broker’s buying market that represents 19 steel and iron scrap grades with historical prices online dating back to 1995 in the south region of the United States. Scrap Price Bulletin offers pricing and trends on the following metals in the Birmingham market: No. 1 heavy melting, No. 2 heavy melting, No. 1 dealer bundles, No. 1 busheling, shredded scrap, machine shop turnings, plate and structurals 5 ft. and under.
 

 

Fastmarkets SPB publishes more than 50 steel and iron scrap price grades and reports on 18 major North American ferrous scrap markets.  Click here to visit the about our prices page or to find additional steel scrap terms, visit the glossary page.

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Subscribers benefit from regional scrap prices for Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Hamilton, ON, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle-Portland, South Carolina,  St. Louis, and Youngstown assessed every week.  To see a sample price sheet, download a sample issue below or take out a free trial to experience scrappricebulletin.com.

Birmingham
Prices as of April 16, 2018
Brokers' buying prices per gross ton on cars Low High
No. 1 hvy. melting 217.00 218.00
No. 2 hvy. melting 207.00 208.00
No. 1 dealer bundles 334.00 335.00
No. 2 bundles 199.00 200.00
No. 1 busheling 304.00 305.00
Shredded scrap 344.00 345.00
Machine shop turnings 184.00 185.00
Shoveling turnings 184.00 185.00
Cast iron borings 184.00 185.00
Elec. furnace bundles 199.00 200.00
Elec. furnace, 3 ft. and under 201.00 202.00
Plate and structurals, 2 ft. and under 444.00 445.00
Plate and structurals, 4 ft. and under 289.00 290.00
No. 1 RR hvy. melting 328.00 330.00
Rails, random length 309.00 310.00
Rails, 2 ft. and under 404.00 405.00
Angles and splice bars 279.00 280.00
Cupola cast 304.00 305.00
Unstripped motor blocks 294.00 295.00

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Soft demand keeps market under pressure in June

By Sean Barry - June 11, 2019

The ferrous scrap market in the United States continued to be pummeled in June in the wake of diminished demand and a lingering oversupply of material, with most grades losing another $30 compared with the month prior.