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Birmingham scrap metal prices

August 19, 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 June 11, 2018
Brokers' buying prices per gross ton on cars Low High
No. 1 hvy. melting 197.00 198.00
No. 2 hvy. melting 187.00 188.00
No. 1 dealer bundles 334.00 335.00
No. 2 bundles 179.00 180.00
No. 1 busheling 304.00 305.00
Shredded scrap 324.00 325.00
Machine shop turnings 164.00 165.00
Shoveling turnings 164.00 165.00
Cast iron borings 164.00 165.00
Elec. furnace bundles 179.00 180.00
Elec. furnace, 3 ft. and under 181.00 182.00
Plate and structurals, 2 ft. and under 424.00 425.00
Plate and structurals, 4 ft. and under 269.00 270.00
No. 1 RR hvy. melting 309.00 310.00
Rails, random length 289.00 290.00
Rails, 2 ft. and under 384.00 385.00
Angles and splice bars 259.00 260.00
Cupola cast 284.00 285.00
Unstripped motor blocks 274.00 275.00

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By Sean Barry - August 13, 2019

North American ferrous scrap prices rebounded in August as a supply squeeze caused by an easing in inbound flows and stronger mill demand helped reverse four straight months of price declines.