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Cincinnati scrap metal prices

June 24, 2019
The Cincinnati ferrous scrap market feeds the Ohio valley region via train, truck, and boat. Cincinnati sits directly along the Ohio River giving it advantageous access to a network of rivers including the Mississippi River and Ohio River Basin System, which contains roughly 2,800 miles of navigable waterway.
 
Scrap Price Bulletin covers twelve different steel and iron prices for the Cincinnati market including no. 1 heavy melting, no. 1 dealer bundles, no. 1 busheling, shredded scrap, machine shop turnings, plate and structurals, 5 ft. and under
 
Scrap Price Bulletin also publishes a monthly market report assessing the major price changes and explanations surrounding price movements. Market reports are also published for the other 17 cities in Scrap Price Bulletin’s coverage.
 

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Cincinnati
Prices as of April 16, 2018
Brokers' buying prices per gross ton on cars Low High
No. 1 hvy. melting 314.00 315.00
No. 2 hvy. melting 324.00 325.00
No. 1 dealer bundles 247.00 248.00
No. 2 bundles 229.00 230.00
No. 1 busheling 252.00 253.00
Shredded scrap 299.00 300.00
Machine shop turnings 182.00 183.00
Cast iron borings 182.00 183.00
Plate and structurals, 5 ft. and under 324.00 325.00
Rails, random length 334.00 335.00
Rails, 2 ft. and under 409.00 410.00
No. 1 machinery cast 394.00 395.00

Market Reports

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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.