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Cincinnati scrap metal prices

January 13, 2020
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 November 5, 2018
Brokers' buying prices per gross ton on cars Low High
No. 1 hvy. melting 269.00 270.00
No. 2 hvy. melting 279.00 280.00
No. 1 dealer bundles 247.00 248.00
No. 2 bundles 184.00 185.00
No. 1 busheling 252.00 253.00
Shredded scrap 259.00 260.00
Machine shop turnings 137.00 138.00
Cast iron borings 137.00 138.00
Plate and structurals, 5 ft. and under 279.00 280.00
Rails, random length 299.00 300.00
Rails, 2 ft. and under 374.00 375.00
No. 1 machinery cast 359.00 360.00

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Strong demand and tight supply boosts ferrous scrap again in Jan

By Sean Barry - January 13, 2020

The North American ferrous market started the New Year with a bang as prices rose $30 per gross ton across the board in nearly all areas of the country amid strong buying activity by domestic steel mills and inventories remained under pressure.