Platinum $1,613 USD /oz▼ $61.00 (-3.64%)Palladium $1,236 USD /oz▼ $63.00 (-4.85%)Rhodium $8,200 USD /oz▲ $100.00 (+1.23%)Copper $6.29 USD /lb▼ $0.0935 (-1.47%)Aluminum $1.44 USD /lb▲ $0.0140 (+0.98%)Steel (Shredded (SHS)) $413.00 USD /mt– $0.0000 (+0.00%)Nickel $7.49 USD /lb▼ $0.0374 (-0.50%)Lead $0.8100 USD /lb▼ $0.0031 (-0.38%)Zinc $1.61 USD /lb▼ $0.0163 (-1.00%)Gold $3,973 USD /oz▼ $85.70 (-2.11%)Silver $55.47 USD /oz▼ $2.36 (-4.07%)USD/CAD 1.4038▼ $0.0029 (-0.21%)Platinum $1,613 USD /oz▼ $61.00 (-3.64%)Palladium $1,236 USD /oz▼ $63.00 (-4.85%)Rhodium $8,200 USD /oz▲ $100.00 (+1.23%)Copper $6.29 USD /lb▼ $0.0935 (-1.47%)Aluminum $1.44 USD /lb▲ $0.0140 (+0.98%)Steel (Shredded (SHS)) $413.00 USD /mt– $0.0000 (+0.00%)Nickel $7.49 USD /lb▼ $0.0374 (-0.50%)Lead $0.8100 USD /lb▼ $0.0031 (-0.38%)Zinc $1.61 USD /lb▼ $0.0163 (-1.00%)Gold $3,973 USD /oz▼ $85.70 (-2.11%)Silver $55.47 USD /oz▼ $2.36 (-4.07%)USD/CAD 1.4038▼ $0.0029 (-0.21%)
· 10 min read
Your Reputation Is Your Price — Here's How to Protect It on Scrap Auctions Buyers don't bid high on mystery loads. They bid high on yards they trust. If you're selling scrap metal online — whether it's a load of copper wire, a pallet of catalytic converters, or a stack of cores — your reputation...
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of July 16, 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: BEARISH2 of 8 metals higher (Copper, Aluminum); 4 lower (Gold, Silver & 2 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,021/oz ▼ Silver — $56.37/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,100 · Pt ▼ $1,636 · Pd ▼ $1,259 Copper —...
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· 11 min read
Why the Canada-U.S. Scrap Metal Border Is Both an Opportunity and a Headache Cross-border scrap metal trade between Canada and the United States moves billions of dollars in material every year — and most of it happens with zero price transparency. You're either working the phones, trusting one...
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of July 15, 2026 at 07:30 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 — $4,037/oz ▼ Silver — $57.90/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,100 · Pt ▼ $1,611 · Pd ▼ $1,274 Copper — $6.38/lb ...
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· 9 min read
# How SMASH Helps Prevent Scrap Metal Fraud and Misrepresentation in Calgary and Beyond One bad load can cost you thousands. In scrap metal recycling Calgary yards deal with misrepresentation constantly — mixed grades passed off as clean, cats with swapped cores, copper clad sold as solid. The old...
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· SMASH AI · 4 min read
Prices as of July 14, 2026 at 07:30 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: BULLISH5 of 8 metals higher (Gold, Silver & 3 others); 1 lower (Platinum). Jump to:Gold — $4,027/oz ▲ Silver — $58.00/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,100 · Pt ▼ $1,599 · Pd ▲ $1,239 Copper — $6.36/l...
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· 10 min read
Why Automotive Recyclers in Sherbrooke Are Walking Away from Spot-Price Deals You call your regular buyer. He quotes you a number. You take it or leave it — and you almost always take it. That's not a market. That's one person's opinion of what your load is worth. For automotive recyclers in...
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of July 13, 2026 at 07:30 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); 6 lower (Gold, Silver & 4 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,060/oz ▼ Silver — $58.32/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▼ $8,150 · Pt ▼ $1,616 · Pd ▼ $1,239 Copper — $6.30/lb ...
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· 8 min read
Your Reputation Is Your Price Tag in the Scrap Auction World Every yard operator knows the feeling. You post a load, the bids come in lower than expected, and you're left wondering why. Sometimes it's the market. Sometimes it's platinum, palladium, or rhodium moving overnight. But sometimes — more...
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· 10 min read
How a British Columbia Yard Stopped Leaving Money on the Table with Cross-Border Scrap Sales Most yards in New Westminster think cross-border scrap trade is complicated. The paperwork, the buyers, the pricing — it feels like a problem for someone else to solve. That's exactly why they keep calling...
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