Platinum
$1,612 USD /oz
▲ $15.00 (+0.94%)
Palladium
$1,113 USD /oz
▲ $31.00 (+2.87%)
Rhodium
$9,250 USD /oz
▼ $100.00 (-1.07%)
Copper
$6.56 USD /lb
▼ $0.0545 (-0.82%)
Aluminum
$1.36 USD /lb
▲ $0.0013 (+0.10%)
Steel (Shredded (SHS))
$413.00 USD /mt
– $0.0000 (+0.00%)
Nickel
$7.02 USD /lb
▲ $0.0105 (+0.15%)
Lead
$0.8500 USD /lb
▲ $0.0032 (+0.38%)
Zinc
$1.73 USD /lb
▼ $0.0078 (-0.45%)
Gold
$4,145 USD /oz
▲ $34.80 (+0.85%)
Silver
$56.90 USD /oz
▲ $1.23 (+2.21%)
USD/CAD
1.4207
▼ $0.0015 (-0.11%)
· 10 min read
# How Scrap Metal Grading Works — And Why It Determines What You Get Paid Most yards leave money on the table before a single bid is placed. Not because their metal isn't valuable — but because the listing doesn't tell buyers enough to compete confidently. In catalytic converter recycling Canada,...
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of August 10, 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: MIXED3 of 8 metals higher (Silver, Copper & 1 others); 3 lower (Gold, Platinum & 1 others). Jump to:Gold — $4,326/oz ▼ Silver — $63.99/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,650 · Pt ▼ $1,737 · Pd ▼ $1,3...
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# How Canadian Winters Shape Scrap Metal Prices — and What Automotive Recyclers Need to Know Canadian winters don't just slow down traffic — they move markets. If you've been watching scrap metal prices Canada per ton fluctuate between October and April and wondering why, the answer often comes...
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# How B2B Scrap Trading Is Changing — And What Forward-Thinking Yards Are Doing About It Most yards in Canada are still selling the way they sold in 2005. One buyer. One phone call. One price — take it or leave it. If you're doing this in 2026, you're leaving real money on the table, and the data...
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Stop Leaving Money on the Table: 7 Ways to Maximize Your Scrap Metal Lots in Canada Most scrap yards in Canada sell the same way they did 20 years ago — one buyer, one phone call, one price. If that sounds familiar, you're almost certainly leaving money behind. Whether you're running a recycling...
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of August 07, 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: BULLISH5 of 8 metals higher (Gold, Silver & 3 others); 2 lower (Palladium, Copper). Jump to:Gold — $4,310/oz ▲ Silver — $64.05/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▲ $8,650 · Pt ▲ $1,738 · Pd ▼ $1,346 Coppe...
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Why Scrap Metal Grading Determines What You Actually Get Paid Most yards leave money on the table before the first bid is ever placed. Not because their material is bad — because it's described badly. In a competitive B2B auction environment, how you grade and document your loads directly affects...
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of August 06, 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: MIXED4 of 8 metals higher (Gold, Palladium & 2 others); 2 lower (Silver, Platinum). Jump to:Gold — $4,258/oz ▲ Silver — $61.63/oz ▼ PGMs — Rh ▸ $8,525 · Pt ▼ $1,730 · Pd ▲ $1,361 Coppe...
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· 8 min read
One phone call. One buyer. One price — take it or leave it. If that sounds familiar, you already know the problem. Across Canada, recycling yards and auto recyclers are quietly moving away from that model. Not because they got burned once — because they got tired of never knowing if they left...
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· SMASH AI · 5 min read
Prices as of August 05, 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: BULLISHAll tracked metals are higher today. Jump to:Gold — $4,208/oz ▲ Silver — $62.34/oz ▲ PGMs — Rh ▲ $8,425 · Pt ▲ $1,750 · Pd ▲ $1,353 Copper — $6.67/lb ▲ Aluminum — $1.46/lb ▲ Ste...
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