SMASH Recycling Morning Metals Report – October 5, 2026
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Prices as of October 05, 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.
Today’s price snapshot
Gold price
- Gold: $4,158/oz; higher than the previous close.
Silver price
- Silver: $61.69/oz; higher than the previous close.
Platinum-group metal prices
- Platinum: $1,724/oz; higher than the previous close.
- Palladium: $1,164/oz; higher than the previous close.
- Rhodium: $9,000/oz; lower than the previous close.
Copper price
- Copper: $6.62/lb; higher than the previous close.
Aluminum price
- Aluminum: $1.42/lb; higher than the previous close.
Steel scrap price
- Shredded (SHS): $413.00/mt; unchanged from the previous close. Source: scrapmonster.
- HMS 1&2 (80:20): $366.00/mt; unchanged from the previous reference price.
What sellers can do today
- Converters and precious metals: Record serial numbers, separate OEM from aftermarket units, and include clear photos.
- Copper and aluminum: Separate grades and remove avoidable contamination before asking for bids.
- Steel: Confirm the grade, weight, freight responsibility, and possible deductions before accepting an offer.
- Price discovery: Treat these as reference prices, not yard offers, and compare more than one qualified bid through SMASH Recycling.
News sources checked
These are the linked headlines reviewed for today’s report. Open the original source before making a market decision.
- North American Stainless Steel Scrap Sees Mixed Moves, E.C. Aluminum Wire Dips on the Index - 2026-10-5 - ScrapMonster — ScrapMonster News
- Top 50 mining companies take $264 billion hit as gold trade unwinds, lithium stocks exit - Mining.com — Mining.com
- Freeport’s Grasberg Copper Mine Reaches 67% Milling Capacity in Recovery - ScrapMonster — ScrapMonster News
- Keurig Alta First-Look: No More Plastic K-Cups — Wired
- Gold Price Today in Pakistan – Latest 24K & 22K Rates — Pakistanstoday.com.pk
🇨🇦 Canadian Dollar Conversions — One US dollar is C$1.4246. The reference prices above are in US dollars. Copper: $9.43/lb CAD · Aluminum: $2.02/lb CAD · Steel Scrap (Shredded (SHS)): $588.36/mt CAD
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