| Top-pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hot Rolled Coil – Midwest | 700 /st 09/09/2024 |
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| Mini-Mill HRC CONVERSION COST ESTIMATE | - |
515 /st 11/11/2025 |
| Cold Rolled Coil – Midwest | 900 /st 07/19/2024 |
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| Hot Dipped Galvanized – Midwest | 885 /st 09/09/2024 |
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| CME Hot Rolled Coil Futures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Last | Change | Prior |
| DEC 2024 | 678 | +3 | 675 |
| JAN 2025 | 712 | +0 | 712 |
| FEB 2025 | 752 | +2 | 750 |
| MAR 2025 | 775 | +0 | 775 |
| APR 2025 | 780 | +0 | 780 |
| MAY 2025 | 0 | +0 | 790 |
| JUN 2025 | 798 | +8 | 790 |
| JUL 2025 | 0 | +0 | 790 |
| AUG 2025 | 0 | +0 | 790 |
| SEP 2025 | 0 | +0 | 790 |
| OCT 2025 | 0 | +0 | 790 |
| NOV 2025 | 795 | +5 | 790 |
| DEC 2025 | 795 | +5 | 790 |
| LME Aluminum Futures
Last Updated: 11/11/2025
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|---|---|---|---|
| First Future |
2850.05
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| Second Future |
2850.05
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| Third Future |
2872.73
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| Fourth Future |
2876.82
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| Fifth Future |
2880.62
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| Sixth Future |
2884.62
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| Manufacturing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Global PMI | 50.8 10/01/2025 |
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| US PMI | 48.7 11/03/2025 |
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| Chinese PMI | 49 11/03/2025 |
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| Chinese Caixian PMI | 50.6 11/03/2025 |
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| Chicago PMI | 43.8 11/03/2025 |
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| Japanese PMI | 48.2 11/04/2025 |
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| EuroZone PMI | 50 10/24/2025 |
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| Philadelphia Fed | -12.8 10/16/2025 |
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| Empire Manufacturing | 10.7 10/15/2025 |
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| Durable Goods | 0.03 % 09/25/2025 |
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| Industrial Production | 0.001 % 09/16/2025 |
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| Capacity Utilization | 77.376 % 09/16/2025 |
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| Automotive | ||
|---|---|---|
| Annualized Sales | 15.32 million 11/04/2025 |
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| Economy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nonfarm Payrolls | 22000 jobs 09/05/2025 |
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| Unemployment Rate | 0.043 % 09/05/2025 |
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| PPI | 0.001 % 09/10/2025 |
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| CPI | 0.003 % 10/24/2025 |
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| Consumer Confidence | 50.3 11/07/2025 |
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| Small Business Index | 98.2 11/11/2025 |
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| Interest Rates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fed Funds | 4.09% 10/01/2025 |
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| Secured Overnight Financing Rate | 4.01% 11/25/2025 |
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| 10 Yr Treasury | 4.01% 11/25/2025 |
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| Steel-rebar | ||
|---|---|---|
| North America Domestic | $885 /st 09/08/2025 |
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| Turkey Export | $540 /st 11/11/2025 |
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| China Export | $465 /st 11/11/2025 |
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| China Rebar Futures | $465.31 /mt 01/27/2025 |
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| Energy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Natural Gas | $4.565 mbtu 11/11/2025 |
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| Crude | $61.04 /barrel 11/11/2025 |
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| Heating Oil | $2.5757 /gallon 11/11/2025 |
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| Gasoline | $2.012 /gallons 11/11/2025 |
|
| Crude Oil Inventory | 421168 barrels 11/05/2025 |
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| Rig Count US | 548 rigs 11/07/2025 |
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| Rig Count NA | 739 rigs 11/07/2025 |
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| Natural Gas Inventory | 3915 bcf 11/06/2025 |
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| Raw-materials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mini-Mill Scrap | - |
$384 /gt 11/11/2025 |
| Iron Ore | $105.85 /mt 11/11/2025 |
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| Pig Iron Black Sea Export | $303 /mt 10/27/2025 |
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| Pig Iron Brazil Export | $382.5 /mt 10/20/2025 |
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| LME Zinc | $3183.54 /mt 11/11/2025 |
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| Coking Coal | $211 /mt 11/03/2025 |
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| Coke – China Export | $244 /mt 11/11/2025 |
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| NYMEX Natural Gas Futures | $4.565 mbtu 11/11/2025 |
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| Copper | $5.066 /lb 11/11/2025 |
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| HRC Iron Ore Ratio | 6.61 11/11/2025 |
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| Busheling Iron Ore Ratio | 3.88 11/11/2025 |
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| HRC Busheling Ratio | 1.7 11/11/2025 |
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| Steel-data | ||
|---|---|---|
| AISI Production | 1.758 million mt 11/11/2025 |
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| AISI Capacity | 76.7 % 11/11/2025 |
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| US Steel Flat Rolled Import Licenses | 0.408 million st 09/25/2025 |
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| Construction | ||
|---|---|---|
| CPIC | 195 billion 09/03/2025 |
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| Median Sales Price of New home | $413500 09/24/2025 |
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| Case Shiller 20 city index housing prices | 0.0158 % 10/28/2025 |
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| Dodge Construction Index | 259 09/19/2025 |
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| ABI Index | 43.3 11/03/2025 |
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| Building Permits | 1.33 million annualized homes 09/24/2025 |
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| Housing Starts | 1.307 million annualized homes 09/17/2025 |
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| New Home Sales | 80000 annualized homes 09/24/2025 |
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| Existing Home Sales | 4.06 million annualized homes 10/23/2025 |
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| 30 Year Mortgage Rate | 6.28 % 11/11/2025 |
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| Homebuilder Confidence | 37 10/16/2025 |
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| XHB (Homebuilder ETF) | $106.15 11/11/2025 |
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| Capacity-and-lead | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weekly Domestic Capacity Utilization All Products | 76.7 % 11/11/2025 |
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| HRC Midwest Lead Time | 4.4 weeks 08/13/2024 |
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| Weekly Raw Steel Production | 1.758 M tons 11/11/2025 |
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| Transportation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gas Prices | $3.072 /gallon 11/11/2025 |
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| Flat Bed Prices | $2.4383 /mile 11/11/2025 |
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| Baltic Dry Index | 2084 11/11/2025 |
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| Total Combined Rail Traffic | 496928 carloads 11/05/2025 |
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| Railroad Carloads (weekly) | 269719 carloads 11/05/2025 |
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| Railroad Intermodal Units (weekly) | 227209 units 11/05/2025 |
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| Exchange Rates
2025-11-27 17:00:00 UTC
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|---|---|---|---|
| CURRENCY | PRICE | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.1603 | ||
| USD/CNY | 7.0799 | ||
| USD/AUD | 1.5304 | ||
| USD/INR | 89.2666 | ||
| USD/CAD | 1.4032 | ||
| USD/MXN | 18.3399 | ||
| USD/JPY | 155.9694 | ||
| USD/GBP | 0.7542 | ||
| Scrap Pricing Last Updated: 11/27/2025 |
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|---|---|---|
Mini-Mill HRC CONVERSION COST ESTIMATE#1 Busheling = $125 #1 Bundles = $81 Shredded = $59 #1 Heavy Metal = $33 #2 Heavy Metal = $34 Pig Iron = $3 Conversion Cost = $180 Total = $515 Mini-Mill Scrap#1 Busheling = $160 #1 Bundles = $103 Shredded = $74 #1 Heavy Metal = $44 #2 Heavy Metal = $3 Total = $384 |
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US Flat Rolled Steel Mills
| Company | Price | Change | Day Range | 52 Week Range | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Steel Corporation (X) | 0 USD | 0 - 0 | 54.91 - 29.71 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST | |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) | 166.62 USD | 2.37 | 167.07 - 163.75 | 167.07 - 103.17 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE) | 159.13 USD | 2.88 | 159.42 - 155.98 | 158.48 - 97.59 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| ArcelorMittal (MT) | 43.15 USD | 0.92 | 43.23 - 42.45 | 36.51 - 20.54 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) | 12.64 USD | 0.29 | 12.765 - 12.375 | 16.7 - 5.63 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
Other Producers
| Company | Price | Change | Day Range | 52 Week Range | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ternium S.A. (TX) | 36.56 USD | 0.7 | 36.76 - 35.95 | 38.1458 - 24 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| POSCO (PKX) | 54.96 USD | 2.72 | 55 - 54 | 342000 - 227500 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Gerdau S.A. (GGB) | 3.59 USD | 0.1 | 3.6 - 3.55 | 21.3 - 13.74 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Commercial Metals Company (CMC) | 63.88 USD | 1.25 | 63.975 - 62.62 | 64.22 - 37.92 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID) | 1.61 USD | 0.06 | 1.62 - 1.56 | 11.93 - 6.72 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
Service Centers
| Company | Price | Change | Day Range | 52 Week Range | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington Industries, Inc. (WOR) | 55.42 USD | 0.04 | 56.33 - 55.02 | 70.91 - 37.88 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) | 280.59 USD | 0.91 | 281.78 - 274.99 | 347.435 - 250.07 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Ryerson Holding Corporation (RYI) | 22.85 USD | 0.1 | 22.92 - 22.62 | 27.41 - 17.1828 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Olympic Steel, Inc. (ZEUS) | 38.42 USD | -0.03 | 38.63 - 38.15 | 43.5967 - 26.32 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
Raw Materials
| Company | Price | Change | Day Range | 52 Week Range | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHP Group (BHP) | 54.88 USD | 1.2 | 54.94 - 54.33 | 44.55 - 33.25 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Vale S.A. (VALE) | 12.51 USD | 0.32 | 12.56 - 12.28 | 66.45 - 48.77 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Rio Tinto plc (RIO) | 72.2 USD | 1.13 | 72.5722 - 71.76 | 5565 - 4024.5 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
Freight
| Company | Price | Change | Day Range | 52 Week Range | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW) | 159.54 USD | 2.19 | 160.27 - 156.63 | 160.27 - 84.6788 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) | 173.4 USD | 1.37 | 175.575 - 171.2135 | 192.465 - 122.79 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN) | 25.54 USD | 0.34 | 25.75 - 24.98 | 41.18 - 23.02 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR) | 130.71 USD | -0.05 | 132.31 - 129.845 | 190.69 - 119.32 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) | 230.66 USD | 1.53 | 231.83 - 228.43 | 256.84 - 204.66 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) | 290.03 USD | 0.97 | 291.57 - 288.77 | 302.24 - 201.63 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| CSX Corporation (CSX) | 35.3 USD | 0.4 | 35.55 - 34.81 | 37.25 - 26.2184 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |
| SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) | 86.3072 USD | 0.9985 | 86.92 - 85.075 | 95.62 - 61.95 | November 27, 2025 / 1:02 am EST |