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Hot Rolled Coil – Midwest
700 /st
09/09/2024
Mini-Mill HRC CONVERSION COST ESTIMATE
516 /st
11/13/2024
Cold Rolled Coil – Midwest
900 /st
07/19/2024
Hot Dipped Galvanized – Midwest
885 /st
09/09/2024
CME Hot Rolled Coil Futures
MonthLastChangePrior
SEP 2024713-1714
OCT 2024722-5727
NOV 2024756+2754
DEC 2024765-13778
JAN 2025799-1800
FEB 2025804+4800
MAR 20250+0800
APR 2025820+7813
MAY 20250+0813
JUN 20250+0813
JUL 20250+0820
AUG 20250+0825
SEP 20250+0825
LME Aluminum Futures
Last Updated: 12/06/2024
First Future
2550.96
Second Future
2550.96
Third Future
2578.96
Fourth Future
2588.45
Fifth Future
2589.7
Sixth Future
2595.2
Manufacturing
Global PMI
49.4
11/04/2024
US PMI
46.5
11/01/2024
Chinese PMI
50.1
10/31/2024
Chinese Caixian PMI
50.3
11/01/2024
Chicago PMI
41.6
10/31/2024
Japanese PMI
49.2
11/01/2024
EuroZone PMI
46
11/04/2024
Philadelphia Fed
10.3
10/17/2024
Empire Manufacturing
31.2
11/15/2024
Durable Goods
-
-0.01 %
11/04/2024
Industrial Production
-0.0026 %
11/15/2024
Capacity Utilization
77.1309 %
11/15/2024
Transportation
Gas Prices
$3.084 /gallon
11/13/2024
Flat Bed Prices
$2.3236 /mile
11/15/2024
Baltic Dry Index
1692
11/15/2024
Total Combined Rail Traffic
519115 carloads
11/13/2024
Railroad Carloads (weekly)
272577 carloads
12/06/2023
Railroad Intermodal Units (weekly)
237049 units
12/06/2023
Automotive
Annualized Sales
16.04 million
11/01/2024
Economy
Nonfarm Payrolls
12000 jobs
11/01/2024
Unemployment Rate
0.041 %
10/04/2024
PPI
-0.002 %
11/14/2024
CPI
0.002 %
08/01/2024
Consumer Confidence
73
11/08/2024
Small Business Index
93.7
11/13/2024
Interest Rates
Fed Funds
4.64%
11/01/2024
Secured Overnight Financing Rate
4.6%
12/06/2024
10 Yr Treasury
4.15%
12/06/2024
Steel-rebar
North America Domestic
$720 /st
10/21/2024
Turkey Export
$580 /st
11/13/2024
China Export
$500 /st
11/08/2024
China Rebar Futures
$494.54 /mt
09/30/2024
Energy
Natural Gas
$2.823 mbtu
11/15/2024
Crude
$67.02 /barrel
11/15/2024
Heating Oil
$2.1709 /gallon
11/15/2024
Gasoline
$1.9493 /gallons
11/15/2024
Crude Oil Inventory
429747 barrels
11/14/2024
Rig Count US
584 rigs
11/15/2024
Rig Count NA
784 rigs
11/15/2024
Natural Gas Inventory
3974 bcf
11/14/2024
Raw-materials
Mini-Mill Scrap
$381 /gt
10/11/2024
Iron Ore
$98.7 /mt
11/15/2024
Pig Iron Black Sea Export
$340 /mt
11/13/2024
Pig Iron Brazil Export
$432.5 /mt
10/07/2024
LME Zinc
$2964.09 /mt
11/15/2024
Coking Coal
$218 /mt
11/15/2024
Coke – China Export
$281 /mt
11/15/2024
NYMEX Natural Gas Futures
$2.823 mbtu
11/15/2024
Copper
$4.109 /lb
11/15/2024
HRC Iron Ore Ratio
7.09
11/15/2024
Busheling Iron Ore Ratio
4.18
11/15/2024
HRC Busheling Ratio
1.7
10/11/2024
Steel-data
AISI Production
1.649 million mt
11/13/2024
AISI Capacity
74.2 %
11/13/2024
US Steel Flat Rolled Import Licenses
0.879 million st
11/14/2024
Construction
CPIC
191 billion
11/01/2024
Median Sales Price of New home
$426300
10/24/2024
Case Shiller 20 city index housing prices
0.052 %
10/29/2024
Dodge Construction Index
233
10/29/2024
ABI Index
45.7
10/04/2024
Building Permits
1.425 million annualized homes
11/14/2024
Housing Starts
1.354 million annualized homes
10/18/2024
New Home Sales
73800 annualized homes
10/24/2024
Existing Home Sales
3.84 million annualized homes
10/23/2024
30 Year Mortgage Rate
7.32 %
11/15/2024
Homebuilder Confidence
43
10/17/2024
XHB (Homebuilder ETF)
$86.68
12/06/2023
Capacity-and-lead
Weekly Domestic Capacity Utilization All Products
74.2 %
11/13/2024
HRC Midwest Lead Time
4.4 weeks
08/13/2024
Weekly Raw Steel Production
1.649 M tons
11/13/2024
Exchange Rates
2024-12-10 15:00:00 UTC
CURRENCY PRICE
EUR/USD 1.0558
USD/CNY 7.2468
USD/AUD 1.563
USD/INR 84.8032
USD/CAD 1.4182
USD/MXN 20.234
USD/JPY 151.035
USD/GBP 0.7844
Scrap Pricing
Last Updated: 12/09/2024

Mini-Mill HRC CONVERSION COST ESTIMATE

#1 Busheling = $125

#1 Bundles = $79

Shredded = $59

#1 Heavy Metal = $35

#2 Heavy Metal = $33

Pig Iron = $3

Conversion Cost = $180

Total = $514

Mini-Mill Scrap

#1 Busheling = $161

#1 Bundles = $100

Shredded = $74

#1 Heavy Metal = $43

#2 Heavy Metal = $3

Total = $381

US Flat Rolled Steel Mills

CompanyPriceChangeDay Range52 Week RangeLast Updated
United States Steel Corporation (X)39.04 USD0.5939.7 - 38.8950.2 - 26.915December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD)138.25 USD1.35139.45 - 137.23155.56 - 104.6December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Nucor Corporation (NUE)144.58 USD2.01147.115 - 143.335203 - 133.42December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
ArcelorMittal (MT)25.74 USD0.4526.35 - 25.70526.95 - 18.435December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF)12.28 USD0.4412.7 - 12.0622.97 - 10.21December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST

Other Producers

CompanyPriceChangeDay Range52 Week RangeLast Updated
Ternium S.A. (TX)32.48 USD0.9732.95 - 32.0544.44 - 30.68December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
POSCO (PKX)45.41 USD-1.2246.12 - 45.1508000 - 252000December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Gerdau S.A. (GGB)3.46 USD0.113.52 - 3.4421.01 - 16.68December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Commercial Metals Company (CMC)62.26 USD0.8963.49 - 62.11464.22 - 45.47December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID)1.93 USD0.11.98 - 1.9219.8 - 10.47December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST

Service Centers

CompanyPriceChangeDay Range52 Week RangeLast Updated
Worthington Industries, Inc. (WOR)41.5 USD0.6742.345 - 41.0769.59 - 38.24December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS)308.26 USD3.87310.315 - 306.2874342.2 - 261.77December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Ryerson Holding Corporation (RYI)24.45 USD0.5925.34 - 24.136.2 - 17.57December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Olympic Steel, Inc. (ZEUS)42.86 USD2.1842.98 - 4173.49 - 32.23December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST

Raw Materials

CompanyPriceChangeDay Range52 Week RangeLast Updated
BHP Group (BHP)53.75 USD2.3554.67 - 53.7350.84 - 38.28December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Vale S.A. (VALE)9.85 USD0.499.95 - 9.778.2 - 55.48December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Rio Tinto plc (RIO)64.89 USD2.7865.9108 - 64.885927 - 4509December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST

Freight

CompanyPriceChangeDay Range52 Week RangeLast Updated
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW)108.14 USD2.71108.76 - 105.91113.1 - 65December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT)182.38 USD1.39185.29 - 181.08219.505 - 153.12December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN)39.34 USD-0.0340 - 39.0943.26 - 33.12December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR)185.49 USD4.2186.825 - 182.025201.405 - 165.39December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)233.54 USD-0.03234.97 - 231.69258.61 - 218.57December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)256.84 USD-3.94261.55 - 256.46277.6 - 206.71December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
CSX Corporation (CSX)33.97 USD-0.4834.63 - 33.9140.05 - 31.74December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST
SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN)92.0874 USD-0.099593.12 - 91.9195.62 - 71.84December 9, 2024 / 11:09 pm EST