February US scrap settles $20-30/gt up on tight supply, weather and solid mill demand

Tuesday, 10 February 2026 21:36:45 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego

US ferrous scrap prices during the recent February buy-cycle negotiations in the US Ohio Valley and US Northeast regions settled $20-30/gt higher than equivalent January values, based on reports of a continued paucity of supply at local yards, recent weather-related supply disruptions, as well as solid demand from US domestic mills during monthly supply negotiations, market insiders told SteelOrbis this week. 

US settled prices are below:

Ohio Valley February January Monthly Change
Delivered to customer
HMS I $390-410/mt $370-390/mt Plus $20 to January
$385-405/gt $365-385/gt Plus $20 to January
Shredded $452-456/mt $422-426/mt Plus $30 to January
$445-450/gt $415-420/gt Plus $30 to January
P&S $427-437/mt $407-417/mt Plus $20 to January
$421-431/gt $401-411/gt Plus $20 to January
Busheling $452-462/mt $421-431/mt Plus $30 to January
$445-455/gt $415-425/gt Plus $30 to January
US Northeast February January Monthly Change
Delivered to customer
HMS I $370-385/mt $350-365/mt Plus $20 to January
$365-380/gt $345-360/gt Plus $20 to January
Shredded $400-410/mt $370-380/mt Plus $30 to January
$395-405/gt $365-375/gt Plus $30 to January
P&S $355-365/mt $335-345/mt Plus $20 to January
$350-360/gt $330-340/gt Plus $20 to January
Busheling $406-426/mt $376-396/mt Plus $30 to January
$400-420/gt $370-390/gt Plus $30 to January
BrianWhary
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I graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism, having started my career covering US energy markets for 15 years. For the past several years, I have transitioned to coverage of the US steel markets, where my focus has been on providing daily price reporting and industry news for US scrap, flat steel and domestic and import long steel markets.


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