The One-Minute Steel Brief

The steel market, distilled. Prices, lead times, and trends — in under a minute

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Hot Rolled Lead Times
Hot Rolled Lead Times
Current average lead time is about 7.5 weeks. The longest average stretch in four and a half years.
Current Scrap Prices
Current Scrap Prices
Prices for premium and mid-tier grades are hovering in the $365 to $414 per gross ton range.
77.9
U.S. Domestic Utilization
AISI capability U.S domestic utilization rate for week ending Sep 19, 2026. 
Steel Application of the Month

September Steel Application of the Month:

Par for the Course 

 There's also a fun one this month — see if you can guess the golf course. 

Email jill@calhounsteel.com if you can guess which course this photo was taken.

If you guess right, you WIN a prize!

 

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