Steel Mills

Nucor holds weekly HRC price steady after last week’s cut

May 13, 2024

Nucor chose to hold its consumer spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled (HR) coil steady this week after stunning the market last week with a significant price decline.

The steelmaker said in a letter to customers on Monday morning that its $760-per-short-ton (st) CSP base price for HR coil is effective immediately. The price is unchanged from the CSP announced on May 6 but down $65/st from $825/st April 29.

The weekly CSP applies to all the company’s producing sheet mills, except for California Steel Industries (CSI). The CSP for Nucor’s CSI subsidiary remains at $840/st.

The letter reminded customers that all published extras continue to apply to spot transactions.

Additionally, the company said spot order lead times “will be offered between 3-5 weeks” but to “please contact your Nucor district sales manager for availability.”

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. Since 2007, she has held various editorial and marketing positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills. In 2021, after a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel trade journalism, joining SMU in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.