Nucor Plate Group maintains prices for 6th consecutive month 

Following four price increases at the start of 2025, taking plate prices up by $300/short ton (st) from January to March, Nucor has kept spot prices level.  

In March, the company set quenched-and-tempered glass base prices at roughly $132.25 per cwt and base prices for normalized plate at $73.75/cwt.  

A Midwest-based service center operator expected that Nucor would continue to hold its prices.  

“No surprises. Demand is OK,” he said. “We should see increased activity in 4-6 weeks, so no need to reduce due to seasonality.”

The same operator contends that his spot price this week is about $1,100/st or $55/cwt ex-works, domestic mill.  

SMU’s plate price stands at $1,080/st on average as of July 29, according to SMU’s interactive pricing tool, which you can find here. We will update prices on Tuesday.