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Nucor carries $875/ton HR list price into fifth week
Written by David Schollaert
September 22, 2025
Nucor kept hot-rolled (HR) coil prices unchanged this week, according to its latest consumer spot price (CSP) notice on Monday, Sept. 22.
The Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker has not adjusted its HR spot price since it increased prices by $10 per short ton (st) to $875/st on Aug. 25.
Nucor also said HR pricing at its West Coast joint venture, California Steel Industries (CSI), would also remain unchanged from last week at $935/st.
You can track steel mill price announcements using the calendar on our website here.
The steelmaker said it would continue to offer lead times of 3-5 weeks for HR.
SMU’s HR price stood at an average of $785/st as of Tuesday, Sept. 16. The price was down $15/st vs. the prior week. The next SMU HR price update will be on Tuesday evening.
We also pegged HRC lead times to be between three and six weeks, with an average of 4.5 weeks. We’ll update lead times again on Oct. 2.
David Schollaert
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