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"Jumbo" is a word you hear a lot in the steel business, but it does not always mean the same thing to everyone. To an engineer, it points to a specific class of very heavy rolled shapes with special code requirements. To a buyer or a yard, it usually means any very deep or very heavy wide flange beam, such as the big W36, W40, and W44 sections. This guide explains what makes a beam jumbo, the sizes involved, where these beams are used, and what to know before you buy jumbo st

If you are shopping for used steel beams, you may have noticed that two beams that look alike can carry very different prices. Used beam pricing is not a single number off a chart. It is built from a handful of factors: weight, size, length, condition, freight, and what the steel market is doing that week. This guide walks through each one so you can compare quotes on used steel beams. Weight per Foot: The Starting Point Structural steel is bought and sold largely by weight,