<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the June 30,
2000  Consolidated  Balance Sheets and Consolidated  Statements of Operations of
Birmingham  Steel  Corporation  and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such.

<CIK>                           0000779334
<NAME>                          Birmingham Steel Corporation
<MULTIPLIER>                             1,000

                                                         
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   Year            Year              Year
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               Jun-30-2000     Jun-30-1999       Jun-30-1998
<PERIOD-START>                  Jul-01-1999     Jul-01-1998       Jul-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                    Jun-30-2000     Jun-30-1999       Jun-30-1998
<CASH>                                  935             935              902
<SECURITIES>                              0               0                0
<RECEIVABLES>                        93,652         104,462          121,854
<ALLOWANCES>                          1,614           1,207                0
<INVENTORY>                         177,835         161,801          243,275
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                    278,372         320,522          393,998
<PP&E>                              955,087         879,617          978,546
<DEPRECIATION>                      316,790         272,579          221,051
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                      959,857         970,737        1,244,778
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>               135,712         210,087          156,324
<BONDS>                              43,500          53,500           53,500
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0               0                0
<PREFERRED>                               0               0                0
<COMMON>                                310             298              298
<OTHER-SE>                          187,705         230,433          460,309
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>        959,857         970,737        1,244,778
<SALES>                             932,546         980,274        1,136,019
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                    932,546         980,274        1,136,019
<CGS>                               887,594         901,331        1,018,620
<TOTAL-COSTS>                       887,594         901,331        1,018,620
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                          0               0                0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                    210,476          50,735           34,238
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                   51,687          35,265           29,008
<INCOME-PRETAX>                    (267,335)        (67,163)           2,793
<INCOME-TAX>                        (41,001)        (16,110)           1,624
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                (226,334)        (51,053)           1,629
<DISCONTINUED>                      173,183        (173,183)               0
<CHANGES>                                 0               0                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                      (1,669)              0                0
<NET-INCOME>                        (54,820)       (224,236)           1,629
<EPS-BASIC>                           (1.82)          (7.61)            0.05
<EPS-DILUTED>                         (1.82)          (7.61)            0.05