Nucor (NYSE:NUE) reported quarterly earnings of $3.46 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.65 by 5.21 percent. This is a 22.25 percent decrease over earnings of $4.45 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.14 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $8.26 billion by 1.49 percent. This is a 6.58 percent decrease over sales of $8.71 billion the same period last year.