FORM 4/A  
 
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * 

Stephen V Hooks

3400 North Wolf Road

Franklin Park,  IL  60131		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

A.M.Castle and Co. (CAS)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
            (Check all applicable)
    Director
    10% Owner
 X  Officer (give title below)
    Other (specify below)
 
Executive VP & President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year)

09/26/2005
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year)

09/28/2005		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

 X  Form filed by One Reporting Person
    Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)2. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)		2A. Deemed
Execution Date,
if any
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially Owned
Following Reported
Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		6. Ownership
Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A)
or
(D)		Price
Common Stock09/26/200509/26/2005M   8,333A$10.0027,293D 
Common Stock09/26/200509/26/2005M   16,667A$10.0043,960D 
Common Stock09/26/200509/26/2005M   15,152A$11.0059,112D 
Common Stock09/26/200509/26/2005M   9,848A$11.0068,960D 
Common Stock09/26/200509/26/2005F   10,773D$17.7958,187D 
Common Stock09/27/200509/27/2005S   31,819D$17.187326,368D 
Common Stock         565.6706IBy PAYSOP Plan
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		2. Conversion
or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security		3. Transaction
Date
(Month/
Day/
Year)		3A. Deemed
Execution
Date,
if any
(Month/
Day/
Year)		 4. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of
Derivative
Securities
Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of
Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)		9. Number of
Derivative Securities
Beneficially Owned
Following Reported
Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		10. Ownership
Form of
Derivative
Security:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		11. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date
Exercisable		Expiration
Date		TitleAmount
or
Number
of
Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy)$5.21        10/23/200410/23/2013Common Stock45,000 45,000D 
Stock Options (Right to buy)$6.39        10/24/200310/24/2012Common Stock28,000 28,000D 
Stock Options (Right to buy)$7.05        10/04/200310/04/2012Common Stock22,275 22,275D 
Stock Options (Right to buy)$10.0009/26/200509/26/2005M    8,33307/27/200107/27/2010Common Stock8,333$10.0016,667D 
Stock Options (Right to buy)$10.0009/26/200509/26/2005M    16,66707/27/200107/27/2010Common Stock16,667$10.000D 
Stock Options (Right to buy)$11.0009/26/200509/26/2005M    15,15207/26/200207/26/2011Common Stock15,152$11.009,848D 
Stock Options (Right to buy)$11.0009/26/200509/26/2005M    9,84807/26/200207/26/2011Common Stock9,848$11.000D 
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Explanation of Responses:

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
see Instruction 6 for procedure.
s/ Stephen V Hooks09/28/2005
  **Signature of Reporting Person      Date