Scrap board
Exchange (COMEX / CME)
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Copper
$/lb · 30d +2.0%
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$6.58
+0.12 (+1.8%)
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Aluminum
$/mt · 30d -2.2%
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$3,483
+158 (+4.8%)
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US HRC steel
$/st · 30d +3.3%
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$1,194
0 (0.0%)
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Gold
$/oz · 30d +11.5%
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$4624.10
+107.80 (+2.4%)
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Platinum
$/oz · 30d +14.9%
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$1887.30
+56.30 (+3.1%)
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Palladium
$/oz · 30d +3.5%
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$1348.50
+12.20 (+0.9%)
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Silver
$/oz · 30d +15.7%
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$69.47
+1.44 (+2.1%)
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Yard cash (US avg, 220+ yards)
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Bare Bright Copper
$/lb
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$5.10-5.40
+1.1%
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#1 Copper
$/lb
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$5.12-5.35
-1.3%
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#2 Copper
$/lb
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$4.90-5.25
+1.4%
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Aluminum Cans (UBC)
$/lb
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$0.57-0.95
+16.4%
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Clean Aluminum Auto Wheels (Alloy 356)
$/lb
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$1.05-1.29
-19.0%
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Clean Aluminum Sheet
$/lb
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$0.67-0.76
-9.9%
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Light Iron & Shredder
$/lb
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$0.09-0.13
-2.2%
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#1 Prepared Steel (HMS)
$/lb
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$0.09-0.11
+8.9%
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Yellow Brass Solids
$/lb
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$3.10-3.56
-6.7%
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Automotive Batteries (Car & Truck)
$/lb
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$0.15-0.25
+5.0%
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Exchange is the board. Yard cash is what the scale is paying, national average. Not a local bid.
Metals recycling
Walked past the nonferrous bins and the talk was simple, aluminum is popping and it changes the mood. Futures have aluminum at $3,483/mt, up 4.8% today, even though it is down 2.2% over 30 days. Copper is steadier at $6.58/lb, up 1.8% on the day and up 2.0% over 30. HRC steel sits at $1,194/st, flat today, up 3.3% on the month.
Today's part
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COG |
Sale |
90d |
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KEY Remote FOB
2015 BMW M4
+$236
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$13 |
$249 |
100% |
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Green is profit per part. COG is junkyard cost. Sale is typical sold value. 90d is sell-through on a 90-day cycle.
19 more flips are in the sheet, with the margin on every one.
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