Monday, August 24
Junkyard News
Monday, August 24

Scrap board

Exchange (COMEX / CME)
Copper
$/lb · 30d +4.7%
$6.62
+0.04 (+0.6%)
Aluminum
$/mt · 30d -3.6%
$3,402
-81 (-2.3%)
US HRC steel
$/st · 30d +3.9%
$1,201
+7 (+0.6%)
Gold
$/oz · 30d +16.1%
$4723.50
+99.40 (+2.1%)
Platinum
$/oz · 30d +19.4%
$1902.60
+15.30 (+0.8%)
Palladium
$/oz · 30d +9.4%
$1364.00
+15.50 (+1.1%)
Silver
$/oz · 30d +17.5%
$68.93
-0.54 (-0.8%)
Yard cash (US avg, 220+ yards)
Bare Bright Copper
$/lb
$5.30-5.59
+0.2%
#1 Copper
$/lb
$5.12-5.49
-1.1%
#2 Copper
$/lb
$5.00-5.31
+0.9%
Aluminum Cans (UBC)
$/lb
$0.57-0.95
+16.4%
Clean Aluminum Auto Wheels (Alloy 356)
$/lb
$1.05-1.29
-19.0%
Clean Aluminum Sheet
$/lb
$0.65-0.80
-10.6%
Light Iron & Shredder
$/lb
$0.10-0.13
-1.0%
#1 Prepared Steel (HMS)
$/lb
$0.09-0.11
+8.9%
Yellow Brass Solids
$/lb
$3.10-3.56
-3.0%
Automotive Batteries (Car & Truck)
$/lb
$0.15-0.25
+5.0%

Exchange is the board. Yard cash is what the scale is paying, national average. Not a local bid.

Metals recycling

Had to laugh at the buy board today. Copper is $6.62/lb, up 0.6% on the day and 4.7% over 30 days, so the #2 wire bin stays busy and nobody is rushing to lock anything in. Aluminum is $3,402/mt, down 2.3% today and 3.6% on the month, which is the kind of slide that turns clean sheet into "maybe next week." Gold is $4723.50/oz, up 2.1% today and 16.1% in 30 days, so the e-scrap guys keep poking around for boards.

Today's part

Part COG Sale 90d
Armrest
Armrest
2003 Mazda Tribute
+$188
$14 $201 200%

Green is profit per part. COG is junkyard cost. Sale is typical sold value. 90d is sell-through on a 90-day cycle.

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