Wednesday, August 26
Junkyard News
Wednesday, August 26

Scrap board

Exchange (COMEX / CME)
Copper
$/lb · 30d +6.8%
$6.77
+0.06 (+0.9%)
Aluminum
$/mt · 30d -5.0%
$3,365
-55 (-1.6%)
US HRC steel
$/st · 30d +2.9%
$1,190
-6 (-0.5%)
Gold
$/oz · 30d +15.0%
$4687.00
+48.90 (+1.1%)
Platinum
$/oz · 30d +15.2%
$1866.90
+14.30 (+0.8%)
Palladium
$/oz · 30d +5.4%
$1359.00
+27.10 (+2.0%)
Silver
$/oz · 30d +17.1%
$68.45
-0.19 (-0.3%)
Yard cash (US avg, 220+ yards)
Bare Bright Copper
$/lb
$5.10-5.65
+3.6%
#1 Copper
$/lb
$4.90-5.55
+2.8%
#2 Copper
$/lb
$4.75-5.45
+2.4%
Aluminum Cans (UBC)
$/lb
$0.65-0.85
-2.2%
Clean Aluminum Auto Wheels (Alloy 356)
$/lb
$1.00-1.60
-5.1%
Clean Aluminum Sheet
$/lb
$0.65-0.84
-13.8%
Light Iron & Shredder
$/lb
$0.10-0.15
+5.1%
#1 Prepared Steel (HMS)
$/lb
$0.09-0.10
+5.6%
Yellow Brass Solids
$/lb
$3.00-3.89
-1.3%
Automotive Batteries (Car & Truck)
$/lb
$0.16-0.25
-5.7%

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

Metals recycling

The board looked split today. Copper is $6.77/lb (1d +0.9%, 30d +6.8%), so every bucket of #2 feels like it matters again. Aluminum at $3,365/mt (1d -1.6%, 30d -5.0%) has guys second-guessing clean sheet vs mixed. HRC steel is $1,190/st (1d -0.5%, 30d +2.9%), steady enough that the heavy stuff keeps moving. The weird part is the preciouss, gold at $4,687/oz (30d +15.0%) has the e-scrap crowd talking.

Today's part

Part COG Sale 90d
TOW Hook
TOW Hook
1998 Chevrolet 3500 Pickup
+$324
$6 $330 214%

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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