Saturday, August 29
Junkyard News
Saturday, August 29

Scrap board

Exchange (COMEX / CME)
Copper
$/lb · 30d +5.0%
$6.59
-0.01 (-0.1%)
Aluminum
$/mt · 30d -2.8%
$3,358
+14 (+0.4%)
US HRC steel
$/st · 30d +0.7%
$1,203
+4 (+0.3%)
Gold
$/oz · 30d +14.3%
$4609.70
+11.50 (+0.3%)
Platinum
$/oz · 30d +16.0%
$1845.30
+9.60 (+0.5%)
Palladium
$/oz · 30d +7.4%
$1337.60
+12.50 (+0.9%)
Silver
$/oz · 30d +20.0%
$69.43
+1.44 (+2.1%)
Yard cash (US avg, 220+ yards)
Bare Bright Copper
$/lb
$5.55-5.70
+0.2%
#1 Copper
$/lb
$5.20-5.51
+0.3%
#2 Copper
$/lb
$4.95-5.20
+1.3%
Aluminum Cans (UBC)
$/lb
$0.45-0.74
+7.9%
Clean Aluminum Auto Wheels (Alloy 356)
$/lb
$0.90-1.25
-11.0%
Clean Aluminum Sheet
$/lb
$0.65-1.25
-11.4%
Light Iron & Shredder
$/lb
$0.08-0.14
-4.2%
#1 Prepared Steel (HMS)
$/lb
$0.09-0.10
+8.3%
Yellow Brass Solids
$/lb
$3.10-3.82
-1.4%
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

Copper is basically flat today at $6.59/lb (down 0.1%), but it is still up 5.0% over 30 days, so the bare bright guys keep asking if the bump sticks. Aluminum is $3,358/mt (up 0.4% today, down 2.8% on the month), which fits the week, decent day-to-day, soft trend. HRC steel is $1,203/st (up 0.3% today, up 0.7% in 30 days), so shred and #1 heavy melt keep feeling stubborn.

Today's part

Part COG Sale 90d
Armrest
Armrest
2010 Honda Pilot
+$122
$14 $135 139%

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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