Sunday, August 30
Junkyard News
Sunday, August 30

Scrap board

Exchange (COMEX / CME)
Copper
$/lb · 30d +3.3%
$6.66
+0.07 (+1.1%)
Aluminum
$/mt · 30d +1.3%
$3,408
+51 (+1.5%)
US HRC steel
$/st · 30d -0.9%
$1,182
-21 (-1.7%)
Gold
$/oz · 30d +10.5%
$4529.90
-79.80 (-1.7%)
Platinum
$/oz · 30d +12.3%
$1854.30
+9.00 (+0.5%)
Palladium
$/oz · 30d +11.1%
$1446.90
+109.30 (+8.2%)
Silver
$/oz · 30d +15.3%
$67.79
-1.64 (-2.4%)
Yard cash (US avg, 220+ yards)
Bare Bright Copper
$/lb
$5.39-5.70
+1.6%
#1 Copper
$/lb
$5.00-5.40
-0.8%
#2 Copper
$/lb
$4.80-5.20
-1.2%
Aluminum Cans (UBC)
$/lb
$0.45-0.74
-10.9%
Clean Aluminum Auto Wheels (Alloy 356)
$/lb
$0.90-1.25
-11.0%
Clean Aluminum Sheet
$/lb
$0.65-1.25
-2.9%
Light Iron & Shredder
$/lb
$0.08-0.14
-5.1%
#1 Prepared Steel (HMS)
$/lb
$0.09-0.10
+8.3%
Yellow Brass Solids
$/lb
$3.10-3.82
-2.1%
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 feels split today. Copper is $6.66/lb, up 1.1% on the day and up 3.3% over 30, so the clean wire cans are still worth sorting instead of tossing in with shred. Aluminum is $3,408/mt, up 1.5% today and up 1.3% over 30, steady enough for window frame and extrusion piles. Steel is the drag, US HRC is $1,182/st, down 1.7% today and down 0.9% over 30. Precious is jumpy, palladium is $1,446.90/oz, up 8.2% today and up 11.1% over 30.

Today's part

Part COG Sale 90d
Backup Light
Backup Light
2015 Acura TLX
+$376
$47 $423 289%

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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