Sunday, August 16
Junkyard News
Sunday, August 16

Scrap board

Exchange (COMEX / CME)
Copper
$/lb · 30d +8.1%
$6.72
+0.12 (+1.8%)
Aluminum
$/mt · 30d -4.9%
$3,356
-36 (-1.0%)
US HRC steel
$/st · 30d +3.6%
$1,196
0 (0.0%)
Gold
$/oz · 30d +11.0%
$4453.80
+73.40 (+1.7%)
Platinum
$/oz · 30d +9.6%
$1759.90
+9.90 (+0.6%)
Palladium
$/oz · 30d +7.1%
$1332.00
+9.50 (+0.7%)
Silver
$/oz · 30d +17.4%
$65.78
+0.79 (+1.2%)
Yard cash (US avg, 220+ yards)
Bare Bright Copper
$/lb
$5.30-5.36
+0.2%
#1 Copper
$/lb
$4.60-5.49
+2.1%
#2 Copper
$/lb
$4.60-5.40
+2.4%
Aluminum Cans (UBC)
$/lb
$0.65-0.88
-1.9%
Clean Aluminum Auto Wheels (Alloy 356)
$/lb
$1.05-1.44
-1.3%
Clean Aluminum Sheet
$/lb
$0.55-0.86
+10.0%
Light Iron & Shredder
$/lb
$0.10-0.13
+0.5%
#1 Prepared Steel (HMS)
$/lb
$0.09-0.10
+8.9%
Yellow Brass Solids
$/lb
$2.75-3.54
-5.8%
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 a couple guys asking about wire again, and yeah, copper is giving them a reason. It's $6.72/lb today, up 1.8% on the day and up 8.1% over 30 days, so the clean bright stuff feels less like a chore to sort. Aluminum is going the other way at $3,356/mt, down 1.0% today and down 4.9% on the month, so wheels and extrusion are a little less fun. HRC steel is flat today at $1,196/st, up 3.6% over 30 days.

Today's part

Part COG Sale 90d
Steering Wheel
Steering Wheel
2005 GMC Canyon
+$210
$29 $239 133%

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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