Tuesday, September 1
Junkyard News
Tuesday, September 1

Scrap board

Exchange (COMEX / CME)
Copper
$/lb · 30d +1.3%
$6.60
+0.00 (+0.1%)
Aluminum
$/mt · 30d +0.4%
$3,419
+43 (+1.3%)
US HRC steel
$/st · 30d +0.4%
$1,195
-12 (-1.0%)
Gold
$/oz · 30d +9.2%
$4404.60
-26.50 (-0.6%)
Platinum
$/oz · 30d +9.4%
$1769.90
-18.50 (-1.0%)
Palladium
$/oz · 30d +6.9%
$1337.00
-25.90 (-1.9%)
Silver
$/oz · 30d +13.1%
$65.24
-0.98 (-1.5%)
Yard cash (US avg, 220+ yards)
Bare Bright Copper
$/lb
$5.10-5.70
+1.5%
#1 Copper
$/lb
$5.22-5.59
+0.5%
#2 Copper
$/lb
$4.85-5.43
0.0%
Aluminum Cans (UBC)
$/lb
$0.65-0.85
-7.7%
Clean Aluminum Auto Wheels (Alloy 356)
$/lb
$1.00-1.60
+12.0%
Clean Aluminum Sheet
$/lb
$0.65-1.25
-4.3%
Light Iron & Shredder
$/lb
$0.07-0.10
-9.0%
#1 Prepared Steel (HMS)
$/lb
$0.09-0.10
-3.6%
Yellow Brass Solids
$/lb
$3.00-3.82
-4.9%
Automotive Batteries (Car & Truck)
$/lb
$0.16-0.25
+1.1%

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

Metals recycling

Walking the yard this week, the mood is mixed, and the scale ticket shows it. Copper is $6.60/lb, up 0.1% today and 1.3% over 30 days, so clean stuff keeps its footing. Aluminum woke up a bit at $3,419/mt, up 1.3% today and 0.4% on the month, which helps when you are staring at a pile of wheels. HRC steel is $1,195/st, down 1.0% today and up 0.4% over 30 days, so shred talk gets quieter.

Today's part

Part COG Sale 90d
Gauge
Gauge
2012 Infiniti FX Series
+$132
$17 $149 150%

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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