Metal Prices

mick56

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Southern Wisconsin
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Aluminum


Iron




Cans
$0.35​

Prepared
$130.00​
N.T.


Clean (Sheet)
$0.35​

Unprepared
$100.00​
N.T.


Unclean
$0.10​

Mixed Iron
$110.00​
N.T.


Brkg
$0.05​

Unsorted Iron
$90.00​
N.T.


Turnings
$0.15​

Heavy Torch
$90.00​
N.T.


Siding
$0.40​

Steel Turnings
$20.00​
N.T.


Cast
$0.35​

16" Steel Rims
$130.00​
N.T.


Rims
$0.50​






Clip
$0.35​

Tin




Ext
$0.40​

Tin
$80.00​
N.T.


EC (Alum Wire)
$0.30​

Vehicles
$90.00​
N.T.


ACSR
$0.15​






Alum Radiators Clean
$0.30​

Cast




Alum/Cop Radiators
$0.75​

Clean Auto Cast
$130.00​
N.T.




U.C. Motors
$80.00​
N.T.


Copper


U.C. Diesels
$80.00​
N.T.


Bare Bright
$1.75​

Pre Machine
$130.00​
N.T.


#1 Copper
$1.70​

Unprepared Mach Cast
$110.00​
N.T.


#2 Copper
$1.50​

Stove Cast
$100.00​
N.T.


#1 Ins
$0.90​

Borings
$0.00​
N.T.


#2 Ins
$0.50​





Copper Radiators
$1.00​

Charges




U.C. Copper Radiators
$0.25​

Fridges
$20.00​
each


Sheet
$1.50​

Dehumidifier
$20.00​
each


Heater Cores
$0.75​

Air Conditioner
$20.00​
each


Comm Wire
$0.04​

Microwave
$10.00​
each




Burn Barrels
$5.00​
each


Brass


w/lids
$7.00​
each


Red
$1.30​

Computer CPU's
Free​



Yellow
$1.20​

Computer Monitors
$10.00​
each


Unclean
$0.25​

TV, VCR, etc
$0.30​
/#








Stainless


No Charge




Prepared (304)
$0.30​

Hot water heaters
Stoves



Breakage
$0.05​

Washers/Dryers
Dishwashers



Turnings
$0.08​





316
$0.40​

Misc






Electric Motors
$0.05​






Batteries
$0.22​





Wheel Weights
$0.15​





Lead
$0.35​








 

billjustbill

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October 3, 2016 Ft.Worth Metroplex

Yellow brass $1.30
Red brass $1.49

#1 Copper $1.90
#2 Copper $1.73

Al. Cans $.47
 

billjustbill

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Texas
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As of Nov. 29, 2016: Dallas/Ft.Worth Metroplex UPDATED DECEMBER 07

#1 Copper....... $ 2.11 DECEMBER 07: $2.24
#2 .................... 1.94


Yellow Brass...... $1.44 DECEMBER 07: $1.48
Red.................... 1.56


Aluminum cans.....0.49 DECEMBER 07: 0.47


Clean Stainless Steel...32

Die cast Zinc clean......35
Dirty Zinc...................15
 

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billjustbill

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Feb 23, 2008
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Texas
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As of Nov. 29, 2016: Dallas/Ft.Worth Metroplex UPDATED DECEMBER 07, UPDATE FOR 2/24/2017

#1 Copper....... $ 2.11 DECEMBER 07: $2.24, FEB. 24: $2.21
#2 .................... 1.94 ................................. FEB. 24: $2.03


Yellow Brass...... $1.44 DECEMBER 07: $1.48, FEB. 24: $1.57
Red.................... 1.56................................., FEB. 24: $1.70


Aluminum cans.....0.49 DECEMBER 07: 0.47, FEB.24: .52-CENTS


Clean Stainless Steel...32

Die cast Zinc clean......35
Dirty Zinc...................15
 

Kansas_Jayhawk

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Is there a web site to where you can get these prices for the area where one lives.
 

boogeyman

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Can't believe what I seen today. We had an ice storm in
January or sometime last winter. Knocked over hundreds
of powerline poles. A couple people have called and asked
if they could have/buy the poles that fell over on my brother's
360 acres so I talked to him and he said sell them and keep
whatever you get. I went out and pulled all the poles away
from the highway into a pile and will sell them. What I can't
believe is the copper wires that were on them. The utility
company never picked up the wires. Uncoated copper
wires about 3/16th inch in diameter. 4000+ feet of it just
laying there. I will find out if I can claim it soon. What
should I hope for in price per pound if I can make this
score. Would it be considered #1 or #2, how do you tell?
It is uncoated but has a heavy patina or tarnish. Does
anyone have a website that shows current prices, all the
sites I find want you to register and I am not comfortable
putting my address on websites just to see current scrap
copper prices.
Are you sure they're solid copper? Out here most of the stuff going up is plated aluminum. Lighter, cheaper, and less attractive to the copper thieves. Be sure you have something in writing from the power company!!! Even if one of the linemen or people in the office says they don't want it, it's still power company equipment! We used to just let the cops deal with it when they got busted at the scrap yards, less paperwork.

And yes I do have experience in this. Almost 15 yrs working for a power company security dept. I would really not see any TNetters get busted for not knowing. Be safe Be smart!!
 

cyberdan

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Dec 12, 2006
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Is there a web site to where you can get these prices for the area where one lives.
I doubt it. Where I used to live there were three recyclers and they all had different prices. None put prices on the internet because they go up and down so much they would not be able to keep them updated.

The best thing to do is call.
 

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hobo finds

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Mar 15, 2010
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So. Az. Prices lately

Clean Cast Alum $.40 lb.
Alum Cans $.85 lb.
#2 Plastic color $.15 lb.
#1 Plastic $.40 lb.
Clean Stainless Steel $.36 lb.
#2 Ins wire $.58 lb.
#2 Copper $2.06 lb.
Yellow Brass $1.48 lb.
Compressor Sealed Units $.15 lb.
Dirty Stainless Steel $.18 lb.
Dirty Alum $.24 lb.
Dirty Cast Alum $.26 lb.
Auto Batt $.26 lb.
Coax $.14 lb.
Brown Circuit Bds $.15 lb.
Die Cast Zinc $.30 lb.
Romex wire $1.22 lb.
Clean Sheet Iron $133 net ton
Prepared Steel $143 net ton
Sheet Iron $93 net ton
 

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hobo finds

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Mar 15, 2010
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Prices in So. AZ over the last month

#2 Copper $2.34 lb.

#1 Insulated wire $1.65 lb.
Cat 5 $.76 lb.
#2 Insulated wire $.56 lb.
Christmas lights $.18 lb.
Compressor $.15 lb.
Ballasts $.14 lb.
Yellow Brass $1.79 lb.
Dirty Brass/zinc door knobs $.20 lb.
Die Cast $.35 lb.
Dirty Stainless $.15 lb.
Lead $.21 lb.
Alum Cans uncrushed $.95 lb.
dirty alum $.26 lb.
aluminium rims $.53 lb.
Brown Boards $.15 lb.
#2 plastic nat $.15 lb.
#2 plastic color $.12 lb.
#1 plastic $.40 lb.
Sheet Iron $115 net ton
Unprepared $145 net ton
Clean Sheet Iron $155 net ton
Prepared $165 net ton
 

A2coins

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good info here in Mi 10 cents per can
 

Davers

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I guess you have to pay a 10 cent deposit on every can or bottle you buy ?

Here the road sides are littered with can 's bottles , plastic, glass galore.

I'm sure there is some kinda law in place to keep me from renting a U haul and filling it with bottles and cans or i'd be all on that . lol
 

fistfulladirt

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I guess you have to pay a 10 cent deposit on every can or bottle you buy ?

Here the road sides are littered with can 's bottles , plastic, glass galore.

I'm sure there is some kinda law in place to keep me from renting a U haul and filling it with bottles and cans or i'd be all on that . lol
We do, but we have cannies that roam the highway in search of easy money. Big, bulging bags of cans.
 

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