Metal Prices

[TexasDeere]

Today the prices in Houston are:

#1 copper: $3.35
#2 copper: $3.20
Light copper: $3.00
Clean copper/alum coils/reefers: $1.45
Extruded alum: $.65
Sheet alum: $.50
Stainless: $.80
Clean Brass: $1.80
Dirty Brass: $1.50
Alum Cans: $.67
Elect.Motors: $.32

 

[hobo finds]

sheet steel .09 lb in So. AZ today

 

[hobo finds]

Sheet steel up to .10 apound in So. AZ

 

[pickaway]

Steel 10 cents a pound in central ohio...

 

[DemonWolfe]

took some scarp steel in today,

prepared steel $150 a ton
unprepared steel $120 a ton

1960# of unprepared got me $98, 40 more pounds and i would have made $22 more, only got 0.05 cents a pound since I didn't have a ton, prices here are not the best, I'm in central kansas, took my stuff 45 miles down to great bend.

 

[hobo finds]

Best prices I have ever got in So. AZ so far...
Paint Alum .65 lb
#2 ins wire 1.20 lb
Yellow Brass 1.70 lb
#2 Copper 3.15 lb
Die Cast .10 lb
Furnace Alum .35 lb
Alum Cans .67 lb
Sheet steel .10 lb

 

[davest]

today in st petersburg Floriduh

extruded aluminum .75/lb
old sheet aluminum .60/lb
#2 copper 3.50/lb
brass 1.80/lb

 

[hobo finds]

In So. AZ

Compressor .10 lb
Furnace alum .30 lb
#2 ins wire 1.15 lb
Elect motors .30 lb
Alum MLC .65 lb
Extruded alum .75 lb

 

[thrillathahunt]

what is lead going for these days? I have a bunch of junk fishing weights and wheel weights (about 15 lbs.)

 

[hobo finds]

what is lead going for these days? I have a bunch of junk fishing weights and wheel weights (about 15 lbs.)

Last Sept I got .20 a pound for it. I would think that you will make more than that with the current scrap prices

 

[thrillathahunt]

Thank you for the info. I think I will wait till I have a little more.

 

[hobo finds]

Steel price in So. AZ .10 a pound. With the price of gas i wish it was higher

 

[hobo finds]

I wonder if the price of scrap will drop due to the Earthquake in Japan? I think That it will for the short term as Japan is so close to China....

 

[markmopar]

My brother asked me that same question today. You may be right.

 

[Baggins]

Aluminum up to .71 here..finally looking up....
Baggins

 

[hobo finds]

Scrap steel .10 a pound in So. AZ. Hopefully I will be taking down some alum, brass and ins wire next week while the prices are still high!

 

[markmopar]

Got $14/100# a few days ago for lite iron(auto scrap)
.75lb for aluminum cans

 

[hobo finds]

In So. AZ today...
Cu #2 $3.20 lb
Yellow Brass $1.70 lb
Ins wire #2 $1.15 lb
Elect Motor .30
Stainless steel .70 lb
Alum MLC .70 lb
Cast Alum .65 lb
Alum Furnace .30 lb
Alum Cans .70 lb
Sheet iron/steel .10 lb

 

[hobo finds]

sheet steel / iron down to .09 a pound in So. AZ

 

[hobo finds]

Today in So. AZ
Alum furnace .30 lb
Painted alum .65 lb
Ins wire #2 1.10 lb
Die cast .10 lb