Got screwed again by the local scrap yard....:(

Ok cans or UBC'S industry term for cans have the highest recovery rate 98% that's why cans pay more than say old sheet, the painted panels go as painted, and can go for old sheet price but the frames if you broke them down should have been graded as 6061 or 6063, excursion 6063 pays more.

we have 3 grades of aluminum, cans 45 cents 50 cents if you have over 100 pounds, clean aluminum, this is any clean aluminum that is not pop cans or wheels it can be painted but must be free of steel and plastic, it is 40 cents per pound..then aluminum wheels are 55 cents per pound if cleaned....i sell my aluminum rims to a core buyer for 15 dollars each though..

Sorry you got shorted, that stinks. As already said, this stuff (material) rarely gets handed to us, loaded for us, hauled for us, and unloaded for us. It's work. And it sucks when someone tries (or worse, succeeds) in ripping us off. I'm only part time, but really hate to see anyone get ripped, especially you full time guys and gals. Karma has a way of evening scores, though.