gas is down and metal is down . Usaully its the other way around. At this rate we probably would be better off starting a lemonade stand ..,or some hot chocolate and coffee lol ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sledge
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gas is down and metal is down . Usaully its the other way around. At this rate we probably would be better off starting a lemonade stand ..,or some hot chocolate and coffee lol ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sledge
Just got $150/Ton in North Dakota. But it was primo stuff. Went straight from my trailer into a railroad car.
Tin down to $65/gross ton...... yikes :/
Tin down to $50/gross ton........... I now officially dont pick up tin for free
I got 0.09 cents per pound today, $180 per ton in western NC. I didn't even have 1,000lbs to hit their price break. I was pleasantly surprised!
Just over .02 a pound...ouch!Quote:
Originally Posted by mrsamsonite
Wow I haven't seen it as low as $50 a ton around here in probably 5 years.
This is a very scary aspect of this business , especially for those that do it for a living rather than a hobby.
Hoping those prices go up for you bud! Fairly low around here too at around $135/ton as of Friday.
I got dropped from 130 to 125 per m/t today and am gonna get to 120 per m/t next week apparently.
I told the scrap yard if they put me below 120 I am getting out of scrapping for now I will just hoard my scrap at my buddy's place.
Doesn't even cover gas money. Wowza.Quote:
Originally Posted by KzScrapper
NA:
Any sniffs from your side when prices are likely to rise back up???
Not really. Even the other yard I used to use is down to the same price and I've never seen them that low before!
I took some shred in about 3 weeks ago and it was 150 a ton. Called Wed and it's back up to 180 a ton.
I hauled in a load and got $110/ton for shred. Not sure what #1 prepared is at getting some saved up
Took a load in today of mixed appliance/tin and got $100/ton. Prepared was $140/ton. We never get the prices you guys back east get. I'm jealous!
Short iron back up to $200/ton here. That would put shred around $160-170, I believe. I only had a small, mixed load of short, but was pleasantly surprised at the price. There are two yards out of six in my area that will treat you right, and they are the two who get all of my iron.
I got $115 a ton this morning or 0.05 a pound. Down from $180 a ton 2 months ago.
Called my yard yesterday.. They are at $160/ton for sheet still.. Waiting for at least a $20/ton bump before I haul in.
Got $140 a ton for shred yesterday. It's held at that price since the summer.
Sorry to hear but with me there is no changes on price.
Yep same here, Weitsman's still giving $0.09/lb for mixed tin, although their taking all metal in as mixed tin now. I guess I can't complain, it's still higher then Bodine's and the other yard that's here.
-Matt
Still sitting at $160/ton here as well.. thus far no January Bump.
10$ bump since opening after the holidays, 145/ton. Hope it keeps climbing.
Took my load in today as it JUST bumped to $180/ton from $160/ton!
Word from the yard boss is that we will get another bump in February!
YEEEES!
Can start buying cars again!
That's good yard prices are going back up in your neck of the woods. Take advantage while ya have it.Quote:
Originally Posted by sledge
I've been paying less with the lower steel prices. Since xmas, I've bought a Ford Escape for 200$, and a Corolla and a Grand Am for 175$ a piece.
I consider these an investment, going for a near total breakdown on them in the spring.
Getting 160.00 a ton here. Went into my local yard this morning and was told to dump what I had been holding onto the bottom was fixing to drop out instead of going up?
Or do they want to get all your scrap cheap before it goes up again?Quote:
Originally Posted by autojunktion
Thats in the back of my mind so I called around and others in the area thought it was fixing to drop. I sell to several yards so I guess we will see. Thats how I found this place I googled scrap metal prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longhairboy
been hearing the same. might be as bad as 50/ton drop.
Exactly what I was told. Could be as severe as a 50.00 per ton drop and stay down for awhile. Said it could be as bad as 2008 prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by directrecycle
I was talking with a guy who closed his yard recently (December). He was saying that there are no new orders, so this may be bad for a long time.
When someone has to close their yard, you know it's not good.
We're down to $60 for shred and $90 for unprepared
I knew there was a problem when the owner asked me to come into his office while I was still on the scale this morning. He said that the price had taken another drop. He also said he would have to stockpile for some time as none of the outlets that he sells to were accepting loads for the time being. I was happy to get $85. Luckily I have room to store things until either the price goes up or I really need the cash. The good news was that the worker running the crane stopped and said he had noticed that all I seem to bring in was metal from computers. He then said he had started accumulating some and wondered if I would be interested in buying them. We are meeting after work on Monday. It may have been one of my more profitable loads, even with the drop in price!
I'm an owner and I'm hearing 2 things. Foreign steel is being imported reducing demand for scrap, plus the oil and gas industry is expected to cut costs by 35% this year over last. The oil and gas industry represents 10% of the US steel consumption.
Thank you for chiming in.. as much as all of us here don't prefer to hear these things.. better to be prepared than leave the yard stunned!Quote:
Originally Posted by ccantu
Forewarned is Forearmed!
Got 175/Ton today. Down $10 a Ton
Just turned in some tin today, went down from $50/gross ton to $35/gross ton. Got $5 and some change for over 300 pounds. At a penny and a half per pound, I am sad to say that it isnt even worth it to even load up a full trailer load and drive it over to the yard.
Today i sold appliances for 50$ a ton my yard buys them at 40 less a ton. unprepared was at 90$/ton copper #1 at 2.15$, #2 at2.00$ #1 cast was at $200/ton
I have about 500 lbs clean #2 copper clean i kinda lost my ass a few weeks ago it was at 2.49 i was hoarding for a rainy day but now its pouring and i dont know what to do
Dropping 30.00 a ton for sure next Monday and said it maybe more.
Welp.. I heard of the drop from folks out there on the SMF... I started calling around.. Feeder yard had not heard from the main yard they feed on the drop so I rushed a couple days ago to get a measly 220 lbs out of my garage at $180/ton.. Mama yard was already at $140..
This is really kinkin my sh*t!