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Well what a year it was...
Avg. Steel price for me for the year was $.032 lb.
Sheet Iron Avg. $.027 lb. High $.0575 lb. (Jan.) Low $.0165 lb. (Dec.)
Clean Sheet Iron Avg. $.034 lb. High $.04 lb. (April) Low $.029 lb. (Dec.)
Torch P&S Avg. $.035 lb. High $.04 lb. (Jan.) Low $.0325 lb. (Aug.)
Prepared Avg. $.046 lb. High $.0775 lb. (Jan.) Low $.0315 lb. (Nov.)
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Price is up here! $65/ton
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If prices had been this low when I started I would not be scrapping now. The dime a pound was enough to sustain my interest on the learning curve.
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Here's a comparison for shred from my area (Chicago's south side)
Jan 2015 $185/Ton
Dec 2015 $40/Ton