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    A few prices from today's small load

    Sheet Iron $245.00/gt
    #2 Copper Wire $2.65/lb
    #2 Insulated Wire Low Recovery $.70/lb
    Old Sheet Aluminum $.59/lb
    Electric Motors $.27/lb
    Bare Bright Wire $2.95/lb

    Very happy with sheet iron, hoping to see electric motors go up though.


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    $245/ton is pretty good. $240/ton here in Central Indiana.
    I'm so into scrapping.. When my Steel Toe Boots Wear out, I cut the Steel out of them and recycle the Toe!

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    Geting .20 for electric motors here..id be happy with that price...

    Transformers were .26 last week..wish I could mix em

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    Quote Originally Posted by scrappy888 View Post
    Geting .20 for electric motors here..id be happy with that price...

    Transformers were .26 last week..wish I could mix em
    At my yard you can mix em... if you don't mind getting motor price for your transformers. I did not know there was a difference for about 50# worth of transformers. GRRRRRRRRR
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    Motors and transformers pay the same here.

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    $225.00 GT for steel - up! Nice!

    Copper was $3.00 lb last week and its down to $2.80 lb this week (well, on Tuesday anyways)

    #2 low grade wire .75 lb

    yellow brass $1.80lb

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    Our shred went up to $.09 a lb, from $.075/lb. Nice little raise on that... but copper prices dropped a dime per pound, across the board.

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    Wolf, I never know what or when steel will rise but last time it was that high by me was January of last year!

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    I think Brojer mentioned he was now getting ten cents a pound at his yard (he's just a bit east of me, I think). Hopefully you will see a bump in your shred prices soon, New.

    I haul about 800-1000 lbs a week of shred across the scale, so it was a small, but noticeable, little bump.

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    Were getting 250/Ton for steel and .22 for electric motors on the south side of Chicago. #2 Ins wire is up at .98 from .93 first jump on ins wire in over a year.

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    I'm so envious of most of the steel prices I see on here. By me, cars are $135, shred/tin is $130, prepared/#1 is $160, and clean auto cast is $180. Only way I can get more is to save up enough to ship out an entire truckload at once, and that's just not doable for me right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zito View Post
    I'm so envious of most of the steel prices I see on here. By me, cars are $135, shred/tin is $130, prepared/#1 is $160, and clean auto cast is $180. Only way I can get more is to save up enough to ship out an entire truckload at once, and that's just not doable for me right now.
    Ouch! I thought I was hard done by. Shred is $165 a metric tonne ($0.075/ lb) down here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zito View Post
    I'm so envious of most of the steel prices I see on here. By me, cars are $135, shred/tin is $130, prepared/#1 is $160, and clean auto cast is $180. Only way I can get more is to save up enough to ship out an entire truckload at once, and that's just not doable for me right now.
    Where are you located?
    And what does gas cost?

    Just curious

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    Calgary, AB. Right now diesel is $1.179 a liter, gas is $1.149. That's roughly $4.50 per gallon (US) on diesel, about $4.38 on gas.


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