In my own experience, Sunbirds and Cavaliers of that age have often had the cat replaced already with an aftermarket, or just been straight-piped. Just something to keep in mind. If it's still the original cat, it'll be either a large GM or AC 4-dot, which up here currently sell for $88-$110. From the sounds of that head gasket(singular) being redone, it's a 4 cyl, so it would be the cheaper AC 4-dot cat. I also really doubt the motor would sell. Not many people go to the effort/expense of changing motors in cars that old, and that's a motor that doesn't have a lot of other applications. If anything, I would pull off the rebuilt cylinder head and try to sell that for a few $$. If it's a V6, I would pull the intake for some quick and easy aluminum, and that's about it.
Are the rims aluminum? For me, that's another $50-ish or so, which might justify paying a higher price.
As for the weight, I just hauled in a 94 2-dr that had a V6 auto. The car was also fully loaded with ac, pw etc. That all adds a few lbs. Less the cat, rims, rad (check, some are brass/copper and worth pulling, but most are aluminum), battery, and a few minor bits like alternator etc, it scaled out at 2380 lbs. Figure out a price going by what your yard pays for incomplete cars for that weight. Add up what the cat is worth, the rims/tires, battery etc, and deduct whatever you figure you need/want to make for profit on the car, and what you have left is the absolute most you should pay.
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