What did you scrap?

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Apr 08, 2025 7:20 pm

Hit up two different yards today:

266# light iron 150/GT
100# #1 steel 195/GT
13# irony Al 0.15
2# #2 copper 2.65
2# brass 1.95
3# mixed wire 0.95
9# electric motor 0.24
19# sealed unit 0.20
5# batteries 0.20

Total: $45.53 rounded up to $45.55

24# clean ACR 1.50
6# Cat5 0.80
37# lead/zinc blend 0.45
4# solder 0.80
2# pewter 2.70

Total: $66.05

Daily Total: $111.60
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri Apr 11, 2025 2:36 pm

780# light iron 140/GT
80# #1 steel 180/GT
9# S/S 0.37
5# dirty S/S 0.18
5# mixed Al 0.45
2# extruded Al 0.60
52# irony Al 0.15
8# brass 2.00
1# clean ACR 1.60
40# mixed wire 0.95
18# batteries 0.21

Total: $130.04 rounded up to $130.05
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Mon Apr 14, 2025 12:43 pm

Nice jump in aluminum prices!

18# mixed Al 0.55
20# extruded Al 0.72
20# irony Al 0.17
2# #1 copper 3.10
4# #2 copper 2.90
22# brass 2.00
12# romex 1.70
22# mixed wire 0.95
280# batteries 0.23

Total: $195.20
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:00 pm

907 lbs light iron 0.05
3# holiday lights 0.20

Total: $46.00 rounded up to $50
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:04 pm

130.39 troy ounces scrap silver @ $30.36/ozt

$3,959.04
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri Apr 18, 2025 5:06 pm

Light iron and steel are dropping.

80# light iron 130/GT
18# #1 steel 175/GT
2# mixed Al 0.53
2# irony Al 0.17
2# #2 copper 2.95
8# brass 2.00

Total: $29.35
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:03 pm

300# light iron 130/GT
100# #1 steel 175/GT
3# S/S 0.37
2# dirty S/S 0.18
22# mixed Al 0.53
7# extruded Al 0.70
6# dirty Al wire 0.30
27# irony Al 0.17
12# #1 copper 3.15
9# #2 copper 2.95
20# brass 2.00
1# clean ACR 1.60
32# THHN 2.25
26# well wire 2.05
1# romex 1.75
3# mixed wire 1.00
11# steel BX 0.35
88# batteries 0.20

Total: $307.09 rounded up to $307.10
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri Apr 25, 2025 8:40 am

120# light iron 130/GT
8# #1 steel 175/GT
1# S/S 0.37
2# mixed Al 0.53
4# irony Al 0.17
2# mixed wire 1.00
23# batteries 0.21

Total: $16.53 rounded up to $16.55
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Thu May 01, 2025 4:26 pm

Steel continues to drop - not a good sign!

140# light iron 125/GT
33# irony Al 0.17
4# mixed wire 1.00
5# batteries 0.20
2# pewter 3.00

Total: $24.42 rounded up to $24.45
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Fri May 02, 2025 12:46 pm

23# clean ACR 1.80
9# silver-plated brass 2.55
19# electric motors 0.32

Total: $70.43 rounded up to $70.50
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