Compare National and Local Scrap Metal Prices

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Aluminum

Local
Average
National
Average
Last
Modified
Mixed Plates/Pipes/Clips “MLC” $.56 $.54 6/3/13
Old Sheet “O/S” $.48 $.47 6/3/13
Extruded Grades “Ext” $.61 $.58 6/3/13
Used Beverage Cans “UBC” $.57 $.50 6/3/13
Gutters & Siding “P/S” $.53 $.55 6/3/13
“Cast” Aluminum $.45 $.46 6/3/13
Aluminum Shavings/Turnings “Al t” $.35 $.31 6/3/13

Copper & Brass

Local
Average
National
Average
Last
Modified
Grade 1 Copper #1 BB $2.84 $2.80 6/3/13
Grade 1 Copper “#1 Cu” $2.72 $2.74 6/3/13
Copper Shavings/Turnings “Cu t” $2.30 $2.25 6/3/13
Grade 2 Copper “#2 Cu” $2.61 $2.59 6/3/13
Light Gauge Copper “Lt Cu” $2.42 $2.46 6/3/13
Yellow Brass “yb” $1.65 $1.70 6/3/13
Brass Shavings/Turnings “yb t” $1.40 $1.20 6/3/13
Red Brass “rb” $1.95 $2.00 6/3/13

Insulated Copper Wire *

Local
Average
National
Average
Last
Modified
#1 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap $.00 $1.50 6/3/13
#2 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap $.00 $.75 6/3/13

Stainless Steel

Local
Average
National
Average
Last
Modified
Non-Magnetic “SS” $.45 $.44 6/3/13
Stainless Steel Turnings $.40 $.40 6/3/13
Mixed Alloy Scrap Solids $.00 $.00
Magnetic “Cr/Fe” $.12 $.00 6/3/13

Radiators

Local
Average
National
Average
Last
Modified
Automotive Radiator $1.60 $.00 6/3/13
Heater Cores $.NP $.00
Clean Aluminum Copper Radiators $1.25 $1.28 6/3/13
Clean Aluminum Radiators $.49 $.47 6/3/13

Iron & Steel

Local
Average
National
Average
Last
Modified
Steel Scrap $.10 $.10 6/3/13

Lead & Zinc

Local
Average
National
Average
Last
Modified
Old Zinc Scrap $.22 $.00 6/3/13
Lead Scrap $.40 $.00 6/3/13
Wheel Weights $.30 $.00 6/3/13


* Southern Resources purchases insulated copper wire #1& #2 on a recovery basis that includes labor and loss. This formula takes into account loss from plastic insulation, non copper attachments, and processing into a base metal.

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