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Posted buy rates · live ledger.
Posted prices are computed from live LME and Comex spot, scaled by metallurgical recovery, less our operational spread. They refresh each minute; the rate on this page is the rate at the gate. Final settlement is verified at the yard scale.
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Copper
- CU-BBBare bright copper$6.07$/lb
- CU-1Copper #1$5.89$/lb
- CU-2Copper #2$5.41$/lb
Brass
- BR-YYellow brass$4.07$/lb
- BR-RRed brass$5.19$/lb
Aluminum
- AL-CANAluminum cans (UBC)$0.67$/lb
- AL-EXAluminum extrusion$1.01$/lb
- AL-SHTAluminum sheet$0.90$/lb
Stainless
- SS-304Stainless 304$7.19$/lb
- SS-316Stainless 316$7.14$/lb
Nickel
- NI-200Nickel 200/201$6.89$/lb
Lead
- PB-BATLead-acid batteries$0.47$/lb
Zinc
- ZN-DIEZinc die-cast$1.01$/lb
Ferrous
- HMS-1#1 heavy melt steel$1,184$/ton
- HMS-2#2 heavy melt steel$1,184$/ton
- PLT-PRPrepared plate / structural$1,184$/ton
- CASTCast iron$1,184$/ton
- TURN-MMachine turnings$1,184$/ton
How we compute
For each grade, we take the latest LME or Comex spot, scale by a metallurgical recovery factor (e.g., #2 copper ≈ 0.90 of CU spot), and subtract our operational spread. That spread covers cutting, sorting, handling, freight, and risk between when we buy and when we settle at the mill. We post the math, not just the result.
Quoted rates are indicative. Loads grade out on inspection at the yard; final payment reflects the as-weighed grade.