My prices at the yard today.

aluminum painted siding .68
cast aluminum clean .58
#2 copper 3.00
copper aluminum radiator clean 1.40
electric motors .24

These are the prices near me right now.

Originally Posted by parrothead

cast aluminum clean .58
electric motors .24

On your cast Al you should of had around 65 a pound..they came in real low with you. I get over .90 for my cast Al

An on your electric motors is low as well...(you should be getting around 0.35 to 0.40)

Most of the scrap yards give you scrap steel prices for motors up here

My yard is nice enough to leave price lists on the counter. They seem to only change them about once a month. Maybe because the prices are so low.

Clean Aluminum .35
Irony Aluminum .13-.20
#1 Brass 1.15
Electric motors .11
#1 Copper wire 2.40
#1 Copper tube 2.25
#2 Burnt wire 1.80
Ins wire light .30-.70
Ins wire heavy .15-.20
Copper Aluminum fin .85
Stainless .35
Lead .13

There are a few more catagories but you get the drift.

wow, I get 3.00 for burnt wire

I guess you being in Alaska that explains everything, them shipping it out must cost much more than down here

Nobody buys ferrous here for that reason. The nearest is 360 miles away. Appliances, vehicles and such go to the land fill.

oh my Scrap Master....those prices are the pits...I like mr dew's idea of you starting your own yard !!! Or your own shipping co.

In my town they are only $2.50 and $2.60 at two diffrent yards. The good prices like $3.45 are about 3 hours away