Cat value, floater ?

Trying out new cat, and core buyer. Anyhow sold a few, pretty familiar with most but these "floaters" ford cats left me wondering. Any ideas on value ?

I've got one from a Taurus that's been riding around with me for about six months. Last time I asked what he'd give was a month ago. $40 - which even less than the time before. It'll just keep riding - it isn't hurting anything back there.

when pm prices fall cats fall just like gold scrap prices when gold falls. $40/$60 is the range on ford cats right now.

2nd that $40 across board w fords, v8 expedition 160 as well

Thanks for the feedback. Also found out this guy buys cores, alternators, starters and ac pumps for 6$ each ! Beats the crap out of getting electric motor price per pound.

Graded these cats as stainless steel, off a mopar car. And 5.5 pound.


The gm stuff I pretty well know the value of but this dodge and ford is rather new to me. Just want to make sure Im not getting ripped off.

Tater, I get $4 a lb on stainless converters, it's the one I feel I get underpaid on but I do so well on everything else I let it go. Online they pay $7 a lb or used to anyway. Not sure which motors they are on but sometimes there is two small pres similar to a ford but these are Chrysler stainless, just glance under the motor while your cutting the main converter off

Edit. By the way on those 2.7s and 3.5s those suck to cut off

Prices vary depending on location just like steel and non ferrous metals. But hey if hes offering more, sell to him. If hes offering less, sell somewhere else. Simple.

And in Cali, are cats the same as cats from say the east coast? Cause i know your emission laws are super strict. Maybe more of the pm's inside?

My understanding from my core buyer (Lonnie you can jump in and verify) is that depending on where the cat was made and for what state or area... They are indeed packed differently. That is my understanding of why cat buyers are now starting to go by not only the "name" or "type" of the cat iteslf, but also taking a wire brush to get the number stamped on them.

In the not so distant past a breadloaf was a breadloaf and it paid whatever a breadloaf paid. Currently, a breadloaf now is not just a breadloaf anymore- you could pull two Chevy Mailbu's from Indiana in at the same time, cut each of their breadloafs off- one will have a different number than the other- one may be worth $98 bucks, the other $65.. Identical "looking" converter, but the numbers tell the whole story for the core buyer.

I only get $40 per on the bottom 2 in the OP's first picture. And with about 12 core buyers in the same town that you and I both sell into- it keeps the buyers as honest as possible.. so prices have to be competitive. If your core buyer pays $60 and mine pays $40.. I can just literally go around the corner and sell them at $60 vs $40.