I would love to see $140.00 for my cars.I have been hearing the place i sell to thats 30 miles away is going to close. If that happens i will have to go over 70 miles. That doesent sound far but my truck is screaming at 55 and with the hills it takes close to 2 hours to get there but if the price went way up i would scrap some of my trucks and get one thats not as old as i am.I can always dream or i can get by with my stuff sell it all and stop working so many hours.
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Falling Scrap Iron prices
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Tugger2
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I have various crane hulks and other heavy chunks laying around the yard . All the light stuff that accumulates i just send out and get nothing for ,just to keep things in order. Hopefully the heavy stuff will bring a buck someday,its the best i have for a pension plan.
DMiller
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Hope after first of year at least recovers to $100 ton
Ronsii
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I'm hoping for a bit more 
DMiller
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$150-200/t would be SWEET to eliminate my pile of shat.
Ronsii
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300 would be SWEEEEETER!!!
DMiller
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Doubtful to see over $200 again, China cannot break us so will not go there.
I have been loading my truck with appliances and other scrap as it comes to me and hauling it off no matter what lately because i dont have any more storage room and i dont want to collect more scrap.I had it loaded and hauled it early today 90.00 a ton.I felt good about geting rid of a load but i got a call from some one that just bought a farm so i went and got another load best part was it was about free.
Tugger2
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Any good news on the price these days?
Ronsii
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I think it's been pretty flat around here... I keep hoping it'll start to jump but now with the china thing and everything else it's just hard to predict...
colson04
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My brother sold a car a month ago and got $100/ton for it. It only weighed 1.9 tons, but he got rid of his lawn ornament.
DMiller
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My go-to is Mullins salvage, current price $85t for tin and cast, $105t for prepared steel.
I heard it was $90.00 for cars and shred. I have a load ready to go when i have time to haul it. I dread when people call and want me to haul.I have alot going on and there is not much money to be made if you have to by it.
old-iron-habit
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Scrap always used to go up to a decent price in a election year. With less coming from China lets hope they will melt some here again. I got a bunch to clean up but it will last if need be. Mostly heavier stuff.
I went to a farm today it was just sold and the new owner is cleaning it up. I may have not did it but i have got stuff from him before. I thought 1 load would get it but there was 2 1/2 loads then i loaded another load at another place so i hauled 3 loads. It was very muddy then i got to the scrap yard and was told it had drop $30.00 a ton. They said it was going to drop more.
