Iron is usually bought by the ton so it should be around $420 per ton for #1 steel. Prices do change so you should check: http://www.scrapmetalpricesandauctions.com for more updateded information
Current is a relative term and prices will fluctuate based on economics, supply/demand etc. As of April 2012, the price per pound for steel/iron scrap ranges from 6 to 7 cents per pound. Check your pricing at local scrap yards or online at various scrap price informational websites
Current is a relative term and prices will fluctuate based on Economics, supply/demand etc. As of April 2012, the price per pound for steel/iron scrap ranges from 6 to 7 cents per pound. Check your pricing at local scrap yards or online at various scrap price informational websites
Current is a relative term and prices will fluctuate based on economics, supply/demand etc. As of April 2012, the price per pound for steel/iron scrap ranges from 6 to 7 cents per pound. Check your pricing at local scrap yards or online at various scrap price informational websites
The price of scrap iron, like other scrap metals, changes on a daily basis. For April 2008 depending on grade, scrap iron trades for $80 to $400 per ton, or between $0.04 and $0.20 per pound.
Scrap metal prices are different for nonferrous and ferrous scrap metals. Ferrous scrap metals (iron, steel) are typically in dollars per ton whereas non ferrous scrap metals are in dollars per pound.
Scrap steel has go down in price substantially and now is around $50 per ton for prepared steel and iron (as of Nov 2008) Prices do fluctuate and are based on grades (HMS 1, HMS 2, etc.).
Metal prices in Skowhegan, Maine are currently $2.60 per pound for clean copper, and $200 to $270 per ton of iron. As a result thieves have stolen from hard working individuals to make easy money.
The price for scrap iron would depend on where in the world it is sold, and who is buying it, it also depends on the grade/quality of the scrap.In the UK the current prices for scrap iron are £70 per ton for cast iron, £85 per ton for plate and girders, £45 per ton for light iron.There are 2240 pounds in a imperial ton, that's roughly 2p to 3p per pound.
As of 2/4/2012 its between $110 and $240 a ton, depending on if you deliver it to the scrap yard or they pick it up. Thats west coast as of this date. I have no idea where the 78 cents per pound came from above---
scrap cars go by a price per hundred pounds, example if the vehicle you have to scrap weighs in at 3,000 lbs and scrap iron is at $1.00 per hundred pounds.....then you would expect $300.00 for this vehicle. check out your current scrap iron prices by calling a few different scrap yards and asking what the going price is for scrap iron, then look at your scrap vehicles registration and calculate the price per hundred by the gross vehicle's weight.
Cans and Extrusion around 60 cents a pound expect less for cast, siding/duct and misc. you get a reduced price if any iron is found, I think its like 20 cents a pound
Scrap metal price starts at .07 USD per pound and goes up from there. Bright copper can be sold for over $3.30 per pound near me! Scrap metal price is another way of saying what is the price of scrap metal? One needs to be specific when asking this quetion as there are many different types and grades of scrap metal. Scrap metal encompasses ferrous (iron, steel, HMS) and non ferrous (copper, aluminum, zinc, base metals, etc.) metals. There are also different grades of scrap metal, for example there s prepared steel, unprepared steel, copper #1, HMS #1 etc. Each commands a different price. There are many sites on line that post prices or check with your local recycler.