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Clare Division Material Pricing Information

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Go green by recycling the various unused or broken items you have at home with help from Fair Salvage Company. We are a well-established local scrap metal and electronics recycler in Central Michigan that buys steel, old vehicles, copper, aluminum, brass, batteries, and other recyclable materials. Bring your recyclables to our salvage yard in Clare, MI today, and rest assured that we will give you a fair price for the items you wish to sell us.

Material Informtion

Clare Division Scrap Pricing Information

Copper

Material Per Pound

Bare Bright ...... $3.36
Bare Bright: Only bright, shiny wire that is not coated fits into this category. Each individual strand of the wire must be the size of a No.2 pencil lead or larger. No contaminants allowed to receive full price, includes enamel coating. 
No. 1 ...... $3.60
For wire, each individual strand of the wire must be the size of a No.2 pencil lead or larger. Corrosion and small amounts of paint is acceptable. For pipe and other copper material, it must be clean and shiny to the point that you can still read the original manufacturer stamp. No contaminants allowed to receive full price, includes enamel coating.
No. 2 ...... $3.45
For wire, each individual strand is smaller than the size of a No. 2 pencil lead. For pipe, other copper material, and wire, the only contaminations allowed is corrosion, paint, enamel coating, and solder. All other contaminants are not allowed to receive full price. (Clean copper that has been casted regardless of size gets purchased as number 2 copper.)
No. 3 ...... $3.30
Sheet copper. Examples: copper pans, flashing. The only contamination allowed is corrosion, paint, enamel coating and solder. All other contaminants are not allowed to receive full price.
INS #1 ...... $2.40
Must have only one coat of insulation and each individual strand of copper must be larger than a number two pencil lead. No ends, enamel coating, lead or steel is allowed to receive full price. All #1 insulated copper must be at least 70% copper and no more than 30% insulation coating by weight.
ROMEX ...... $1.90
Plastic coated Romex. Each strand is #2 pencil lead size and bigger, individually coated, and one more coating holding all the strands together. No ends, enamel coating, lead or steel is allowed to receive full price. (Fiber coated wire with no ends will be purchased as #2 insulated.) Individual strands without the outer coating holding the strands together will be purchased as house wire.
INS #2 ...... $1.38
Example: regular housing extension cords and power supply cords without any ends or steel. Enamel coated copper strands are acceptable.
INS #3 ...... $0.96
Communication cable such as phone and computer cables without any ends or steel. Enamel coated copper strands are acceptable. Items that fit into the Insulated #2 category but have ends as long as they are not steel will be purchased as insulated #3.
INS #3 W/ ENDS...... $0.63
Same as insulated #3 but can contain ends as long as they are not steel. Steel ends go into Christmas lights category.
Christmas Lights ...... $0.12
Household Christmas tree lights. Large bulbs must be removed, all others are acceptable. Copper coax cable and wire with steel ends are to be purchased as Christmas lights. EC Wire: Bare aluminum electrical wire with no connectors or insulation.

Brass

Material
Per Pound
Hard
$2.35
Red
$2.20
Yellow
$1.95
Shell
$1.85
Turnings
$1.50
Irony
$0.50
EDM Wire
$1.92
Clean Auto Radiators
$1.95
Unclean Auto Radiators
$1.11

Aluminum

Materials
Per Pound
Clean Wheels
$1.00

(No valves, weights or chrome)

Unclean Wheels
$0.65

(With valves or weights)

Chrome Wheels
$0.57
Aluminum Clad Wheels
$0.50

(Aluminum Wheels with Plastic)

Semi Wheels
$0.68
Old
$0.58
Siding
$0.72
Cast
$0.58
Clip
$0.66
Extruded
$0.78
EC Wire
$0.78
Unclean Extruded
$0.65
AL Turnings
$0.33
INS Alum Wire
$0.22
Irony
$0.23

Radiators

Material
Per Pound
Co/Al (Clean)
$1.65
Co/Al (Unclean)
$.95
Aluminum
$0.60
Aluminum (Unclean)
$0.36
Heater Cores
$1.50

Electrical Motors

Material
Per Pound
Ballasts No PCB
$0.10
Elec. Motor
$0.29
Starters
$0.30
Alternators
$0.32
Sealed Units
$0.16

Batteries / Lead

Material
Per Pound
Lead Batteries
$0.16
Steelcase Batt.
$0.15
Soft Lead
$0.45
Wheel WTS
$0.15

Cores

Material
Per Pound/Each
Automatic Transmissions
$0.21/lb
Torque Converters
$2.00 Each

Catalytic Converters

All Catalytic Converters are graded and purchased at the scale.

Material
Each
Lg. Honeycomb
$55.00
Bread Loaf
$45.00
Reg. Honeycomb
$35.00
Jumbo Bead
$45.00
Regular Bead
$15.00
After Market
$5.00
Wire Converters
$10.00
Catalyst
$3.00/lb
Low Grade Foreign
$30.00
Sm. Foreign Conv.
$60.00
Lg. Foreign Conv.
$80.00
Precats
$10.00
Diesel Converters
$5.00
Straight Body
$40.00
Water Bottle
$25.00
Wide Gap
$15.00

Ferrous

Materials
Gross Ton
5’ Plate & STR
$245
AF Structural
$270
Heavy Melt (3/16 inch minimum)
$210
Mixed Cast
$180
Machinery Cast
$125
Drums and Rotors
$260
Clean Motor
$235
Unclean Motor
$240
Diesel Motor
$150
Unprepared
$180
Unprepared Structural
$200
Rebar
$85
MST
$70
Steel Cable
$50
Heavy Torching
$130

Car Body

Material
Gross Ton
Super Complete Car Body
$210
Complete Car Body
$190
Incomplete Car Body
$180
*Incomplete Car Body: Vehicle bodies not containing engine or transmission.
 
Complete Car Body: Vehicles must include engine and transmission. No exceptions. Vehicle’s not including the engine and transmission will be purchased as an incomplete auto body.
 
Super Complete Auto Body: Vehicles must include engine, transmission, four aluminum rims, and catalytic convertor. Vehicles not containing each of these components will be purchased as complete auto body or incomplete auto body.

All car bodies regardless of their classification must have a large hole in the gas tank if they are being hauled in, otherwise there is a $30 deduction

**We will ONLY purchase hybrid and electric cars IF THE BATTERY PACKS ARE REMOVED.

Sheet Iron

Material
Gross Ton
Appliances**  and Light Steel
$180

 (**light unprepared under 1/4 inch)

E-Scrap

Material
Per Pound
Complete PC Towers
$0.18
Incomplete PC Towers
$0.14
Complete Laptops
$0.35
Incomplete Laptops
$0.15
Cell Phones
$1.50
Cell / Laptop Batteries
$0.20

Lithium Only

Misc. Items

Material
Per Pound
Magnesium
$0.35
Clean Die Cast
$0.40
Stainless
$0.32
Unprepared Stainless
$0.27
Carbide
$3.50

All prices quoted at current market. May change depending on date and time of delivery. Prices subject to change without notice.

Fair Salvage Company will ONLY purchase hybrid or electric cars IF the battery packs have been removed.  

Prices Effective 5/29/24

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Get rid of incomplete electronic devices, old plumbing fixtures, broken Christmas lights, and other items you no longer use at one of our three local central Michigan salvage yard locations. For more details about our metal recycling rates and the items that we can purchase, simply contact us.

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