Basalt Yard Ops
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Basalt Yard Ops

Price Board

Live commodity index · yard spread · recovery & breakeven

SHRED$245.00/ton0.00%
CU-2$3.55/lb+2.00%
CU-1$3.90/lb0.00%
BRASS$2.35/lb-1.00%
AL-SHEET$0.62/lb0.00%
CU-INS-WIRE$3.90/lb+2.00%
Blended margin
15.7%
0.0%across all grades
Grades priced
6
scrap commodities
Index shock
0%
at published index
Under water
1
grades below cost

Commodity board

Drag a grade's spread to re-price the yard buy live

1 under water
CommodityIndexYard buyBreakevenMargin/unitSpread lever
Shred Steel (#1 HMS)
SHRED0.00%
$245.00$200.90$240.10$39.20
$40
per ton.
Copper #2 (Unclean)
CU-2+2.00%
$3.55$3.02$3.41$0.39
$0.40
per lb.
Copper #1 (Bright/Bare)
CU-10.00%
$3.90$3.55$3.90$0.35
$0.35
per lb.
Yellow Brass
BRASS-1.00%
$2.35$1.85$2.12$0.27
$0.30
per lb.
Aluminum Sheet
AL-SHEET0.00%
$0.62$0.47$0.58$0.11
$0.12
per lb.
Insulated Copper Wire
CU-INS-WIRE+2.00%
$3.90$1.98$1.02-$0.96
$0.30
per lb. Under water.
Index shock

Drop the commodity index and watch which grades slip under water.

0%
Blended margin now15.7%
1 grade now buy above resale — tighten those spreads before you post prices.
How pricing works
Yard buy = (index − spread) × recovery %. Breakeven is the most you can pay per gross unit and still clear the resale. Widen spread to protect margin; tighten it to win the load. The agent can re-spread the whole board to a target blended margin.