Junk Car Prices, Sourced

Why anchor to federal data? Scrap yards don't publish their buy rates, and "instant offer" sites don't show their math. The Producer Price Index for iron and steel scrap is published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is free of any yard's marketing agenda, and tracks the single biggest driver of junk car value. We convert the index to an estimated $/ton, stamp the release date on it, and build honest approximate ranges from there — then a phone call turns your specific car into a firm offer that holds at pickup.