what are you paying for scrap steel at the junkyard?

[CTBlacksmith]

I pay .38 cents a pound for scrap in CT. The guys at the yard are great and keep the good stuff aside for when i stop by. Its a flat rate for any steel they have, mild or high carbon. The yard is more of a resale place that gets the cut offs and lengths from the steel yards. I have all the parts for a power hammer picked out and stashed away in different places just waiting for me to get them when i get the chance. :D

[rdennett]

Anybody know where to get scrap in Austin, TX? I have a fair amount of high carbon stuff, but not much in the way of mild steel. I have some rebar, but that can be all over the map. I wanted to make some pothooks out of square stock for some Cub Scouts, but I have to make all the square stock.

Thanks,
Rob

[Will. K.]

last time I bought scrap here in WI it was ~$0.40/lb. I can get new low/mild steel in thinner plate or smaller size/diameter bars through my employer work for a decent price but if I want something large or high carbon/tool steel I go to the scrap yard. I've tried to get old springs from one of the local suspension shops but its never worked out.