Lead seems to be around .40~.50 cents per pound at current scrap prices. 5-7-2024 Ran into a fellow selling his house. He apparently had a boat that listed to starboard. 150 lbs of lead ingots was added to balance the boat. He said he did a little remodeling and moved a refrigerator to the port side. That balanced the boat. No more list. I bought the 150 lbs of lead that was removed from the boat for $.50 cents a pound. I have found that salvage yards scrapping sailboats always have the lead keels that are cast lead. They can be bought for scrap. You just need a way to saw up the lead ballast keels into a 50 pound manageable chunk. Have a Milwaukee portable bandsaw that works. Ya just need an extension cord, a long one. Good Pb hunting!