Last time I looked, I think lead was selling for around $2300+ per metric ton, just over $1/lb. It wasn't that long ago, maybe 4 years, when it was selling for $700/ton. Soft metal prices jumped and it doesn't look like they are coming down anytime soon.

When you're purchasing fishing weights or bullets, remember that 10% of the cost is either PR or DJ federal taxes that come back to the state based on hunting and fishing license sales.