Current Scrap Metal Prices in the United States
The prices listed below are paid by the scrap yards in United States cities.
CopperNational Average
Updated on 4/25/2025
1.62 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 4/25/2025
0.54 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 4/25/2025
0.26 USD/LB
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum Beverage Cans | Wooster, Ohio | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Aluminum Breakage Dirty | Wichita, Kansas | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Painted Aluminum | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Prepared Aluminum | New Egypt, New Jersey | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Irony Yellow Brass | Thomasville, North Carolina | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Meter Brass | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Dirty 60% Recovery | Lebanon, Missouri | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Dirty 80% Recovery | Lebanon, Missouri | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.47 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| #1 Copper Pipe | Wooster, Ohio | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.10 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery | Thomasville, North Carolina | 2.86 | 2.86 | 2.86 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire | Wooster, Ohio | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Aluminum Coated Copper Wire | Cape May Court House, New Jersey | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Clean Car Radiators (Cu. & Brass) | Cape May Court House, New Jersey | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Copper Radiators (Dirty) | Wooster, Ohio | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Copper Sheet | Weldon, Iowa | 2.84 | 2.84 | 2.84 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Dirty Car Radiators (Uncut Cu. & Brass) | Cape May Court House, New Jersey | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Harness Wire | Tampa, Florida | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Nickel Shells | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Single Tube ACR | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Steel Coated Copper Wire | Cape May Court House, New Jersey | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Finger Cards | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Steel Case Batteries | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Stainless Steel Unclean | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| Unprepared Irony Stainless Steel | Cape May Court House, New Jersey | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 4/25/2025 |
| #1 Cast Iron | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 200.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 | USD/Ton | 4/25/2025 |
| #2 Cast Iron | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 160.00 | 160.00 | 160.00 | USD/Ton | 4/25/2025 |
| Junk Cars | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 135.00 | 135.00 | 135.00 | USD/Ton | 4/25/2025 |
| Unclean Motors | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 135.00 | 135.00 | 135.00 | USD/Ton | 4/25/2025 |
| 6061 Painted Aluminum | Centerville, Kansas | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Zinc Dirty | Centerville, Kansas | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| AC compressors | Centerville, Kansas | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| AC Core Radiator Dirty | Centerville, Kansas | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| AC Core Radiator | Centerville, Kansas | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Al/Cu Reefers | Beaumont, Texas | 2.02 | 2.02 | 2.02 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Al/Cu Reefers w/ Fe | Beaumont, Texas | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.92 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Cans | Independence, Kansas | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Car Wheels Dirty | Springfield, Missouri | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Car Wheels | Centerville, Kansas | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Coolers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Extrusion Unclean | Centerville, Kansas | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Heavy Breakage 30% Recovery | Centerville, Kansas | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| 6061 Aluminum | Centerville, Kansas | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Siding | Stoystown, Pennsylvania | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Thermo Extrusion | Centerville, Kansas | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Wheels Clean | Beaumont, Texas | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Insulated Aluminum Wire | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Brass Borings | Centerville, Kansas | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Shell Casings | Springfield, Missouri | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.05 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire 75% Recovery | Joplin, Missouri | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 25% Recovery | Joplin, Missouri | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 45% Recovery | Augusta, Georgia | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 15% Recovery | Centerville, Kansas | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Bare Bright Copper | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Block Tin | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Copper Bearings | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Copper Turnings | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.55 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 25% Recovery | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 60% Recovery | Centerville, Kansas | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 80% Recovery | Centerville, Kansas | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Appliances | Stoystown, Pennsylvania | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | USD/CWT | 4/24/2025 |
| Computer/Server (Incomplete) | Springfield, Missouri | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Floppy/CD Drive | Springfield, Missouri | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| HARD DRIVES W/BOARDS | Springfield, Missouri | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Incomplete Laptops | Springfield, Missouri | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Server Boards | Springfield, Missouri | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| TV/Monitors | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Irony Lead | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Lead Dirty | Centerville, Kansas | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Stainless Steel Breakage | Centerville, Kansas | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| #2 Steel | Springfield, Missouri | 235.00 | 235.00 | 235.00 | USD/NT | 4/24/2025 |
| Heavy Torch Steel | Springfield, Missouri | 105.00 | 105.00 | 105.00 | USD/NT | 4/24/2025 |
| Misc Cast | Centerville, Kansas | 120.00 | 120.00 | 120.00 | USD/Ton | 4/24/2025 |
| Prepared Steel | Columbia, Pennsylvania | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 4/24/2025 |
| Steel Car Wheels | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 165.00 | 165.00 | 165.00 | USD/Ton | 4/24/2025 |
| Tin | Stoystown, Pennsylvania | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | USD/CWT | 4/24/2025 |
Showing 1 - 75 material prices of 886 price records
