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 11/21/2024
1.74 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 11/21/2024
0.52 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 11/20/2024
0.06 USD/LB
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unprepared Non-Magnetic Stainless Steel | Benton, Tennessee | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 10/25/2024 |
| #1 Prepared | Bruce, Wisconsin | 119.00 | 119.00 | 119.00 | USD/Ton | 10/25/2024 |
| #2 Prepared | Taylor, Missouri | 160.00 | 160.00 | 160.00 | USD/Ton | 10/25/2024 |
| #2 Unprepared | Taylor, Missouri | 130.00 | 130.00 | 130.00 | USD/Ton | 10/25/2024 |
| Large Transformers | Taylor, Missouri | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 10/25/2024 |
| Plate & Structural Prepared | Easton, Pennsylvania | 185.00 | 185.00 | 185.00 | USD/GT | 10/25/2024 |
| Small Transformers | Taylor, Missouri | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 10/25/2024 |
| Steel Cased Transformers | Taylor, Missouri | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 10/25/2024 |
| Aluminum Beverage Cans | Wooster, Ohio | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Aluminum Breakage Dirty | Wichita, Kansas | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Aluminum Siding | Stoystown, Pennsylvania | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Meter Brass | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Yellow Brass Dirty 60% Recovery | Lebanon, Missouri | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Yellow Brass Dirty 80% Recovery | Lebanon, Missouri | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.47 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| #1 Copper Pipe | Wooster, Ohio | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.10 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire | Wooster, Ohio | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Copper Radiators (Dirty) | Wooster, Ohio | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Copper Sheet | Weldon, Iowa | 2.99 | 2.99 | 2.99 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Harness Wire | Tampa, Florida | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Nickel Shells | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Single Tube ACR | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Finger Cards | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Mixed Iron | Marshfield, Wisconsin | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/NT | 10/24/2024 |
| Unsorted Iron | Marshfield, Wisconsin | 90.00 | 90.00 | 90.00 | USD/NT | 10/24/2024 |
| Tin | Stoystown, Pennsylvania | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | USD/CWT | 10/24/2024 |
| Mixed Metal | Arena, Wisconsin | 105.00 | 105.00 | 105.00 | USD/Ton | 10/23/2024 |
| #2 Copper Wire Single Insulated | Afton, Oklahoma | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 10/23/2024 |
| Memory W/Aluminum | Phoenix, Arizona | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | USD/LB | 10/23/2024 |
| Whole Car Motors | Bloomington, Indiana | 180.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 | USD/Ton | 10/23/2024 |
| #2 Burnt Wire | Waterloo, New York | 3.52 | 3.52 | 3.52 | USD/LB | 10/14/2024 |
| Al/Cu Radiators /Fe | Lexington, Kentucky | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Aluminum Copper Cooler (Clean) | Decatur, Texas | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Aluminum Copper Cooler (Dirty) | Decatur, Texas | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Aluminum Die Cast | Edwardsville, Illinois | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Aluminum Radiators /Fe | Lexington, Kentucky | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Brass Turning (clean) | Edwardsville, Illinois | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Coated Brass Shells | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 52% Recovery | Lexington, Kentucky | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Al/Cu Condensers (Clean) | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Al/Cu Condensers (Dirty) | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 62% Recovery | Levittown, Pennsylvania | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Low Grade Boards | Levittown, Pennsylvania | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Power Supplies | Levittown, Pennsylvania | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| Large Insulated Wire 90% | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.35 | USD/LB | 10/09/2024 |
| Medium Insulated Wire 83% | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | USD/LB | 10/09/2024 |
| Small Insulated Wire 80% | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | USD/LB | 10/09/2024 |
| Unprepared Aluminum | Binghamton, New York | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 10/08/2024 |
| Brass Water Meter | Binghamton, New York | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | USD/LB | 10/08/2024 |
| #3 Roofing Copper | Binghamton, New York | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.90 | USD/LB | 10/08/2024 |
| Insulated 500-750 MCM Copper Wire | Binghamton, New York | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | USD/LB | 10/08/2024 |
| 304 Non-Magnetic Stainless Steel | Binghamton, New York | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 10/08/2024 |
| 316 Non-Magnetic Stainless Steel | Binghamton, New York | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 10/08/2024 |
| HMS Prepared | Greenville, North Carolina | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 10/08/2024 |
| Bare Extruded Aluminum | Pontiac, Michigan | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 10/07/2024 |
| Brass Shell Casings | Howard City, Michigan | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 10/07/2024 |
| #3 Copper Sheet | Howard City, Michigan | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 10/07/2024 |
| Mixed Cast Iron | Howard City, Michigan | 115.00 | 115.00 | 115.00 | USD/GT | 10/07/2024 |
| Car Bodies | Howard City, Michigan | 170.00 | 170.00 | 170.00 | USD/GT | 10/07/2024 |
| Motor Blocks | Howard City, Michigan | 155.00 | 155.00 | 155.00 | USD/GT | 10/07/2024 |
| Transmissions | Pontiac, Michigan | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | USD/NT | 10/07/2024 |
| Tin/Steel | Howard City, Michigan | 155.00 | 155.00 | 155.00 | USD/GT | 10/07/2024 |
| Painted Aluminum | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | USD/LB | 10/04/2024 |
| Brass Heater Cores | Gaylord, Michigan | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | USD/LB | 10/04/2024 |
| Brass Shells | Ishpeming, Michigan | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 10/04/2024 |
| Semi Red Brass Solids | Kincheloe, Michigan | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | USD/LB | 10/04/2024 |
| Steel Case Batteries | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 10/04/2024 |
| Stainless Steel Unclean | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | USD/LB | 10/04/2024 |
| #1 Cast Iron | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 180.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 | USD/Ton | 10/04/2024 |
| #2 Cast Iron | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 110.00 | 110.00 | 110.00 | USD/Ton | 10/04/2024 |
| Junk Cars | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 110.00 | 110.00 | 110.00 | USD/Ton | 10/04/2024 |
| Sheet metal | Elkins, West Virginia | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | USD/CWT | 10/04/2024 |
| Steel Electric Motors | Gaylord, Michigan | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 10/04/2024 |
| Unclean Motors | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 115.00 | 115.00 | 115.00 | USD/Ton | 10/04/2024 |
| Insulated Aluminum Wire | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 10/03/2024 |
| Bare Bright Copper | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.35 | USD/LB | 10/03/2024 |
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