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 1/03/2025
1.88 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 1/03/2025
0.59 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 1/03/2025
0.12 USD/LB
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRV Plastic #4 | Upland, California | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.04 | USD/LB | 10/28/2024 |
| CRV Plastic #5 | Upland, California | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 10/28/2024 |
| CRV Plastic #6 | Upland, California | 5.01 | 5.01 | 5.01 | USD/LB | 10/28/2024 |
| CRV Plastic #7 | Upland, California | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | USD/LB | 10/28/2024 |
| Unprepared - Farm equipment | Dodge Center, Minnesota | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | USD/Ton | 10/28/2024 |
| Aluminum Semi Rims | Bruce, Wisconsin | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | USD/LB | 10/25/2024 |
| #3 Insulated Copper Wire | Bruce, Wisconsin | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 10/25/2024 |
| Range Lead | Bruce, Wisconsin | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | USD/LB | 10/25/2024 |
| #1 Prepared | Bruce, Wisconsin | 119.00 | 119.00 | 119.00 | USD/Ton | 10/25/2024 |
| Aluminum Siding | Stoystown, Pennsylvania | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 10/24/2024 |
| Harness Wire | Tampa, Florida | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 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 |
| 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 Radiators /Fe | Lexington, Kentucky | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | USD/LB | 10/10/2024 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 52% Recovery | Lexington, Kentucky | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 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 |
| HMS Prepared | Greenville, North Carolina | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 10/08/2024 |
| Painted Aluminum | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 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 |
| Sheet metal | Elkins, West Virginia | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | USD/CWT | 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 |
| Block Tin | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | USD/LB | 10/03/2024 |
| Copper Turnings | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 | USD/LB | 10/03/2024 |
| Monel | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 10/03/2024 |
| Appliances | Stoystown, Pennsylvania | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | USD/CWT | 10/03/2024 |
| Torch Iron | Centerville, Kansas | 90.00 | 90.00 | 90.00 | USD/Ton | 10/03/2024 |
| Irony Lead | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 10/03/2024 |
| Aluminum BX (MC) | New Haven, Connecticut | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Heavy Gauge | New Haven, Connecticut | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Medium Gauge Copper Wire | New Haven, Connecticut | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Plated Heavy Gauge Copper Wire | New Haven, Connecticut | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Plated Medium Gauge Copper Wire | New Haven, Connecticut | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Romex Wire | New Haven, Connecticut | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Tin Plated Copper | New Haven, Connecticut | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Cellular Phones | New Haven, Connecticut | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Finger Boards | New Haven, Connecticut | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Green Mother Boards | New Haven, Connecticut | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Hard Drive Boards | New Haven, Connecticut | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Hard Drives | New Haven, Connecticut | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Non Green Mother Boards | New Haven, Connecticut | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Telecom Equipment | New Haven, Connecticut | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 10/02/2024 |
| Aluminum Trannies | Huntington, Indiana | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | USD/LB | 9/11/2024 |
| Prepared Stainless Steel | Topeka, Kansas | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 9/06/2024 |
| Copper Bearings | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 9/05/2024 |
| Laptops | Springfield, Missouri | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 9/05/2024 |
| #1 Low Grade Motherboard | Des Moines, Iowa | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | USD/LB | 8/22/2024 |
| #1 Mid Grade Board | Des Moines, Iowa | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | USD/LB | 8/22/2024 |
| #2 Low Grade Motherboard | Des Moines, Iowa | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 8/22/2024 |
| High Grade Board | Des Moines, Iowa | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | USD/LB | 8/22/2024 |
| High Grade Motherboard | Des Moines, Iowa | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 8/22/2024 |
| Low Grade Serverboard | Des Moines, Iowa | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 8/22/2024 |
| Mid Grade Unpopulated | Des Moines, Iowa | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 8/22/2024 |
| Cocks and Faucets | Lake Station, Indiana | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | USD/LB | 8/19/2024 |
| Plate & Structural | Hanover, Pennsylvania | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | USD/CWT | 8/19/2024 |
| Insulated Light Copper Wire | Fairbanks, Alaska | 0.90 | 1.50 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 8/16/2024 |
| Light Iron | Everett, Massachusetts | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/GT | 8/16/2024 |
| #1 HMS Prepared | Everett, Massachusetts | 190.00 | 190.00 | 190.00 | USD/GT | 8/16/2024 |
| #1 HMS Unprepared | Everett, Massachusetts | 160.00 | 160.00 | 160.00 | USD/GT | 8/16/2024 |
| #2 HMS Unprepared | Everett, Massachusetts | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/GT | 8/16/2024 |
| Heavy w. Light | Everett, Massachusetts | 165.00 | 165.00 | 165.00 | USD/GT | 8/16/2024 |
| Light w. Heavy | Everett, Massachusetts | 155.00 | 155.00 | 155.00 | USD/GT | 8/16/2024 |
| P&S | Everett, Massachusetts | 200.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 | USD/GT | 8/16/2024 |
| P&S Unprepared | Everett, Massachusetts | 180.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 | USD/GT | 8/16/2024 |
| Steel Turnings | Everett, Massachusetts | 85.00 | 85.00 | 85.00 | USD/GT | 8/16/2024 |
| Torching Unprepared | Everett, Massachusetts | 115.00 | 115.00 | 115.00 | USD/GT | 8/16/2024 |
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