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 12/03/2024
1.35 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 12/03/2024
0.34 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 12/03/2024
0.15 USD/LB
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Auto Radiators | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | USD/LB | 7/23/2019 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | USD/LB | 7/23/2019 |
| 6063 Aluminum w/Fe | Waco, Texas | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | USD/LB | 7/19/2019 |
| Non-Magnetic Stainless Steel Breakage | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | USD/LB | 7/12/2019 |
| ACSR Wire | Dallas South, Texas | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | USD/LB | 7/03/2019 |
| Aluminum Breakage >50% Recovery | Florence, South Carolina | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 6/24/2019 |
| Mill Sheet Aluminum | Florence, South Carolina | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 6/24/2019 |
| Breakage 50% Recovery | Houston, Texas | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 6/18/2019 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 25-50% Recovery | Odessa, Texas | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | USD/LB | 5/07/2019 |
| CATV - Irony | Midland, Texas | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | USD/LB | 5/07/2019 |
| UBC | Beaumont, Texas | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | USD/LB | 4/18/2019 |
| Aluminum Reefer Ends | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 3/04/2019 |
| CATV - Insulated | South Austin, Texas | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | USD/LB | 2/26/2019 |
| Litho Sheets | Hollister, Missouri | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 1/31/2019 |
| Xmas Lights | Hollister, Missouri | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 1/31/2019 |
| Aluminum Coolers Dirty | Fort Worth, Texas | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | USD/LB | 1/22/2019 |
| 6061 Extrusions | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | USD/LB | 1/14/2019 |
| #2 HDPE Plastic | Long Beach, California | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | USD/LB | 1/07/2019 |
| #3 PVC Plastic | Long Beach, California | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | USD/LB | 1/07/2019 |
| #4 LDPE Plastic | Long Beach, California | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.03 | USD/LB | 1/07/2019 |
| #5 PP Plastic | Long Beach, California | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 1/07/2019 |
| #6 PS Plastic | Long Beach, California | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.48 | USD/LB | 1/07/2019 |
| #7 Other Plastic | Long Beach, California | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | USD/LB | 1/07/2019 |
| Shred Stainless Steel | Apopka, Florida | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 1/02/2019 |
| Cu/Brass Radiator | Hayward, Wisconsin | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 12/04/2018 |
| Aluminum Harness Wire | Taunton, Massachusetts | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 11/13/2018 |
| Motherboards | Hollister, Missouri | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | USD/LB | 10/20/2018 |
| Steel | North Charleston, South Carolina | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 10/18/2018 |
| Glass Bottles | Inglewood, California | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 10/11/2018 |
| Processor W/O Pins | Caspian, Michigan | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | USD/LB | 10/03/2018 |
| Processor W/Pins | Caspian, Michigan | 6.48 | 6.48 | 6.48 | USD/LB | 10/03/2018 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 40% Recovery | Dallas South, Texas | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 10/01/2018 |
| #1 Busheling | Apopka, Florida | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | USD/LB | 10/01/2018 |
| 301 Stainless Steel | Saint Peters, Missouri | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 9/10/2018 |
| CRV Plastic #2 | Corona, California | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | USD/LB | 9/07/2018 |
| Cardboard | Anaheim, California | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | USD/Ton | 9/06/2018 |
| Old Newspaper | Anaheim, California | 80.00 | 80.00 | 80.00 | USD/Ton | 9/06/2018 |
| #1 PET Plastic | Bloomington, California | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | USD/LB | 9/06/2018 |
| Aluminum Chrome Car Wheels | Independence, Kansas | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 9/04/2018 |
| Medium Grade Boards | Saint Peters, Missouri | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 8/23/2018 |
| 3003 Aluminum | Marion, North Carolina | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 8/17/2018 |
| Mixed Aluminum Cast | Columbia, Pennsylvania | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 8/03/2018 |
| Aluminum Breakage 50% Recovery | Jasper, Indiana | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | USD/LB | 8/02/2018 |
| Cast Aluminum w/Fe | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | USD/LB | 7/20/2018 |
| Rebar | Dallas South, Texas | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | USD/MT | 7/03/2018 |
| Aluminum Fins | Taunton, Massachusetts | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 6/25/2018 |
| 7075 Aluminum | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | USD/LB | 6/01/2018 |
| 2024 Aluminum | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | USD/LB | 6/01/2018 |
| Bi-Metal CRV Cans | Stockton, California | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | USD/LB | 5/22/2018 |
| CRV Other Plastic | Stockton, California | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | USD/LB | 5/22/2018 |
| HDPE CRV Plastic | Stockton, California | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.57 | USD/LB | 5/22/2018 |
| LDPE CRV Plastic | Stockton, California | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.04 | USD/LB | 5/22/2018 |
| PET CRV Plastic | Stockton, California | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | USD/LB | 5/22/2018 |
| PP CRV Plastic | Stockton, California | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | USD/LB | 5/22/2018 |
| PS CRV Plastic | Stockton, California | 5.63 | 5.63 | 5.63 | USD/LB | 5/22/2018 |
| PVC CRV Plastic | Stockton, California | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 | USD/LB | 5/22/2018 |
| Aluminum Sheet | Highland, Illinois | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | USD/LB | 5/15/2018 |
| #2 Copper Wire | New Egypt, New Jersey | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | USD/LB | 5/15/2018 |
| Aluminum Car Rims | Moncks Corner, South Carolina | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | USD/LB | 5/11/2018 |
| Aluminum Foil | Moncks Corner, South Carolina | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 5/11/2018 |
| Aluminum Transformers | Moncks Corner, South Carolina | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 5/11/2018 |
| Aluminum Extrusion - Clean 10/10 | Centerville, Kansas | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | USD/LB | 5/08/2018 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet w/2% Fe | Centerville, Kansas | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | USD/LB | 5/08/2018 |
| Copper cable scrap | Los Angeles, California | 1.30 | 1.80 | 0.80 | USD/LB | 5/08/2018 |
| Aluminum Clean Die Cast | Lexington, South Carolina | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | USD/LB | 5/07/2018 |
| Aluminum Reefers | Waco, Texas | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB | 5/04/2018 |
| Aluminum Reefers w/Fe | Waco, Texas | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | USD/LB | 5/04/2018 |
| #1 Copper Bare Bright | Dallas South, Texas | 2.73 | 2.73 | 2.73 | USD/LB | 5/04/2018 |
| Auto/Truck Radiators | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | USD/LB | 5/01/2018 |
| 18-8 Prepared | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 5/01/2018 |
| 304 Stainless Steel Solid | victoria, Texas | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 5/01/2018 |
| Aluminum Fins with Iron | Taunton, Massachusetts | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | USD/LB | 4/30/2018 |
| Copper Aluminum Radiators | Bradford, Ohio | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | USD/LB | 4/30/2018 |
| Cu Yokes | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | USD/LB | 4/24/2018 |
| Cu/Al Radiator Ends | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | USD/LB | 4/24/2018 |
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