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 1/01/2025
1.74 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 1/01/2025
0.57 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 1/01/2025
113.33 USD/NT
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al/Cu Reefers w/ Fe | Beaumont, Texas | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.53 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Aluminum Cans | Independence, Kansas | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Aluminum Car Wheels | Centerville, Kansas | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Aluminum Coolers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Aluminum Extrusion Unclean | Centerville, Kansas | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Aluminum Heavy Breakage 30% Recovery | Centerville, Kansas | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet (Heavy) | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet (Light) | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| 6061 Aluminum | Centerville, Kansas | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Aluminum Thermo Extrusion | Centerville, Kansas | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Aluminum Truck Wheels | Moorefield, West Virginia | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Aluminum Wheels Clean | Beaumont, Texas | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Brass Borings | Centerville, Kansas | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Brass breakage | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Brass Radiators Prepared | Skowhegan, Maine | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Brass Radiators Unprepared | Skowhegan, Maine | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Plumbers brass | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Plumbing Brass | Los Angeles, California | 1.50 | 1.80 | 1.20 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| #1 Copper Wire Double Insulated | Afton, Oklahoma | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| #1 Single Insulated Copper | Afton, Oklahoma | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| #2 Copper Wire Single Insulated | Afton, Oklahoma | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 45% Recovery | Augusta, Georgia | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 15% Recovery | Centerville, Kansas | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| #3 Copper | Moorefield, West Virginia | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.90 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Brass Refinery | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Bronze | Edison, New Jersey | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.60 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Communication Coax | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 25% Recovery | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 60% Recovery | Centerville, Kansas | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 80% Recovery | Centerville, Kansas | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Lead Coated Light Copper | Edison, New Jersey | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| String Lights | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| TV/Monitors | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Car batteries | Edison, New Jersey | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Lead Dirty | Centerville, Kansas | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Stainless Steel Breakage | Centerville, Kansas | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | USD/LB | 12/27/2024 |
| Misc Cast | Centerville, Kansas | 120.00 | 120.00 | 120.00 | USD/Ton | 12/27/2024 |
| Steel Car Wheels | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 110.00 | 110.00 | 110.00 | USD/Ton | 12/27/2024 |
| Torching Steel | Bloomington, Indiana | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | USD/Ton | 12/26/2024 |
| Aluminum Radiators | Bloomington, Indiana | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Prepared 6061 Aluminum Extrusion | Highland, Illinois | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Prepared 6063 Aluminum Extrusion | Highland, Illinois | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Red Brass Turnings | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| #1 Copper Tube | Highland, Illinois | 3.28 | 3.28 | 3.28 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| #1 Copper Wire | Highland, Illinois | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.29 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Alternator | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Bright/Shiny Copper | Phoenix, Arizona | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.65 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| CATV - Bare | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| CATV - Black | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Copper Premium Insulated Wire(Clean) | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Copper Premium Insulated Wire(Dirty) | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Cu/Al Radiators | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Heater Cores | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 72% Recovery | Winchester, Kentucky | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Starters | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Cell Phones w/o Battery | Winchester, Kentucky | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Hard Drives - Incomplete | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Memory W/Aluminum | Phoenix, Arizona | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Power Supply W/Cord | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Silver Memory | Phoenix, Arizona | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Switches | Phoenix, Arizona | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Telecom Boards | Phoenix, Arizona | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Soft Lead | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Clean Auto Cast | Bloomington, Indiana | 210.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | USD/Ton | 12/26/2024 |
| Stove Cast | Bloomington, Indiana | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/Ton | 12/26/2024 |
| 201 Stainless Steel | Highland, Illinois | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| 301 Prepared Stainless Steel | Highland, Illinois | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| 304 Prepared Stainless Steel | Highland, Illinois | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | USD/LB | 12/26/2024 |
| Long Steel | Bloomington, Indiana | 140.00 | 140.00 | 140.00 | USD/Ton | 12/26/2024 |
| Short Steel | Bloomington, Indiana | 210.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | USD/Ton | 12/26/2024 |
| Unprepared Steel | Winchester, Kentucky | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/NT | 12/26/2024 |
| Coated Brass Shells | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | USD/LB | 12/13/2024 |
| Al/Cu Condensers (Clean) | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | USD/LB | 12/13/2024 |
| Al/Cu Condensers (Dirty) | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | USD/LB | 12/13/2024 |
| Contaminated Irony Al/Cu Radiators | St. George, Utah | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | USD/LB | 12/12/2024 |
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