Current Scrap Metal Prices in Meriden, Connecticut
The prices listed below are paid by the scrap yards in Meriden.
Aluminum ScrapCity Average
Updated on 3/12/2026
0.59 USD/LB
Brass ScrapCity Average
Updated on 3/12/2026
1.48 USD/LB
Copper ScrapCity Average
Updated on 3/12/2026
2.45 USD/LB
| Scrap Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternator | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Painted Aluminum | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Telecom Equipment | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Irony Brass | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Yellow Brass | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.31 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| #1 Copper Bare Bright | 4.39 | 4.39 | 4.39 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| #1 Copper Pipe | 4.07 | 4.07 | 4.07 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| #1 Copper Wire | 4.12 | 4.12 | 4.12 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| #2 Copper Pipe | 3.96 | 3.96 | 3.96 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Incomplete Laptops | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Tablets | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Brass Shells | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.31 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Copper Radiators | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Copper Radiators (Dirty) | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Copper Transformer | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Docking Stations | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Xmas Lights | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| THHN | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.04 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Lead Coated Light Copper | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Romex Wire | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Aluminum Wheels Clean | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Steel BX | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Aluminum Extrusion | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Irony Aluminum | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Aluminum Cast | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Aluminum Sheet | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Aluminum Cans | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Aluminum Transformers | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Steel Case Batteries | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Aluminum Wheels Dirty | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Aluminum BX (MC) | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.54 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Al/Cu Radiators | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Lead Wheel Weights | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Al/Cu Radiators /Fe | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.78 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| ACSR Wire | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| Insulated Aluminum Wire | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| AC compressors | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | USD/LB | 3/12/2026 |
| HARD DRIVES W/BOARDS | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 2/04/2026 |
| Irony Stainless Steel | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 2/04/2026 |
| HARD DRIVES W/O BOARDS | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 2/04/2026 |
| Office Phones | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 2/04/2026 |
| Power Supplies | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 2/04/2026 |
| Power Supply No Wire | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 2/04/2026 |
| Cell Phones w/o Battery | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 12/23/2025 |
| Lead Batteries | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 12/23/2025 |
| Non Green Mother Boards | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | USD/LB | 11/20/2025 |
| SM. Electric Motors | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 10/06/2025 |
| LG. Electric Motors | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 10/06/2025 |
| Mixed Brass | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | USD/LB | 3/20/2023 |
| Non-Magnetic Stainless Steel | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Zinc Die Cast | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Cast Iron | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Heater Cores | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Aluminum Breakage | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet Clean | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Aluminum Radiators /Fe | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Aluminum Radiators | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Aluminum Transmissions | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Chrome Wheels | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Auto Radiators | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Dirty Auto Radiators | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| #1 Copper | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| #2 Copper | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Copper Sheet | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Cu/Al Radiators /Fe | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Cu/Al Radiators | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Electric Motors | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 3/06/2023 |
| Brass Dirty | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | USD/LB | 4/20/2022 |
| 400 Stainless Steel | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 4/20/2022 |
| Brass Clean | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.86 | USD/LB | 12/04/2021 |
| Low Grade ICW | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | USD/LB | 12/04/2021 |
| Bare Bright Copper | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.65 | USD/LB | 3/23/2018 |
