Scrap Metal Prices in Iowa, United States
The prices listed below are paid by the scrap yards in Iowa cities.
Aluminum ScrapCity Average
Updated on 11/19/2025
0.32 USD/LB
Brass ScrapCity Average
Updated on 11/19/2025
1.63 USD/LB
Copper ScrapCity Average
Updated on 11/19/2025
1.00 USD/LB
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACSR Wire | Des Moines | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 11/19/2025 |
| Aluminum BX (MC) | Des Moines | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 11/19/2025 |
| Aluminum Car Rims | Des Moines | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 11/19/2025 |
| Brass Radiator /Fe | Des Moines | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | USD/LB | 11/19/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 55% Recovery | Des Moines | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | USD/LB | 11/19/2025 |
| Aluminum Breakage | Weldon | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet w/2% Fe | Weldon | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| Aluminum Truck Wheels | Weldon | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| Aluminum Wire (No coating) | Weldon | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| Insulated Aluminum Wire | Weldon | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| Dirty Auto Radiators | Weldon | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 35% Recovery | Weldon | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 45% Recovery | Weldon | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 65% recovery | Weldon | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| Hard Drives | Weldon | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| Lead Wheel Weights | Weldon | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| #2 Cast Iron | Weldon | 70.00 | 70.00 | 70.00 | USD/Ton | 11/07/2025 |
| Zinc Die Cast | Weldon | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | USD/LB | 11/07/2025 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire 75% Recovery | Carter Lake | 2.82 | 2.82 | 2.82 | USD/LB | 11/05/2025 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery | Carter Lake | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.26 | USD/LB | 11/05/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 40% Recovery | Carter Lake | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB | 11/05/2025 |
| Car Bodies | Carter Lake | 130.00 | 130.00 | 130.00 | USD/Ton | 11/05/2025 |
| #1 Prepared Steel | Weldon | 70.00 | 70.00 | 70.00 | USD/Ton | 9/23/2025 |
| 1100 Aluminum | Davenport | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Zinc | Davenport | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| 6061 Extrusions | Davenport | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| 6063 Aluminum w/Fe | Davenport | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| 6063 Extrusions | Davenport | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Cans | Davenport | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Cast | Chariton | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| 3003 Aluminum | Davenport | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| 5052 Aluminum | Davenport | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Extrusion | Chariton | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum MLC Clips | Davenport | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Old Cast | Davenport | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet Clean | Davenport | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Painted Siding | Davenport | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Radiators /Fe | Davenport | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Radiators | Chariton | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Sheet | Chariton | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Siding | Iowa city | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Turning | Iowa city | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Wheels Clean | Iowa city | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Chrome Wheels | Davenport | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Aluminum Radiators | Iowa city | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| E.C. Aluminum Wire | Davenport | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Litho Sheets | Davenport | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Auto Radiators | Chariton | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Red Brass | Iowa city | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Yellow Brass | Iowa city | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.27 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire | Chariton | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire | Iowa city | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Bright/Shiny Copper | Iowa city | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.33 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Lead Batteries | Iowa city | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Lead | Davenport | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Al/Cu Radiators /Fe | Mount Pleasant | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Al/Cu Radiators | Mount Pleasant | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Aluminum Auto Wheels | Mount Pleasant | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Aluminum | Mount Pleasant | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Aluminum Dirty | Mount Pleasant | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Brass Clean | Mount Pleasant | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Brass Dirty | Mount Pleasant | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| #1 Copper | Mount Pleasant | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.65 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| #2 Copper | Mount Pleasant | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery | Mount Pleasant | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Bare Bright Copper | Mount Pleasant | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Copper Sheet (Light) | Mount Pleasant | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Cu/Brass Radiator | Mount Pleasant | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Electric Motors | Mount Pleasant | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Heater Cores | Mount Pleasant | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 70% Recovery | Mount Pleasant | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Light Copper | Mount Pleasant | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Unclean Cu/Brass Radiator | Mount Pleasant | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Auto Batteries | Mount Pleasant | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
| Industrial Batteries | Mount Pleasant | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 8/08/2025 |
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