Current Scrap Metal Prices in Paducah, Kentucky
The prices listed below are paid by the scrap yards in Paducah.
Aluminum ScrapCity Average
Updated on 1/30/2026
1.35 USD/LB
Brass ScrapCity Average
Updated on 1/30/2026
1.68 USD/LB
Copper ScrapCity Average
Updated on 1/30/2026
2.59 USD/LB
| Scrap Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al/Cu Radiators | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| Sheet metal | 170.00 | 170.00 | 170.00 | USD/Ton | 1/30/2026 |
| Copper Sheet | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| Clean Car Radiators (Cu. & Brass) | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| #2 Copper Wire | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| Al/Cu Radiators /Fe | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| #1 Copper Wire | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| Yellow Brass | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| Red Brass | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| Hard Brass | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| #2 Copper Pipe | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | USD/LB | 12/19/2025 |
| Sheet Iron | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/Ton | 12/19/2025 |
| #1 Copper Pipe | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 | USD/LB | 12/19/2025 |
| Short Iron | 160.00 | 160.00 | 160.00 | USD/Ton | 11/18/2025 |
| #1 Copper Tube | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| #2 Copper Tubing | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.60 | USD/LB | 8/14/2025 |
| Aluminum Cast | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Aluminum Cans | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Stainless Steel | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Lead Wheel Weights | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Lead | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Xmas Lights | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Unclean Cu/Brass Radiator | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Starters | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Heater Cores | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Electric Motors | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Cu/Brass Radiator | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Brass Clean | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Aluminum Cast w/Fe | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| #1 Copper | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Brass Dirty | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Chrome Wheels | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Aluminum Wheels Clean | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Aluminum Sheet | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Alternator | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Aluminum | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Aluminum Radiators | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| #2 Copper | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Aluminum Radiators /Fe | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 1/05/2023 |
| Aluminum Sheet Dirty | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 11/09/2022 |
| Extension Cord | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 11/09/2022 |
| Dirty Car Radiators (Uncut Cu. & Brass) | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | USD/LB | 11/09/2022 |
| Aluminum Wheels Dirty | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 11/09/2022 |
| Unprepared Stainless Steel | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 11/09/2022 |
| Aluminum Breakage | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 11/09/2022 |
| Cast Iron | 160.00 | 160.00 | 160.00 | USD/Ton | 11/09/2022 |
