Current Scrap Metal Prices in Port Arthur, Texas
The prices listed below are paid by the scrap yards in Port Arthur.
Aluminum ScrapCity Average
Updated on 8/19/2026
1.22 USD/LB
Brass ScrapCity Average
Updated on 8/19/2026
3.07 USD/LB
Copper ScrapCity Average
Updated on 8/19/2026
3.41 USD/LB
| Scrap Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brass Shells | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.34 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Brass Shavings | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.83 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Brass Clean | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.29 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Brass Radiator | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.34 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Brass Turning (clean) | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.83 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| UBC | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| E.C. Aluminum Wire | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| #1 Copper | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.40 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| #2 Copper | 5.21 | 5.21 | 5.21 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Alternator | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Aluminum | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Bare Bright Copper | 5.53 | 5.53 | 5.53 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Aluminum Radiators | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Electric Motors | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Aluminum Cast Wheels | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Lead Batteries | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Soft Lead | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Al/Cu Radiators | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.31 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Al/Cu Radiators /Fe | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Stainless Steel | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | USD/LB | 8/19/2026 |
| Long Iron | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | USD/CWT | 3/05/2026 |
| Light Copper | 4.28 | 4.28 | 4.28 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Lead Wheel Weights | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Brass Radiator /Fe | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.54 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Aluminum Truck Wheels | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Aluminum Breakage | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Aluminum Dirty | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Aluminum Reefers w/Fe | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Aluminum Reefers | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Aluminum Coolers | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Brass Dirty | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Aluminum Coolers Dirty | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Harness Wire | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | USD/LB | 12/17/2025 |
| Stainless Steel Unclean | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 12/17/2025 |
| ACSR Wire | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 12/17/2025 |
| 316 Stainless Steel Solid | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | USD/LB | 12/17/2025 |
| Aluminum BX (MC) | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | USD/LB | 12/17/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 65% recovery | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.11 | USD/LB | 12/17/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | USD/LB | 12/17/2025 |
| Aluminum Cans | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 9/30/2025 |
| 316 Stainless Steel | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 9/30/2025 |
| 304 Stainless Steel | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | USD/LB | 8/05/2025 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | USD/LB | 8/05/2025 |
| Aluminum Wheels Clean | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | USD/LB | 8/05/2025 |
| Yellow Brass | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | USD/LB | 8/05/2025 |
| AC compressors | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | USD/LB | 9/05/2023 |
