Current Scrap Metal Prices in the United States
The listed prices are collected from the United States and Canada scrap yards. The scrap price list includes the national average, change from the previous price, high price, low price and historical price charts. Click on each material name to view historical data, price charts and market movements. The prices are subject to change according to the metal market conditions.
We recommend contacting scrap yards directly to check their current buy price. Our scrap yards directory provides a comprehensive list of scrap buyers from the United States and Canada with contact phone numbers, location addresses and a list of accepted materials. Find scrap yards near you to get the best price for your scrap materials. The prices are updated weekly, last updated on 7/26/2024.
United States
| Scrap Material | National Average | Price Change | High Price | Low Price | Price Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contaminated Stainless Steel | $0.20/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.20 | 0.20 | 7/26/2024 |
| Electronic Transformers | $0.05/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.05 | 0.05 | 7/25/2024 |
| Range Lead | $0.33/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.33 | 0.33 | 7/25/2024 |
| 18-8 Prepared | $0.44/LB | 0.01 (2.33%) | 0.44 | 0.44 | 7/25/2024 |
| #1 Brass | $1.50/LB | 0.05 (3.45%) | 1.50 | 1.50 | 7/25/2024 |
| #2 Brass | $1.45/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 1.45 | 1.45 | 7/25/2024 |
| Brass Heater Cores | $1.29/LB | -0.01 (0.77%) | 1.29 | 1.29 | 7/25/2024 |
| Aluminum Beverage Cans | $0.40/LB | -0.06 (13.04%) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 7/24/2024 |
| Lead Dirty | $0.15/LB | -0.01 (6.25%) | 0.15 | 0.15 | 7/24/2024 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire | $0.90/LB | -0.02 (2.17%) | 0.93 | 0.88 | 7/24/2024 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire 75% Recovery | $2.30/LB | 0.16 (7.48%) | 2.30 | 2.30 | 7/24/2024 |
| #1 Copper Pipe | $2.80/LB | 0.02 (0.72%) | 2.87 | 2.73 | 7/24/2024 |
| Brass Borings | $0.79/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.79 | 0.79 | 7/24/2024 |
| 304 Stainless Steel | $0.36/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.36 | 0.36 | 7/23/2024 |
| 301 Prepared Stainless Steel | $0.37/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.37 | 0.37 | 7/23/2024 |
| Alternator | $0.36/LB | 0.04 (12.50%) | 0.36 | 0.36 | 7/23/2024 |
| 201 Stainless Steel | $0.14/LB | -0.01 (6.67%) | 0.14 | 0.14 | 7/23/2024 |
| Aluminum Radiators | $0.38/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.38 | 0.38 | 7/23/2024 |
| Soft Lead | $0.40/LB | -0.01 (2.44%) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 7/23/2024 |
| Aluminum Cans | $0.48/LB | 0.01 (2.13%) | 0.48 | 0.48 | 7/23/2024 |
| Cu/Al Radiators | $1.38/LB | 0.01 (0.73%) | 1.38 | 1.38 | 7/23/2024 |
| TV/Monitors | $0.52/LB | 0.05 (10.64%) | 0.52 | 0.52 | 7/23/2024 |
| 6061 Aluminum sheet | $0.66/LB | -0.03 (4.35%) | 0.66 | 0.66 | 7/10/2024 |
| Brass Pipe | $2.04/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 2.04 | 2.04 | 7/09/2024 |
| 70/30 Brass | $1.86/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 1.86 | 1.86 | 7/09/2024 |
| #2 Steel | $205.00/NT | 0.00 (0.00%) | 205.00 | 205.00 | 7/08/2024 |
| Irony Lead | $0.10/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.10 | 0.10 | 7/08/2024 |
| Computer/Server (Incomplete) | $0.23/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.23 | 0.23 | 7/08/2024 |
| Alternator | $15.00/CWT | 0.00 (0.00%) | 15.00 | 15.00 | 7/08/2024 |
| Bare Bright Copper | $3.35/LB | 0.06 (1.82%) | 3.35 | 3.35 | 7/08/2024 |
| Copper Bearings | $0.11/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.11 | 0.11 | 7/08/2024 |
| Brass Radiator /Fe | $0.91/LB | 0.01 (1.11%) | 0.91 | 0.91 | 7/05/2024 |
| Lead Coated Light Copper | $2.16/LB | -0.05 (2.26%) | 2.16 | 2.16 | 7/05/2024 |
| Bronze | $1.73/LB | 0.05 (2.98%) | 1.75 | 1.72 | 7/05/2024 |
| #2 Steel | $0.09/LB | -0.01 (10.00%) | 0.09 | 0.09 | 6/20/2024 |
| Laptops | $0.49/LB | 0.01 (2.08%) | 0.50 | 0.48 | 6/20/2024 |
| Aluminum Mixed | $0.44/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.44 | 0.44 | 6/20/2024 |
| #1 HMS Prepared | $7.75/CWT | -1.00 (11.43%) | 7.75 | 7.75 | 6/20/2024 |
| Lead Wheel Weights | $0.10/LB | 0.01 (11.11%) | 0.10 | 0.10 | 6/20/2024 |
| Burnt Copper | $1.26/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 1.26 | 1.26 | 6/05/2024 |
| Hard Lead | $0.26/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.26 | 0.26 | 6/05/2024 |
| Mixed Lead | $0.38/LB | 0.01 (2.70%) | 0.38 | 0.38 | 5/20/2024 |
| Cellular Phones | $1.30/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 1.32 | 1.28 | 5/20/2024 |
| Brass Dirty | $0.80/LB | 0.01 (1.27%) | 0.81 | 0.79 | 5/20/2024 |
| Romex Wire | $1.82/LB | 0.14 (8.33%) | 1.83 | 1.82 | 5/20/2024 |
| Hard Drives | $0.83/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.85 | 0.81 | 5/20/2024 |
| #3 Copper | $2.66/LB | 0.04 (1.53%) | 2.66 | 2.66 | 3/20/2024 |
| #1 HMS Prepared | $227.14/GT | -7.15 (3.05%) | 227.14 | 227.14 | 3/20/2024 |
| Industrial Batteries | $0.13/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.13 | 0.13 | 8/22/2023 |
| #2 Steel | $120.00/Ton | 0.00 (0.00%) | 120.00 | 120.00 | 10/17/2022 |
| Wheel Weights | $0.12/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.12 | 0.12 | 5/20/2022 |
| 301 Stainless Steel | $0.47/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.47 | 0.47 | 3/30/2021 |
| Lead | $0.37/LB | -0.01 (2.63%) | 0.38 | 0.37 | 12/29/2020 |
| Lead Batteries | $0.13/LB | -0.01 (7.14%) | 0.14 | 0.13 | 12/29/2020 |
| Auto Batteries | $0.21/LB | -0.16 (43.24%) | 0.21 | 0.21 | 4/04/2018 |
Canada
| Scrap Material | National Average | Price Change | High Price | Low Price | Price Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Lead | $0.82/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.82 | 0.82 | 7/16/2024 |
| 6061 Aluminum Solids | $0.79/LB | -0.05 (5.95%) | 0.79 | 0.79 | 7/16/2024 |
| Heater Cores | $1.47/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 1.47 | 1.47 | 7/16/2024 |
| Romex Wire | $2.70/LB | 0.05 (1.89%) | 2.70 | 2.70 | 7/16/2024 |
| Hard Lead | $0.18/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.18 | 0.18 | 7/16/2024 |
| Mixed Lead | $0.71/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.71 | 0.71 | 7/16/2024 |
| Aluminum Solids | $0.75/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.75 | 0.75 | 7/16/2024 |
| 316 Stainless Steel | $1.15/LB | 0.05 (4.55%) | 1.15 | 1.15 | 7/16/2024 |
| Aluminum Painted Extrusion | $1.18/LB | -0.06 (4.84%) | 1.18 | 1.18 | 7/16/2024 |
| Aluminum Die Cast | $0.42/LB | 0.03 (7.69%) | 0.42 | 0.42 | 7/16/2024 |
| Aluminum Beverage Cans | $1.07/LB | -0.01 (0.93%) | 1.07 | 1.07 | 7/16/2024 |
| Steel Car Rims | $299.20/NT | 0.00 (0.00%) | 299.20 | 299.20 | 7/16/2024 |
| 304 Stainless Steel | $0.55/LB | -0.01 (1.79%) | 0.55 | 0.55 | 7/12/2024 |
| Cu/Al Radiators | $2.29/LB | 0.03 (1.33%) | 2.29 | 2.29 | 7/12/2024 |
| Lead Wheel Weights | $0.12/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.12 | 0.12 | 7/12/2024 |
| Lead | $0.67/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.67 | 0.67 | 7/12/2024 |
| Lead Batteries | $0.21/LB | -0.01 (4.55%) | 0.21 | 0.21 | 7/12/2024 |
| Copper Transformer | $1.26/LB | -0.13 (9.35%) | 1.26 | 1.26 | 7/12/2024 |
| Bare Bright Copper | $5.37/LB | 0.04 (0.75%) | 5.37 | 5.37 | 7/12/2024 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire | $2.03/LB | 0.05 (2.53%) | 2.03 | 2.03 | 7/12/2024 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire | $3.13/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 3.16 | 3.10 | 7/12/2024 |
| #1 Copper Bare Bright | $4.99/LB | 0.18 (3.74%) | 4.99 | 4.99 | 7/12/2024 |
| Brass Dirty | $1.30/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 1.30 | 1.30 | 7/12/2024 |
| Aluminum Radiators | $0.63/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.63 | 0.63 | 7/12/2024 |
| Aluminum Radiators /Fe | $0.47/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.47 | 0.47 | 7/12/2024 |
| Al/Cu Radiators | $2.06/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 2.06 | 2.06 | 7/12/2024 |
| Household Batteries | $0.03/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 6/20/2024 |
| Lead Dirty | $0.77/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.77 | 0.77 | 4/05/2024 |
| Lead Cable Strip | $0.69/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.69 | 0.69 | 3/20/2024 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire 75% Recovery | $3.10/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 3.10 | 3.10 | 9/20/2023 |
| Lead Coated Light Copper | $3.63/LB | -0.04 (1.09%) | 3.65 | 3.61 | 5/29/2023 |
| Brass Heater Cores | $0.79/LB | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.79 | 0.79 | 4/20/2023 |
| Auto Batteries | $0.25/LB | 0.01 (4.17%) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 3/04/2020 |
Scrap Yards in the United States and Canada
Directory of recycling centres in the United States and Canada. The directory includes more than 15,000 scrap yards with contact details and location addresses. Search and find scrap yards near you using zip code or location name.
ACI Plastics, Inc
FlintMichigan
Materials accepted : ABS Plastic ABS Regrind (MIX Color) HDPE LDPE Plastic (#4) Other Plastic (#7) Plastic #7 Not Listed
Accel Polymers LLC
WentzvilleMissouri
Materials accepted :ABS Plastic ABS Regrind (MIX Color) Auto Slabs Whole Expanded Polystyrene Packaging (EP ... HDPE plastic…Not Listed
Absolute Polymers Inc
SalemOhio
Materials accepted : ABS Plastic ABS Regrind (MIX Color) HDPE plastic PC Regrind (MIX Color) Plastic (PET) Not Listed
Aaron Industries Corp
LeominsterMassachusetts
Materials accepted :#4 LDPE Plastic Bottles GPPS Lumps (Natural) GPPS Regrind (Natural) HDPE HIPS Regrind (MIX Color) LDPE…Not Listed
77 Recycling
ClintonMassachusetts
Materials accepted :#1 PETE Plastic #4 LDPE Plastic Bottles ABS Plastic HDPE PC Regrind (MIX Color) Plastic #5 (Polypropylene)…Not Listed
Tri-Cities Disposal & Recycling Service
MontereyCalifornia
Materials accepted :All solid food leftovers Food Scraps Food Waste Garden Waste Green Waste Household Waste Vegetative…Not Listed
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