Current Scrap Metal Prices in the United States
The prices listed below are paid by the scrap yards in United States cities.
CopperNational Average
Updated on 3/18/2026
1.94 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 3/18/2026
0.61 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 3/17/2026
40.00 USD/NT
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum Copper Cooler (Dirty) | Decatur, Texas | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 3/09/2026 |
| Al/Cu Condensers (Dirty) | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 3/09/2026 |
| Copper Foam Wire | West Babylon, New York | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 3/09/2026 |
| Aluminum Copper Cooler (Clean) | Texarkana, Arkansas | 2.51 | 2.51 | 2.51 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| #4 Insulated Copper Wire | Cleveland , Tennessee | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 3/05/2026 |
| Aluminum Bronze Solids | Indiana, Pennsylvania | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | USD/LB | 3/04/2026 |
| Contaminated Stainless Steel | Huntington Beach, California | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 3/02/2026 |
| Prepared Non-Magnetic Stainless Steel | Benton, Tennessee | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 2/27/2026 |
| 3 Foot Steel | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | 260.00 | 260.00 | 260.00 | USD/NT | 2/27/2026 |
| Farm Machinery | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | 200.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 | USD/NT | 2/27/2026 |
| Steel Coated Copper Wire | Cape May Court House, New Jersey | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 2/25/2026 |
| Unsorted Iron | Marshfield, Wisconsin | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/NT | 2/25/2026 |
| Yellow Brass Shell Casings | Springfield, Missouri | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | USD/LB | 2/24/2026 |
| Single Tube ACR | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | USD/LB | 2/24/2026 |
| AC Core Radiator Dirty | Centerville, Kansas | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | USD/LB | 2/23/2026 |
| AC Core Radiator | Centerville, Kansas | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | USD/LB | 2/23/2026 |
| Aluminum Heavy Breakage 30% Recovery | Centerville, Kansas | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | USD/LB | 2/23/2026 |
| Brass Borings | Centerville, Kansas | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 2/23/2026 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 15% Recovery | Centerville, Kansas | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | USD/LB | 2/23/2026 |
| #2 HMS UnPrepared Iron | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 5.50 | 5.50 | 5.50 | USD/CWT | 2/23/2026 |
| Misc Cast | Centerville, Kansas | 180.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 | USD/Ton | 2/23/2026 |
| Steel Car Wheels | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/Ton | 2/21/2026 |
| Copper Premium Insulated Wire(Clean) | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 2/20/2026 |
| Copper Premium Insulated Wire(Dirty) | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | USD/LB | 2/20/2026 |
| Contaminated Irony Al/Cu Radiators | Gillette, Wyoming | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 2/10/2026 |
| Contaminated Irony Red Brass | Gillette, Wyoming | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 2/10/2026 |
| Contaminated Irony Yellow Brass | Gillette, Wyoming | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 2/10/2026 |
| Contaminated Irony Cu/Br Radiators | Gillette, Wyoming | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 2/10/2026 |
| Contaminated Irony Stainless Steel | Gillette, Wyoming | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 2/10/2026 |
| #1 H.M. Steel | Paulding, Ohio | 210.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | USD/Ton | 2/04/2026 |
| Unprepared Non-Magnetic Stainless Steel | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 2/02/2026 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 52% Recovery | Lexington, Kentucky | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| Clean Car Radiators (Cu. & Brass) | Paducah, Kentucky | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| Telecom Boards | Chicago, Illinois | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | USD/LB | 1/30/2026 |
| #1 Copper Heavy Bare | West Branch, California | 3.95 | 3.95 | 3.95 | USD/LB | 1/29/2026 |
| Prepared Aluminum | New Egypt, New Jersey | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 1/22/2026 |
| 18/8 Stainless Steel Solid | Gaylord, Michigan | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 1/22/2026 |
| Steel Electric Motors | Gaylord, Michigan | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 1/22/2026 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 25% Recovery | Wichita, Kansas | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | USD/LB | 1/21/2026 |
| Unprepared Irony Stainless Steel | Cape May Court House, New Jersey | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 1/21/2026 |
| Torch Iron | Centerville, Kansas | 125.00 | 125.00 | 125.00 | USD/Ton | 1/20/2026 |
| #1 Copper Wire Double Insulated | Afton, Oklahoma | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 1/19/2026 |
| #1 Single Insulated Copper | Afton, Oklahoma | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | USD/LB | 1/19/2026 |
| #2 Copper Wire Single Insulated | Afton, Oklahoma | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | USD/LB | 1/19/2026 |
| Aluminum Big Rig Rims | Troy, Maine | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | USD/LB | 12/23/2025 |
| Shredder Steel | Gaffney, South Carolina | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | USD/CWT | 12/22/2025 |
| Whole Autos | Gaffney, South Carolina | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | USD/CWT | 12/22/2025 |
| New Cast Aluminum | Greenville, Pennsylvania | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | USD/LB | 12/17/2025 |
| Al/Cu Condensers (Clean) | Dennisville, New Jersey | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 12/16/2025 |
| Insulated Aluminum Triplex | Taylor, Missouri | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 12/12/2025 |
| Coax Copper Core | Taylor, Missouri | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 12/12/2025 |
| A-Boards P/C | Taylor, Missouri | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 12/12/2025 |
| B-Boards | Taylor, Missouri | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 12/12/2025 |
| Colored Boards | Taylor, Missouri | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 12/12/2025 |
| Electronic Transformers | Taylor, Missouri | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 12/12/2025 |
| P-4 Boards | Taylor, Missouri | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | USD/LB | 12/12/2025 |
| Large Transformers | Taylor, Missouri | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 12/12/2025 |
| Small Transformers | Taylor, Missouri | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 12/12/2025 |
| Steel Cased Transformers | Taylor, Missouri | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 12/12/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Dirty 60% Recovery | Mountain View, Missouri | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.46 | USD/LB | 12/11/2025 |
| #2 Steel | Tampa, Florida | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 12/11/2025 |
| #1 Low Grade Motherboard | Springfield, Missouri | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | USD/LB | 12/10/2025 |
| #1 Double Insulated Copper | Afton, Oklahoma | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | USD/LB | 12/09/2025 |
| #2 Single Insulated Copper | Afton, Oklahoma | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | USD/LB | 12/09/2025 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet (Heavy) | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 12/08/2025 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet (Light) | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | USD/LB | 12/08/2025 |
| Composition Brass | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 3.10 | 3.20 | 3.00 | USD/LB | 12/08/2025 |
| Low Grade Extension Cords | Springfield, Massachusetts | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.80 | USD/LB | 12/08/2025 |
| String Lights | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 12/08/2025 |
| Contaminated Al/Cu Radiator | Duluth, Minnesota | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 11/26/2025 |
| Contaminated Aluminum Radiator | Duluth, Minnesota | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 11/26/2025 |
| Rod Borings | Troy, Michigan | 2.16 | 2.16 | 2.16 | USD/LB | 11/26/2025 |
| #2 Cast Iron | Duluth, Minnesota | 200.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 | USD/NT | 11/26/2025 |
| #2 Heavy Melt | Duluth, Minnesota | 225.00 | 225.00 | 225.00 | USD/NT | 11/26/2025 |
| Motor/Machine Cast | Janesville , Wisconsin | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 11/26/2025 |
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