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 7/04/2025
2.00 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 7/04/2025
0.50 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 7/04/2025
145.00 USD/Ton
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 Aluminum | Houston, Texas | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Aluminum Copper Cooler (Clean) | Decatur, Texas | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Aluminum Copper Cooler (Dirty) | Decatur, Texas | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Al/Cu Radiators | St. George, Utah | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Aluminum Radiators | St. George, Utah | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| #1 Brass | Fairbanks, Alaska | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| #2 Brass | Fairbanks, Alaska | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Coated Brass Shells | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Red Brass | St. George, Utah | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Yellow Brass | St. George, Utah | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| #2 Copper Tubing | Frederick, Maryland | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Al/Cu Condensers (Clean) | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Al/Cu Condensers (Dirty) | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Cu/Br Radiators | St. George, Utah | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Copper Foam Wire | West Babylon, New York | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Enamel Coated Copper | Frederick, Maryland | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Fire Alarm Wire | West Babylon, New York | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Heliax | Frederick, Maryland | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Insulated Heavy Copper Wire | Fairbanks, Alaska | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Insulated Light Copper Wire | Fairbanks, Alaska | 0.78 | 1.30 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Romex 65% Copper Wire | Frederick, Maryland | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.10 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Memory Chips | Rockaway, New Jersey | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| 430 Stainless Steel | Houston, Texas | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Stainless Steel | St. George, Utah | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Shredder Steel | Duncan, South Carolina | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | USD/CWT | 7/02/2025 |
| Steel BX | Frederick, Maryland | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| 6061 Aluminum sheet | Pennsauken, New Jersey | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | USD/LB | 7/01/2025 |
| Aluminum Cast Secondary | Houston, Texas | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 7/01/2025 |
| Aluminum Extruded Secondary | Houston, Texas | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | USD/LB | 7/01/2025 |
| 6061 Aluminum Plate | Pennsauken, New Jersey | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | USD/LB | 7/01/2025 |
| Aluminum Secondary Sheet | Houston, Texas | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 7/01/2025 |
| Red Brass Secondary | Houston, Texas | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | USD/LB | 7/01/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Secondary | Houston, Texas | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | USD/LB | 7/01/2025 |
| #1 Copper Heavy Bare | Saginaw, Michigan | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.40 | USD/LB | 7/01/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 62% Recovery | Levittown, Pennsylvania | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | USD/LB | 7/01/2025 |
| Structural Steel | McCalla, Alabama | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 6/30/2025 |
| Tin Dirty | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | USD/LB | 6/27/2025 |
| Aluminum | Dodge Center, Minnesota | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | USD/LB | 6/27/2025 |
| #4 Insulated Copper Wire | Cleveland , Tennessee | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 6/27/2025 |
| Unprepared - Farm equipment | Dodge Center, Minnesota | 160.00 | 160.00 | 160.00 | USD/Ton | 6/27/2025 |
| #2 Painted Aluminum | Huntington Beach, California | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| Aluminum Condensors Dirty | Valley Stream, New York | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| Contaminated Al/Cu Radiator | Huntington Beach, California | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| Contaminated Aluminum Radiator | Huntington Beach, California | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| Contaminated Aluminum | Huntington Beach, California | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| Mixed Aluminum | Valley Stream, New York | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| Brass Faucets | Brooklyn, New York | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| Brass Shell Casings | Howard City, Michigan | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| #3 Copper Sheet | Howard City, Michigan | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| Lite Copper With Tar | Valley Stream, New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| Contaminated Stainless Steel | Huntington Beach, California | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 6/26/2025 |
| Car Bodies | Howard City, Michigan | 170.00 | 170.00 | 170.00 | USD/GT | 6/26/2025 |
| Motor Blocks | Howard City, Michigan | 210.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | USD/GT | 6/26/2025 |
| Tin/Steel | Howard City, Michigan | 145.00 | 145.00 | 145.00 | USD/GT | 6/26/2025 |
| Aluminum Pistons Clean | Taylor, Missouri | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| Aluminum Starters | Taylor, Missouri | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| Bare Extruded Aluminum | Pontiac, Michigan | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| Insulated Aluminum Triplex | Taylor, Missouri | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| Semi Red Brass | Taylor, Missouri | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Turnings | Taylor, Missouri | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| Coax Copper Core | Taylor, Missouri | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| A-Boards P/C | Taylor, Missouri | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| B-Boards | Taylor, Missouri | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| Colored Boards | Taylor, Missouri | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| Electronic Transformers | Taylor, Missouri | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| P-4 Boards | Taylor, Missouri | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| TV Yokes | Taylor, Missouri | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| Light Iron | Everett, Massachusetts | 105.00 | 105.00 | 105.00 | USD/GT | 6/25/2025 |
| 18/8 Stainless Steel | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 6/25/2025 |
| #1 HMS Unprepared | Everett, Massachusetts | 120.00 | 120.00 | 120.00 | USD/GT | 6/25/2025 |
| #2 HMS Unprepared | Everett, Massachusetts | 110.00 | 110.00 | 110.00 | USD/GT | 6/25/2025 |
| #2 Prepared | Taylor, Missouri | 165.00 | 165.00 | 165.00 | USD/Ton | 6/25/2025 |
| #2 Unprepared | Taylor, Missouri | 110.00 | 110.00 | 110.00 | USD/Ton | 6/25/2025 |
| 3 Foot Steel | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | 210.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | USD/NT | 6/25/2025 |
| Farm Machinery | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/NT | 6/25/2025 |
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