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 3/24/2025
2.21 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 3/24/2025
0.65 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 3/21/2025
0.09 USD/LB
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum Cans | Independence, Kansas | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 3/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Coolers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.59 | USD/LB | 3/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Siding | Stoystown, Pennsylvania | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 3/24/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 45% Recovery | Augusta, Georgia | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 3/24/2025 |
| Appliances | Stoystown, Pennsylvania | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | USD/CWT | 3/24/2025 |
| Torching Steel | Bloomington, Indiana | 120.00 | 120.00 | 120.00 | USD/Ton | 3/21/2025 |
| Al/Cu Reefers | Beaumont, Texas | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.94 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Al/Cu Reefers w/ Fe | Beaumont, Texas | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet (Heavy) | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet (Light) | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Aluminum Radiators | Bloomington, Indiana | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Aluminum Truck Wheels | Moorefield, West Virginia | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Aluminum Wheels Clean | Beaumont, Texas | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Mixed Metal | Arena, Wisconsin | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/Ton | 3/21/2025 |
| Prepared 6061 Aluminum Extrusion | Highland, Illinois | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Prepared 6063 Aluminum Extrusion | Highland, Illinois | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Brass breakage | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Brass Radiators Prepared | Skowhegan, Maine | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Brass Radiators Unprepared | Skowhegan, Maine | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Plumbers brass | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Plumbing Brass | Los Angeles, California | 1.50 | 1.80 | 1.20 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Red Brass Turnings | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| #1 Copper Tube | Highland, Illinois | 3.87 | 3.87 | 3.87 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| #1 Copper Wire | Highland, Illinois | 3.88 | 3.88 | 3.88 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| #3 Copper | Moorefield, West Virginia | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.90 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Brass Refinery | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Copper Premium Insulated Wire(Clean) | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Copper Premium Insulated Wire(Dirty) | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Cu/Al Radiators | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Heater Cores | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 25% Recovery | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| String Lights | Greenville, South Carolina | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| TV/Monitors | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Clean Auto Cast | Bloomington, Indiana | 270.00 | 270.00 | 270.00 | USD/Ton | 3/21/2025 |
| Diesel Motors | Bloomington, Indiana | 180.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 | USD/Ton | 3/21/2025 |
| Stove Cast | Bloomington, Indiana | 210.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | USD/Ton | 3/21/2025 |
| Whole Car Motors | Bloomington, Indiana | 240.00 | 240.00 | 240.00 | USD/Ton | 3/21/2025 |
| 201 Stainless Steel | Highland, Illinois | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| 301 Prepared Stainless Steel | Highland, Illinois | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| 304 Prepared Stainless Steel | Highland, Illinois | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Clean Auto Cast | Springfield, Missouri | 245.00 | 245.00 | 245.00 | USD/NT | 3/21/2025 |
| Long Steel | Bloomington, Indiana | 200.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 | USD/Ton | 3/21/2025 |
| Prepared Steel | Columbia, Pennsylvania | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | USD/LB | 3/21/2025 |
| Short Steel | Bloomington, Indiana | 270.00 | 270.00 | 270.00 | USD/Ton | 3/21/2025 |
| Steel Car Wheels | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/Ton | 3/21/2025 |
| Alternator | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 3/20/2025 |
| CATV - Bare | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 3/20/2025 |
| CATV - Black | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 3/20/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 72% Recovery | Winchester, Kentucky | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | USD/LB | 3/20/2025 |
| Starters | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | USD/LB | 3/20/2025 |
| Power Supply W/Cord | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 3/20/2025 |
| Soft Lead | Winchester, Kentucky | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 3/20/2025 |
| Unprepared Steel | Winchester, Kentucky | 160.00 | 160.00 | 160.00 | USD/NT | 3/20/2025 |
| Aluminum Clad Wheels | Chase, Michigan | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 3/06/2025 |
| PC Towers - Incomplete | Chase, Michigan | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | USD/LB | 3/06/2025 |
| Drums and Rotors | Chase, Michigan | 335.00 | 335.00 | 335.00 | USD/GT | 3/06/2025 |
| Mixed Cast | Chase, Michigan | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 | USD/GT | 3/06/2025 |
| Shredder Steel | Duncan, South Carolina | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | USD/CWT | 3/06/2025 |
| Aluminum Trannies | Huntington, Indiana | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | USD/LB | 3/05/2025 |
| #2 Burnt Wire | Waterloo, New York | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | USD/LB | 3/05/2025 |
| Al/Cu Radiators /Fe | Lexington, Kentucky | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Aluminum Copper Cooler (Clean) | Decatur, Texas | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Aluminum Copper Cooler (Dirty) | Decatur, Texas | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Aluminum Radiators /Fe | Lexington, Kentucky | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Al/Cu Radiators | St. George, Utah | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Aluminum Radiators | St. George, Utah | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Red Brass | St. George, Utah | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Yellow Brass | St. George, Utah | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Unclean | Pompano Beach, Florida | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire 88% Recovery | Miami, Florida | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 52% Recovery | Lexington, Kentucky | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Contaminated Irony Cu/Br Radiators | St. George, Utah | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Copper Foam Wire | West Babylon, New York | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Fire Alarm Wire | West Babylon, New York | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Light Copper | Pompano Beach, Florida | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.10 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
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