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 12/12/2025
2.21 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 12/12/2025
0.56 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 12/12/2025
7.25 USD/CWT
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Low Grade Motherboard | Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 8/04/2025 |
| Cardboard | Fontana, California | 40.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 | USD/Ton | 8/04/2025 |
| Old Newspaper | Monrovia, California | 85.00 | 85.00 | 85.00 | USD/Ton | 8/04/2025 |
| Aluminum Shielded Wire | Shippensburg, Pennsylvania | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | USD/LB | 8/01/2025 |
| Contaminated Aluminum | Corona, California | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 8/01/2025 |
| #1 Copper Pipe | Corona, California | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | USD/LB | 8/01/2025 |
| #2 Copper Pipe | Corona, California | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | USD/LB | 8/01/2025 |
| Bright/Shiny Copper | Corona, California | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 | USD/LB | 8/01/2025 |
| Silver Memory | Kansas City, Missouri | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | USD/LB | 8/01/2025 |
| Steel Turnings | Kansas City, Missouri | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | USD/LB | 8/01/2025 |
| White Goods | Kansas City, Missouri | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 8/01/2025 |
| Copper Sheet (Light) | Conway, Arkansas | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | USD/LB | 7/31/2025 |
| Glass Bottles | Chula Vista, California | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 7/31/2025 |
| #1 PETE Plastic | Anderson, California | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | USD/LB | 7/31/2025 |
| #3 PVC Plastic | Chula Vista, California | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | USD/LB | 7/31/2025 |
| #4 LDPE Plastic | Chula Vista, California | 2.08 | 2.08 | 2.08 | USD/LB | 7/31/2025 |
| #5 PP Plastic | Chula Vista, California | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB | 7/31/2025 |
| #6 PS Plastic | Chula Vista, California | 5.34 | 5.34 | 5.34 | USD/LB | 7/31/2025 |
| #7 Other Plastic | Chula Vista, California | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | USD/LB | 7/31/2025 |
| Bi-Metal CRV Cans | Monterey Park, California | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | USD/LB | 7/31/2025 |
| PET CRV Plastic | Monterey Park, California | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | USD/LB | 7/31/2025 |
| #2 Painted Aluminum | Mobile, Alabama | 0.52 | 0.36 | 0.36 | USD/LB | 7/30/2025 |
| #2 Burnt Wire | Fairbanks, Alaska | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | USD/LB | 7/30/2025 |
| 6061 Painted Aluminum | Spokane, Washington | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| Zinc | Spokane, Washington | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| 6061 Aluminum Turning | Spokane, Washington | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| Aluminum Bronze Turning | Spokane, Washington | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| Aluminum Cast Wheels | Spokane, Washington | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| 3003 Aluminum | Spokane, Washington | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| Aluminum Foil | Spokane, Washington | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| Mixed Aluminum Turnings | Spokane, Washington | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| Block Tin | Spokane, Washington | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| CATV - Black | Spokane, Washington | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| CATV - Irony | Spokane, Washington | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| 316 UnPrepared Stainless Steel ​ | Spokane, Washington | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| Prepared Stainless Steel | Spokane, Washington | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| Stainless Steel Turning | Spokane, Washington | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 7/29/2025 |
| Brass Radiators Prepared | Montville, Maine | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | USD/LB | 7/25/2025 |
| #2 Copper Wire Single Insulated | Afton, Oklahoma | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | USD/LB | 7/25/2025 |
| Aluminum Semi Truck Wheels | Darlington, Pennsylvania | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 7/17/2025 |
| #3 Insulated Copper Wire 35% Recovery | Darlington, Pennsylvania | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 7/17/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Unclean | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 7/15/2025 |
| 1100 Aluminum | Baytown , Texas | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| 6061 Aluminum sheet | Baytown , Texas | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| 6063 Painted Aluminum | Baytown , Texas | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Aluminum Road Signs | Baytown , Texas | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Copper Reefer Ends | Baytown , Texas | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Romex 65% Copper Wire | Baytown , Texas | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.10 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| 310 Stainless Steel | Baytown , Texas | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| 400 Stainless Steel | Baytown , Texas | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| 430 Stainless Steel | Baytown , Texas | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 7/02/2025 |
| Structural Steel | McCalla, Alabama | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 6/30/2025 |
| #1 Mid Grade Board | Spokane, Washington | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 6/24/2025 |
| Switches | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 6/03/2025 |
| PC MOTHERBOARDS | Levittown, Pennsylvania | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 6/02/2025 |
| #1 UnPrepared | Jessup, Pennsylvania | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | USD/CWT | 5/30/2025 |
| Aluminum Bronze | Warren, Ohio | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 5/29/2025 |
| LG. Electric Motors | Warren, Ohio | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | USD/LB | 5/29/2025 |
| New Cast Aluminum | Warren, Ohio | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | USD/LB | 5/29/2025 |
| 70/30 Brass | Warren, Ohio | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 5/29/2025 |
| Busheling | Warren, Ohio | 270.00 | 270.00 | 270.00 | USD/GT | 5/29/2025 |
| Red Brass Solids | Kincheloe, Michigan | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | USD/LB | 5/26/2025 |
| Mixed paper | Fort Collins, Colorado | 5.44 | 5.44 | 5.44 | USD/Ton | 5/26/2025 |
| Newspaper (with inserts, junk mail & magazines) | Fort Collins, Colorado | 10.44 | 10.44 | 10.44 | USD/Ton | 5/26/2025 |
| 18/8 Stainless Steel Solid | Gaylord, Michigan | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 5/26/2025 |
| Steel Electric Motors | Gaylord, Michigan | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 5/26/2025 |
| Nickel Shells | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 5/23/2025 |
| Aluminum Coated Copper Wire | West Babylon, New York | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 5/07/2025 |
| Aluminum Old Sheet (Light) | Puryear, Tennessee | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 5/05/2025 |
| 201 Stainless Steel | Detroit, Michigan | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 4/30/2025 |
| 309 Stainless Steel | Detroit, Michigan | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 4/30/2025 |
| 330 Stainless Steel | Detroit, Michigan | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 4/30/2025 |
| Brass Refinery | Waco, Texas | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 4/28/2025 |
| #1 Prepared | Waco, Texas | 7.75 | 7.75 | 7.75 | USD/CWT | 4/28/2025 |
| Foundry Short Steel | Dafter, Michigan | 265.00 | 265.00 | 265.00 | USD/GT | 4/28/2025 |
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