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 11/26/2025
2.04 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 11/26/2025
0.63 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 11/26/2025
164.17 USD/Ton
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Communication 50% | Frederick, Maryland | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | USD/LB | 4/04/2025 |
| Copper Extension Cord 35% (Clean) | Frederick, Maryland | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 4/04/2025 |
| Aluminum Condensers | Bay Shore, New York | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 3/26/2025 |
| Aluminum Condensors Dirty | Bay Shore, New York | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | USD/LB | 3/26/2025 |
| Lite Copper With Tar | Bay Shore, New York | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 3/26/2025 |
| Office/coated paper | Fort Collins, Colorado | 62.69 | 62.69 | 62.69 | USD/Ton | 3/25/2025 |
| Mixed Metal | Arena, Wisconsin | 150.00 | 150.00 | 150.00 | USD/Ton | 3/21/2025 |
| Aluminum Bare Extrusion | Huntington, Indiana | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 3/05/2025 |
| Aluminum Trannies | Huntington, Indiana | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | USD/LB | 3/05/2025 |
| Mixed Aluminum | Oak Hill, Ohio | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 3/05/2025 |
| Magnetic Stainless Steel | Huntington, Indiana | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | USD/LB | 3/05/2025 |
| Long Steel | Rome, New York | 230.00 | 230.00 | 230.00 | USD/GT | 3/05/2025 |
| Motor Blocks | Rome, New York | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 | USD/GT | 3/05/2025 |
| Plate & Structural | Oak Hill, Ohio | 275.00 | 275.00 | 275.00 | USD/NT | 3/05/2025 |
| Short Steel | Rome, New York | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 | USD/GT | 3/05/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 45% Recovery | Berea, Kentucky | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| Plate & Structural Unprepared | Lexington, Kentucky | 170.00 | 170.00 | 170.00 | USD/NT | 3/04/2025 |
| Shred/Tin | Berea, Kentucky | 155.00 | 155.00 | 155.00 | USD/NT | 3/04/2025 |
| #2 HDPE Plastic | Compton, California | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | USD/LB | 3/03/2025 |
| Aluminum Cast w/Fe | Mountain View, Missouri | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 2/24/2025 |
| Brass breakage | Mountain View, Missouri | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 2/24/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Dirty 60% Recovery | Mountain View, Missouri | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | USD/LB | 2/24/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Dirty 80% Recovery | Mountain View, Missouri | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.47 | USD/LB | 2/24/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Turnings | Mountain View, Missouri | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | USD/LB | 2/24/2025 |
| Lead Dirty | Mountain View, Missouri | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 2/24/2025 |
| Aluminum Wire Dirty | Greeley, Colorado | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | USD/LB | 2/20/2025 |
| Yellow Brass Shells | Greeley, Colorado | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | USD/LB | 2/20/2025 |
| #1 Copper Wire Double Insulated | Afton, Oklahoma | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | USD/LB | 2/20/2025 |
| Burnt Copper | Greeley, Colorado | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 2/20/2025 |
| Rebar | Greeley, Colorado | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | USD/LB | 2/20/2025 |
| Auto Cast | Howard, Wisconsin | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 | USD/NT | 2/13/2025 |
| Sheet Iron | Howard, Wisconsin | 240.00 | 240.00 | 240.00 | USD/NT | 2/13/2025 |
| Aluminum Auto Wheels | Summersville, West Virginia | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | USD/LB | 2/12/2025 |
| Brass Shell Casings | Kingwood, West Virginia | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 2/12/2025 |
| Hard Brass | Summersville, West Virginia | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.60 | USD/LB | 2/12/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 25% Recovery | Shrewsbury, West Virginia | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 2/11/2025 |
| Aluminum Solids | Lafollette, Tennessee | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 2/07/2025 |
| Whole Autos | Duncan, South Carolina | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | USD/CWT | 2/05/2025 |
| #1 Brass | Fairbanks, Arkansas | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | USD/LB | 1/31/2025 |
| #2 Brass | Fairbanks, Arkansas | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB | 1/31/2025 |
| Al/Cu Fins | Fairbanks, Arkansas | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | USD/LB | 1/31/2025 |
| Dirty Motors | Huntington, Indiana | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 1/31/2025 |
| Insulated Light Copper Wire | Fairbanks, Arkansas | 0.88 | 1.45 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 1/31/2025 |
| Mixed Cast | Huntington, Indiana | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 1/31/2025 |
| Mixed Lead | Kansas City, Missouri | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 1/27/2025 |
| Appliances | Mountain View, Missouri | 115.00 | 115.00 | 115.00 | USD/Ton | 1/23/2025 |
| Light w. Heavy | Everett, Massachusetts | 115.00 | 115.00 | 115.00 | USD/GT | 1/23/2025 |
| #2 Single Insulated Copper | Afton, Oklahoma | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | USD/LB | 1/22/2025 |
| #2 Copper Bare Bright | Greeley, Colorado | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | USD/LB | 1/21/2025 |
| Heavy Gauge | New Haven, Connecticut | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | USD/LB | 1/21/2025 |
| Low Grade Extension Cords | New Haven, Connecticut | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | USD/LB | 1/21/2025 |
| Medium Gauge Copper Wire | New Haven, Connecticut | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | USD/LB | 1/21/2025 |
| Plated Heavy Gauge Copper Wire | New Haven, Connecticut | 1.88 | 1.95 | 1.80 | USD/LB | 1/21/2025 |
| Plated Medium Gauge Copper Wire | New Haven, Connecticut | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | USD/LB | 1/21/2025 |
| Ram Memory | Phoenix, Arizona | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | USD/LB | 1/21/2025 |
| Aluminum Clad Wheels | Gladwin, Michigan | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | USD/LB | 1/15/2025 |
| Magnesium Clean | Gladwin, Michigan | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | USD/LB | 1/15/2025 |
| Semi Wheel Aluminum | Gladwin, Michigan | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 1/15/2025 |
| Incomplete Laptops | Gladwin, Michigan | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | USD/LB | 1/15/2025 |
| PC Towers - Incomplete | Gladwin, Michigan | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 1/15/2025 |
| Aluminum Breakage | Lakeville, Minnesota | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 1/13/2025 |
| Aluminum Motors | Lakeville, Minnesota | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 1/13/2025 |
| #2 Copper Wire | Lakeville, Minnesota | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | USD/LB | 1/13/2025 |
| Harness Wire | Lakeville, Minnesota | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 1/13/2025 |
| #1 Prepared Iron | Lakeville, Minnesota | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | USD/LB | 1/13/2025 |
| #1 Unprepared Iron | Lakeville, Minnesota | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 1/13/2025 |
| Sheet Iron | Lakeville, Minnesota | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 1/13/2025 |
| Cu/Al Radiators /Fe | Brantley, Alabama | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 1/01/2025 |
| Cu/Al Radiators | Brantley, Alabama | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | USD/LB | 1/01/2025 |
| Hard Lead | Brantley, Alabama | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 1/01/2025 |
| Irony Stainless Steel | Brantley, Alabama | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 1/01/2025 |
| Unprepared Stainless Steel | Brantley, Alabama | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 1/01/2025 |
| P&S Unprepared | Brantley, Alabama | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 1/01/2025 |
| Plate & Structural Prepared | Brantley, Alabama | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | USD/LB | 1/01/2025 |
| Plate & Structural Unprepared | Kansas City, Missouri | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 1/01/2025 |
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