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 2/04/2026
2.25 USD/LB
AluminumNational Average
Updated on 2/04/2026
0.62 USD/LB
SteelNational Average
Updated on 2/04/2026
217.00 USD/Ton
| Scrap Material | Location | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery | Warren, Ohio | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | USD/LB | 5/29/2025 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 80% Recovery | Warren, Ohio | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | USD/LB | 5/29/2025 |
| Busheling | Warren, Ohio | 270.00 | 270.00 | 270.00 | USD/GT | 5/29/2025 |
| P&S | Warren, Ohio | 170.00 | 170.00 | 170.00 | USD/GT | 5/29/2025 |
| Aluminum Mixed | Kansas City, Missouri | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | USD/LB | 5/28/2025 |
| 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 |
| Nickel Shells | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 5/23/2025 |
| Structural Steel | Wooster, Ohio | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 5/23/2025 |
| 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 |
| #2 Prepared | Beaumont, Texas | 196.00 | 196.00 | 196.00 | USD/NT | 4/24/2025 |
| #2 Unprepared | Beaumont, Texas | 165.00 | 165.00 | 165.00 | USD/NT | 4/24/2025 |
| Bare Extruded Aluminum | Los Angeles, California | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 4/23/2025 |
| Memory W/Aluminum | Phoenix, Arizona | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | USD/LB | 4/23/2025 |
| Telecom Boards | Phoenix, Arizona | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | USD/LB | 4/23/2025 |
| Aluminum Starters | East Hardin, Illinois | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 4/16/2025 |
| Aluminum Condensers | Farmingdale, New York | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 4/09/2025 |
| Aluminum Condensors Dirty | Farmingdale, New York | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | USD/LB | 4/09/2025 |
| Lite Copper With Tar | Farmingdale, New York | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 4/09/2025 |
| Aluminum Ladders | Chandler, Arizona | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | USD/LB | 4/07/2025 |
| Monel | Chandler, Arizona | 2.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | USD/LB | 4/07/2025 |
| Whole Computer Tower | Chandler, Arizona | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 4/07/2025 |
| Steel | Chandler, Arizona | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | USD/LB | 4/07/2025 |
| 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 |
| White Goods | Petersburg, Virginia | 7.30 | 7.30 | 7.30 | USD/CWT | 3/31/2025 |
| 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 |
| Appliances | Oak Hill, Ohio | 180.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 | USD/NT | 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 |
| Brass breakage | Berea, Kentucky | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 3/04/2025 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 45% Recovery | Berea, Kentucky | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | USD/LB | 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 |
| Steel Electric Motors | Dafter, Michigan | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 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 |
| 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 |
| #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 |
| Copper Foam Wire | Holbrook, New York | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | USD/LB | 1/31/2025 |
| Dirty Motors | Huntington, Indiana | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 1/31/2025 |
| Fire Alarm Wire | Holbrook, New York | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 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 |
| #2 HMS Prepared | Everett, Massachusetts | 140.00 | 140.00 | 140.00 | USD/GT | 1/23/2025 |
| Light w. Heavy | Everett, Massachusetts | 115.00 | 115.00 | 115.00 | USD/GT | 1/23/2025 |
| #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 |
| 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 |
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