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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unclean Auto Cast | Coffeyville, Kansas | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | USD/NT | 8/06/2021 |
| Aluminum Pistons Clean | East Hardin, Illinois | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 8/05/2021 |
| Separated gramber & clear glass | Fort Collins, Colorado | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | USD/Ton | 8/05/2021 |
| Three mix glass | Fort Collins, Colorado | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | USD/Ton | 8/05/2021 |
| 300 Unprepared Stainless Steel | Nashville, Tennessee | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 8/05/2021 |
| Steel Turnings | Allegan, Michigan | 85.00 | 85.00 | 85.00 | USD/NT | 8/05/2021 |
| Auto Radiators | Keyser, West Virginia | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | USD/LB | 8/03/2021 |
| Brass Clean | Keyser, West Virginia | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | USD/LB | 8/03/2021 |
| Brass Dirty | Keyser, West Virginia | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | USD/LB | 8/03/2021 |
| Stove Cast/Sewer Cast | Marshfield, Wisconsin | 120.00 | 120.00 | 120.00 | USD/PT | 8/03/2021 |
| Unclean Gas Motors | Marshfield, Wisconsin | 140.00 | 140.00 | 140.00 | USD/PT | 8/03/2021 |
| Non-Magnetic Stainless Steel | Keyser, West Virginia | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 8/03/2021 |
| Stainless Steel Unclean | Keyser, West Virginia | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 8/03/2021 |
| Motor/Machine Cast | Marshfield, Wisconsin | 240.00 | 240.00 | 240.00 | USD/PT | 8/03/2021 |
| Short Steel | Marshfield, Wisconsin | 240.00 | 240.00 | 240.00 | USD/PT | 8/03/2021 |
| Whole Autos | Duncan, South Carolina | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | USD/CW | 8/03/2021 |
| 6061 Aluminum | Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 | USD/LB | 6/21/2021 |
| ACSR Wire | Wheeling, West Virginia | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 6/03/2021 |
| E.C. Aluminum Wire | Wheeling, West Virginia | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 6/03/2021 |
| Painted Aluminum | Wheeling, West Virginia | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 6/03/2021 |
| #3 Insulated Copper Wire | Wheeling, West Virginia | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 6/03/2021 |
| Heater Cores | Wheeling, West Virginia | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | USD/LB | 6/03/2021 |
| Stainless Steel Dirty other metal attached | Stockertown, Pennsylvania | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 5/14/2021 |
| Block Tin | Spokane, Washington | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | USD/LB | 1/19/2021 |
| #2 Copper (Cu 94%-96%) | Jacksonville, Florida | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.97 | USD/LB | 10/01/2020 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 40% Recovery | Beaumont, Texas | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 | USD/LB | 9/21/2020 |
| Shredded | Everett, Massachusetts | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 9/02/2020 |
| Steel Case Batteries | Martinsburg, West Virginia | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 6/09/2020 |
| Al/Cu Transformers | Waco, Texas | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 4/07/2020 |
| Copper Refinery | Waco, Texas | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | USD/LB | 4/07/2020 |
| LG. Electric Motors | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | USD/LB | 3/24/2020 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 55% Recovery | Spokane, Washington | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 3/23/2020 |
| Copper Clad | Bruce, Wisconsin | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | USD/LB | 3/17/2020 |
| Aluminum Harness Wire | Conway, Arkansas | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 3/04/2020 |
| Copper Sheet (Light) | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | USD/LB | 12/10/2019 |
| Dirty Cast | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | USD//CWT | 12/02/2019 |
| Auto/Truck Radiators | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB | 12/02/2019 |
| Magnesium Dirty | Spokane, Washington | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 11/20/2019 |
| UBC Baled | Moosic, Pennsylvania | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 9/19/2019 |
| Copper Dirty | Conway, Arkansas | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 9/19/2019 |
| Aluminum Breakage 25% Recovery | Lexington, South Carolina | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | USD/LB | 8/20/2019 |
| Aluminum | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 8/16/2019 |
| 18/8 Stainless Steel | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | USD/LB | 8/16/2019 |
| Aluminum Foil | Mountain Grove, Missouri | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | USD/LB | 8/09/2019 |
| Irony Automobile Radiators | Independence, Kansas | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 8/08/2019 |
| Neoprene | Waco, Texas | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | USD/LB | 8/06/2019 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire 50-75% Recovery | Waco, Texas | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 | USD/LB | 8/06/2019 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 25-50% Recovery | Waco, Texas | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | USD/LB | 8/06/2019 |
| Zinc Die Cast w/ Fe | Waco, Texas | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | USD/LB | 8/06/2019 |
| 6061 Aluminum w/Fe | Houston, Texas | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | USD/LB | 7/31/2019 |
| 6063 Extrusions/Fe | Houston, Texas | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 7/31/2019 |
| Aluminum Breakage 50% Recovery | Houston, Texas | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 7/31/2019 |
| Aluminum Shavings | Houston, Texas | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | USD/LB | 7/31/2019 |
| #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery | Houston, Texas | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | USD/LB | 7/31/2019 |
| Insulated Copper Wire 65% recovery | Houston, Texas | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | USD/LB | 7/31/2019 |
| 304 Stainless Steel Solid | Houston, Texas | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | USD/LB | 7/31/2019 |
| 316 Stainless Steel Solid | Houston, Texas | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 7/31/2019 |
| Zinc Die Cast | Houston, Texas | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | USD/LB | 7/31/2019 |
| Light Copper | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | USD/LB | 7/15/2019 |
| 304 Prepared Stainless Steel | Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 7/15/2019 |
| 316 Prepared Stainless Steel | Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | USD/LB | 7/15/2019 |
| Non-Magnetic Stainless Steel Breakage | Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | USD/LB | 7/12/2019 |
| Aluminum Wheels Dirty Cast | South Austin, Texas | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | USD/LB | 7/03/2019 |
| Aluminum Breakage >50% Recovery | Florence, South Carolina | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/LB | 6/24/2019 |
| Mill Sheet Aluminum | Florence, South Carolina | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | USD/LB | 6/24/2019 |
| Breakage 50% Recovery | Houston, Texas | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 6/18/2019 |
| Low Grade ICW | Houston, Texas | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 6/18/2019 |
| Copper Aluminum Radiators | Berwick, Pennsylvania | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.80 | USD/LB | 6/10/2019 |
| #1 Copper Wire | Atwood, Colorado | 0.74 | 1.44 | 0.05 | USD/LB | 6/05/2019 |
| Dirty Cast Aluminum Rims | Midland, Texas | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | USD/LB | 5/07/2019 |
| Aluminum Chrome Car Wheels | Deerfield Beach, Florida | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | USD/LB | 5/03/2019 |
| 6063 Aluminum | Deerfield Beach, Florida | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 4/19/2019 |
| 6063 Aluminum w/Fe | Deerfield Beach, Florida | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | USD/LB | 4/19/2019 |
| Aluminum Mixed Die Cast | South Austin, Texas | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | USD/LB | 2/20/2019 |
| Automobile Radiators | Augusta, Georgia | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | USD/LB | 2/18/2019 |
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