What is the current price of Romex® Wire Scrap in the USA?

The average price of Romex® Wire Scrap in the USA is $US 2.26 per Lb.

Current Romex® Wire Scrap Price USA $US / Lb. Historical Price

SMI North America

2.26$US/Lb -0.01(-0.44)

September 3, 2025

Price Change	Change%	Month High	Month Low	Year High	Year Low
-0.01	-0.44%	2.59	2.51	2.59	1.67

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North America

2.26$US/Lb

High
2.58 (Year) - 2.58 (Month)

Low
1.69 (Year) - 2.53 (Month)

USA East Coast

2.26$US/Lb

High
2.58 (Year) - 2.58 (Month)

Low
1.68 (Year) - 2.53 (Month)

USA Midwest

2.24$US/Lb

High
2.56 (Year) - 2.56 (Month)

Low
1.67 (Year) - 2.51 (Month)

USA West Coast

2.27$US/Lb

High
2.59 (Year) - 2.59 (Month)

Low
1.70 (Year) - 2.54 (Month)

Romex® Wire Scrap Historical Prices *Available since Mar,2012.

Date	North America	West Coast	Midwest	East Coast
2025-09-04	2.26	2.26	2.24	2.27
2025-09-03	2.27	2.27	2.25	2.28
2025-09-02	2.27	2.27	2.25	2.28
2025-08-29	2.26	2.26	2.24	2.27
2025-08-28	2.26	2.26	2.24	2.27
2025-08-27	2.23	2.23	2.21	2.24
2025-08-26	2.23	2.23	2.21	2.24

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About Romex® Wire

Romex® Wire consist of clean Romex® wiring, free of metal and foreign attachments, such as electrical boxes, clips, connectors, and other. Romex® wires are a brand of NM cable

These wires can be sold as-is, or stripped of their plastic jacket and paper insert, to bare copper, for a higher value.

Copper prices fluctuate daily, you can view today’s copper prices here