Starters Scrap Prices in the U.S.A. and Canada

Starters Scrap prices listed below are national average prices paid by scrap yards in the U.S.A. and Canada. Prices are collected from scrap yards directly and updated bi-weekly.

"Average Price" indicates the average price paid by all scrap yards in U.S. & Canadian cities listed.
"High Price" indicates the average for the highest prices paid by all scrap yards in U.S. & Canadian cities listed.
"Low Price" indicates the average for the lowest prices paid by all scrap yards in U.S. & Canadian cities listed.

U.S.A. Scrap Dealer National Price

Last Updated : 11-Feb-2026

AVERAGE	HIGH	LOW
0.27 USD/LB	0.48 USD/LB	0.14 USD/LB

U.S.A. Cities Yards Buy Price List
City	State	Average Price	High Price	Low Price	State Average	Price Unit	Price Date
El Monte	California	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.19	USD/LB	11-Feb-2026
Fort Walton Beach	Florida	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.24	USD/LB	11-Feb-2026
Goffstown	New Hampshire	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.23	USD/LB	11-Feb-2026
Northwood	New Hampshire	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.23	USD/LB	11-Feb-2026
Fairview	West Virginia	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.28	USD/LB	11-Feb-2026
Moody	Alabama	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.24	USD/LB	10-Feb-2026
Hull	Georgia	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	USD/LB	10-Feb-2026
Finksburg	Maryland	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.41	USD/LB	09-Feb-2026
Flushing	New York	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.29	USD/LB	09-Feb-2026
Utica	New York	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.29	USD/LB	09-Feb-2026
Charleston	South Carolina	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.16	USD/LB	09-Feb-2026
Janesville	Wisconsin	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.25	USD/LB	09-Feb-2026
Flint	Michigan	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.36	USD/LB	06-Feb-2026
Rockaway	New Jersey	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.28	USD/LB	06-Feb-2026
La Grande	Oregon	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.08	USD/LB	06-Feb-2026
York	Pennsylvania	0.4	0.4	0.4	3.89	USD/LB	06-Feb-2026
Chillicothe	Ohio	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.33	USD/LB	04-Feb-2026
Dayton	Ohio	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.33	USD/LB	04-Feb-2026
Sidney	Ohio	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.33	USD/LB	04-Feb-2026
West Concord	Minnesota	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.21	USD/LB	03-Feb-2026
Keyport	New Jersey	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.28	USD/LB	03-Feb-2026
Shattuc	Illinois	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.31	USD/LB	02-Feb-2026
Whitefield	New Hampshire	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.23	USD/LB	02-Feb-2026
Waynesboro	Pennsylvania	0.5	0.5	0.5	3.89	USD/LB	02-Feb-2026
Lexington	Kentucky	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.28	USD/LB	30-Jan-2026
West Babylon	New York	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.29	USD/LB	30-Jan-2026
Columbus	Ohio	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.33	USD/LB	30-Jan-2026
Tazewell	Tennessee	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.33	USD/LB	30-Jan-2026
Miami	Florida	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.24	USD/LB	29-Jan-2026
Batesville	Arkansas	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.3	USD/LB	28-Jan-2026
Cleveland	Tennessee	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.33	USD/LB	28-Jan-2026
Marinette	Wisconsin	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.25	USD/LB	28-Jan-2026
South Amboy	New Jersey	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.28	USD/LB	27-Jan-2026
Cleveland	Ohio	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.33	USD/LB	27-Jan-2026
Sarver	Pennsylvania	0.15	0.15	0.15	3.89	USD/LB	27-Jan-2026
York Haven	Pennsylvania	0.1	0.1	0.1	3.89	USD/LB	27-Jan-2026
DeFuniak Springs	Florida	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.24	USD/LB	26-Jan-2026
Houghton Lake	Michigan	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.36	USD/LB	26-Jan-2026
Binghamton	New York	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.29	USD/LB	26-Jan-2026
Flat Rock	North Carolina	1	1	1	0.33	USD/LB	26-Jan-2026
Fyffe	Alabama	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.24	USD/LB	23-Jan-2026
Hazard	Kentucky	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.28	USD/LB	23-Jan-2026
Howard City	Michigan	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.36	USD/LB	23-Jan-2026
Benton	Tennessee	0.11	0.11	0.11	0.33	USD/LB	23-Jan-2026
Nitro	West Virginia	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.28	USD/LB	23-Jan-2026
Topeka	Kansas	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	USD/LB	22-Jan-2026
Elkins	West Virginia	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.28	USD/LB	22-Jan-2026
Springfield	Missouri	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.17	USD/LB	21-Jan-2026
Burlington	North Carolina	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.33	USD/LB	21-Jan-2026
Winchester	Kentucky	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.28	USD/LB	19-Jan-2026
Taylor	Michigan	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.36	USD/LB	19-Jan-2026
Afton	Oklahoma	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.25	USD/LB	19-Jan-2026
Chase	Michigan	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36	USD/LB	29-Dec-2025
Clare	Michigan	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36	USD/LB	29-Dec-2025
Montcalm	Michigan	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36	USD/LB	29-Dec-2025
CLIFTON	New Jersey	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.28	USD/LB	29-Dec-2025
Troy	Maine	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.29	USD/LB	23-Dec-2025
Bad Axe	Michigan	1.25	1.25	1.25	0.36	USD/LB	23-Dec-2025
Dunn	North Carolina	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.33	USD/LB	23-Dec-2025
Houston	Texas	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.18	USD/LB	18-Dec-2025
Ashtabula	Ohio	0.41	0.41	0.41	0.33	USD/LB	17-Dec-2025
Allentown	Pennsylvania	0.3	0.3	0.3	3.89	USD/LB	17-Dec-2025
Greenville	Pennsylvania	0.41	0.41	0.41	3.89	USD/LB	17-Dec-2025
Fairmont	West Virginia	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.28	USD/LB	17-Dec-2025
Freehold	New Jersey	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.28	USD/LB	16-Dec-2025
Tampa	Florida	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.24	USD/LB	11-Dec-2025
Carlisle	Pennsylvania	20	20	20	3.89	USD/LB	10-Dec-2025
Pottsville	Pennsylvania	20	20	20	3.89	USD/LB	10-Dec-2025
Los Angeles	California	0.17	0.2	0.15	0.19	USD/LB	09-Dec-2025
Jacksboro	Tennessee	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.33	USD/LB	09-Dec-2025
Hallowell	Maine	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.29	USD/LB	08-Dec-2025
Skowhegan	Maine	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.29	USD/LB	08-Dec-2025
Gladwin	Michigan	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.36	USD/LB	26-Nov-2025
Brooklyn	New York	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.29	USD/LB	26-Nov-2025
Moorefield	West Virginia	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.28	USD/LB	26-Nov-2025
Lebanon	Missouri	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.17	USD/LB	20-Nov-2025
Merrillville	Indiana	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	USD/LB	19-Nov-2025
Benton Harbor	Michigan	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.36	USD/LB	19-Nov-2025
Hanford	California	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.19	USD/LB	18-Nov-2025
Visalia	California	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.19	USD/LB	18-Nov-2025
Chelsea	Maine	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.29	USD/LB	05-Nov-2025
Jay	Maine	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.29	USD/LB	05-Nov-2025
Montville	Maine	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.29	USD/LB	05-Nov-2025
Hickory	Kentucky	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.28	USD/LB	04-Nov-2025
Edwardsville	Illinois	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.31	USD/LB	17-Oct-2025
Birch River	West Virginia	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.28	USD/LB	16-Oct-2025
Downing	Wisconsin	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	USD/LB	16-Oct-2025
Sheridan	Michigan	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.36	USD/LB	13-Oct-2025
Anoka	Minnesota	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.21	USD/LB	13-Oct-2025
Scranton	Pennsylvania	0.48	0.48	0.48	3.89	USD/LB	13-Oct-2025
Martinsville	Virginia	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	USD/LB	13-Oct-2025
Valliant	Oklahoma	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.25	USD/LB	07-Oct-2025
Belmont	Ohio	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.33	USD/LB	06-Oct-2025
Greenville	Ohio	0.41	0.41	0.41	0.33	USD/LB	29-Sep-2025
Middlesex	Vermont	0.27	0.27	0.27	0.26	USD/LB	26-Sep-2025
Gibsonton	Florida	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.24	USD/LB	25-Sep-2025
Freetown	Massachusetts	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35	USD/LB	24-Sep-2025
Allegan	Michigan	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.36	USD/LB	24-Sep-2025
Caspian	Michigan	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.36	USD/LB	24-Sep-2025
Thomasville	North Carolina	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.33	USD/LB	24-Sep-2025
Cleveland Heights	Ohio	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.33	USD/LB	22-Aug-2025
Millville	New Jersey	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.28	USD/LB	21-Aug-2025
Jamaica	New York	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.29	USD/LB	21-Aug-2025
Lexington	North Carolina	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.33	USD/LB	21-Aug-2025
Wade	North Carolina	0.11	0.11	0.11	0.33	USD/LB	21-Aug-2025
Mulberry	Florida	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.24	USD/LB	20-Aug-2025
Derry	New Hampshire	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.23	USD/LB	20-Aug-2025
Middlesex	New Jersey	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.28	USD/LB	20-Aug-2025
Biloxi	Mississippi	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.22	USD/LB	19-Aug-2025
Hollister	Missouri	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.17	USD/LB	19-Aug-2025
Saint Peters	Missouri	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.17	USD/LB	19-Aug-2025
Bay City	Michigan	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.36	USD/LB	18-Aug-2025
Baltimore	Maryland	0.21	0.21	0.21	0.41	USD/LB	15-Aug-2025
Elmsford	New York	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.29	USD/LB	11-Aug-2025
Addison	Illinois	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.31	USD/LB	07-Aug-2025
Boise	Idaho	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	USD/LB	06-Aug-2025
Caldwell	Idaho	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	USD/LB	06-Aug-2025
Heyburn	Idaho	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	USD/LB	06-Aug-2025
Montpelier	Idaho	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.09	USD/LB	06-Aug-2025
Payette	Idaho	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	USD/LB	06-Aug-2025
Twin Falls	Idaho	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	USD/LB	06-Aug-2025
Pittsford	Vermont	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.26	USD/LB	05-Aug-2025
Waterbury Village Historic District	Vermont	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.26	USD/LB	05-Aug-2025
Conway	Arkansas	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.3	USD/LB	31-Jul-2025
North Little Rock	Arkansas	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	USD/LB	31-Jul-2025
Troy	Alabama	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.24	USD/LB	30-Jul-2025
Kansas City	Missouri	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.17	USD/LB	27-Jun-2025
Warren	Ohio	0.41	0.41	0.41	0.33	USD/LB	29-May-2025
Lexington	Tennessee	1	1	1	0.33	USD/LB	27-May-2025
Detroit	Michigan	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.36	USD/LB	30-Apr-2025
Chicago Heights	Illinois	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.31	USD/LB	17-Apr-2025
Chandler	Arizona	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.2	USD/LB	07-Apr-2025
Hudson	Maine	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.29	USD/LB	27-Feb-2025
Cheyenne	Wyoming	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.15	USD/LB	14-Feb-2025
Lafollette	Tennessee	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.33	USD/LB	07-Feb-2025
Holbrook	New York	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.29	USD/LB	31-Jan-2025
Gladwin	Michigan	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.36	USD/LB	15-Jan-2025
Brantley	Alabama	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.24	USD/LB	01-Jan-2025
Clifton	New Jersey	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.28	USD/LB	04-Dec-2024
Baker City	Oregon	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.08	USD/LB	28-Nov-2024
Somerset	New Jersey	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.28	USD/LB	29-Oct-2024
Bruce	Wisconsin	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.25	USD/LB	07-Oct-2024
Phoenix	Arizona	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.2	USD/LB	04-Sep-2024
New Haven	Vermont	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.26	USD/LB	05-Jun-2024
Dallas	Texas	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.18	USD/LB	20-Mar-2024
St. George	Utah	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	USD/LB	20-Mar-2024
Cumberland	Maryland	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.41	USD/LB	05-Mar-2024
Mountain Grove	Missouri	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.17	USD/LB	20-Feb-2024
Wharton	New Jersey	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.28	USD/LB	20-Feb-2024
Conway	Pennsylvania	0.25	0.25	0.25	3.89	USD/LB	20-Nov-2023
Chouteau	Oklahoma	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	USD/LB	20-Sep-2023
Kosciusko	Mississippi	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.22	USD/LB	05-Jun-2023
Pelham	Tennessee	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.33	USD/LB	05-Jun-2023
Houston	Texas	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.18	USD/LB	22-May-2023
Paducah	Kentucky	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.28	USD/LB	05-Jan-2023
Warrensburg	Missouri	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.17	USD/LB	05-Aug-2022
Waldorf	Maryland	1	1	1	0.41	USD/LB	20-Dec-2021
St. James	Missouri	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.17	USD/LB	20-Sep-2021
Montrose	New York	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.29	USD/LB	17-Aug-2021
Marion	North Carolina	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.33	USD/LB	17-Aug-2021
Saint Paul	Minnesota	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.21	USD/LB	10-Aug-2021
Clarksville	Tennessee	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.33	USD/LB	10-Aug-2021
Sikeston	Missouri	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.17	USD/LB	06-Aug-2021
Salem	Missouri	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.17	USD/LB	03-Aug-2021
North Charleston	South Carolina	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.16	USD/LB	10-Jan-2020
Hudson	North Carolina	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.33	USD/LB	09-Jan-2020
Taylor	Missouri	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.17	USD/LB	21-Aug-2019
Summerville	South Carolina	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.16	USD/LB	08-Nov-2018
Mount Vernon	New York	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.29	USD/LB	04-Jun-2018
Moncks Corner	South Carolina	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.16	USD/LB	11-May-2018
Brighton	Illinois	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.31	USD/LB	07-Apr-2018
Monongahela	Pennsylvania	0.2	0.2	0.2	3.89	USD/LB	28-Mar-2018
Tulsa	Oklahoma	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.25	USD/LB	27-Mar-2018
Cody	Wyoming	0.21	0.21	0.21	0.15	USD/LB	21-Mar-2018

Canada Scrap Dealer National Price

Last Updated : 06-Jan-2026

AVERAGE	HIGH	LOW
0.48 USD/LB	0.55 USD/LB	0.4 USD/LB

Canada Cities Yards Buy Price List
City	State	Average Price	High Price	Low Price	State Average	Price Unit	Price Date
Guelph	Ontario	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.34	USD/LB	06-Jan-2026
Owen Sound	Ontario	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.34	USD/LB	06-Jan-2026
Stratford	Ontario	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.34	USD/LB	06-Jan-2026
Sarnia	Ontario	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.34	USD/LB	05-Jan-2026
Hamilton	Ontario	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.34	USD/LB	05-Jan-2026
Mississauga	Ontario	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.34	USD/LB	05-Jan-2026
Timmins	Ontario	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.34	USD/LB	05-Jan-2026
Brampton	Ontario	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.34	USD/LB	01-Dec-2025
Chesley	Ontario	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.34	USD/LB	01-Dec-2025
St. Thomas	Ontario	0.47	0.47	0.47	0.34	USD/LB	01-Dec-2025
Port Sydney	Ontario	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.34	USD/LB	23-Oct-2025
Orangeville	Ontario	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.34	USD/LB	08-Jul-2025
Gatineau	Quebec	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.29	USD/LB	07-Jan-2025
Brampton	Ontario	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.34	USD/LB	17-Dec-2024
Wallaceburg	Ontario	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.34	USD/LB	17-Oct-2024
Orillia	Ontario	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.34	USD/LB	20-Dec-2023
Prince George	British Columbia	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	USD/LB	20-Nov-2023
Laval	Quebec	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.29	USD/LB	20-Apr-2023
Bridgewater	Nova Scotia	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.15	USD/LB	30-Jan-2023
Mount Pleasant	Ontario	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.34	USD/LB	23-Nov-2022
Truro	Nova Scotia	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.15	USD/LB	09-Dec-2021
Stittsville	Ontario	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.34	USD/LB	23-Jul-2021
London	Ontario	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.34	USD/LB	04-Sep-2020
Brockville	Ontario	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.34	USD/LB	09-Jan-2020
Smiths Falls	Ontario	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.34	USD/LB	09-Jan-2020
Saint-Jean-de-Matha	Quebec	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.29	USD/LB	06-Jan-2020