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

Steel 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.

United States Steel Scrap Buy Price Index

Material	Average Price	High Price	Low Price	Price Unit
Shredder Steel	6.5	6.5	6.5
Unprepared - Farm equipment Scrap	190	190	190
3 Foot Steel Scrap	210	210	210
Large Transformers Scrap	0.3	0.3	0.3
Steel Cased Transformers Scrap	0.1	0.1	0.1
Heavy w. Light Scrap	170	170	170
Torching Unprepared	175	175	175
Misc Cast Scrap	130	130	130
Steel Car Wheels Scrap	100	100	100
Prepared Structural Scrap	66.71	66.71	66.71
Unprepared Structural Scrap	112.35	112.35	112.35
Small Transformers Scrap	0.26	0.26	0.26
#1 H.M. Steel	59.76	59.76	59.76
Steel Base Carburetors Scrap	0.06	0.06	0.06
Steel Block Engines	0.06	0.06	0.06
Dirty Motor Blocks Scrap	84.96	84.96	84.96
#2 Cast Iron Scrap	102.51	102.51	102.51
#2 HMS Prepared	83.17	83.17	83.17
#2 HMS Unprepared	70.83	70.83	70.83
Junk Cars Scrap	120	120	120
Unclean Motors Scrap	175	175	175
Oversized Steel Scrap	80	80	80
#2 Heavy Melt Scrap	113.5	113.5	113.5
White Goods	37.92	37.92	37.92
Steel Turnings Scrap	35.42	35.42	35.42
#1 UnPrepared Scrap	126.68	126.68	126.68
Busheling	258.64	258.64	258.64
Steel Electric Motors Scrap	0.16	0.16	0.16
Structural Steel Scrap	0.07	0.07	0.07
#1 Prepared	70.05	70.05	70.05
Foundry Short Steel Scrap	265	265	265
#2 Steel Scrap	119.19	119.19	119.19
#2 Prepared	90.96	90.96	90.96
#2 Unprepared	67.62	67.62	67.62
Steel Scrap	60.33	62.03	58.63
Long Steel	93.82	93.82	93.82
Motor Blocks Scrap	112.76	112.76	112.76
Plate & Structural	116.98	116.98	116.98
Short Steel	114.69	114.69	114.69
Plate & Structural Unprepared	68.37	68.79	67.96
Rebar	64.07	64.07	64.07
Auto Cast Scrap	171.46	171.46	171.46
Sheet Iron	114.47	114.47	114.47
Whole Autos	7.5	7.5	7.5
Mixed Cast Scrap	138.51	138.51	138.51
Light w. Heavy Scrap	167.5	167.5	167.5
P&S Unprepared Scrap	89.84	89.84	89.84
Plate & Structural Prepared	110.03	110.03	110.03
Plate & Structural Unprepared	38.26	38.26	38.26
HMS Unprepared	42.17	42.17	42.17
#1 HMS Scrap	31.76	31.76	31.76
#1 Unprepared	67.62	67.62	67.62
Drums and Rotors	105.87	106.27	105.47
HMS Prepared	48.89	48.89	48.89
Mixed Steel Scrap	20.05	20.05	20.05
#1 HMS Prepared	87.92	87.92	87.92
#1 HMS Unprepared Scrap	82.61	82.61	82.61
Scrap Transmissions Scrap	1.78	1.78	1.78
Steel compressors sealed units scrap	0.16	0.16	0.16
#1 Unprepared Scrap	106.25	106.25	106.25
Heavy Torch Steel Scrap	73.76	73.76	73.76
Heavy Melt Scrap	150.05	150.05	150.05
Motor Blocks Scrap	80.03	80.03	80.03
HMS 80/20 Scrap	1.25	1.25	1.25
Whole Auto Bodies	89.45	89.45	89.45
#1 Cast Iron Scrap	157.67	157.67	157.67
#1 Unprepared Heavy Melt Scrap	83.19	83.19	83.19
Tin	56.32	56.32	56.32
Prepared Steel Scrap	74.14	74.14	74.14
Unprepared Steel Scrap	63.84	63.84	63.84
Sheet metal Scrap	81.57	81.57	81.57
Appliances	24.62	24.62	24.62
Iron/Steel Scrap	230	400	60
Farm Machinery Scrap	150	150	150
Tin Scrap Dirty	9.9	9.9	9.9
Tin/Car Bodies	180	180	180
Torching Steel	116.67	116.67	116.67
#2 Unprepared Heavy Melt Scrap	170	170	170
Steel Shot Scrap	0.05	0.05	0.05
#1 Steel Scrap	68.14	68.14	68.14
Insulated Steel BX Scrap	0.42	0.42	0.42
Unprepared Shearing	38.37	38.37	38.37
Unprepared Steel Scrap	125	126.67	123.33
Car Bodies	129.49	129.49	129.49
Long Steel Scrap	190	190	190
#1 UnPrepared Steel Scrap	86.39	86.39	86.39
#1 Prepared Steel Scrap	66.29	66.29	66.29
Prepared Steel Scrap	92.52	92.52	92.52
#1 Heavy Melt Scrap	65.76	65.76	65.76
Steel Turnings Scrap	2.25	2.25	2.25
#2 Prepared Scrap	0.08	0.08	0.08
Appliances	4.94	4.94	4.94
Drums and Rotors	20.88	20.88	20.88
Sheet Metal Scrap	130	130	130
Short Steel Scrap	0.12	0.12	0.12
Unprepared Steel Scrap	0.04	0.04	0.04
#1 Prepared Scrap	173.33	173.33	173.33
#1 Prepared Scrap	147.5	147.5	147.5
#2 Prepared Scrap	57.21	57.21	57.21
#2 Unprepared Steel	27.06	27.06	27.06
Busheling Scrap	322	322	322
#1 Prepared Steel Scrap	3.13	3.13	3.13
Sheet Iron	114.45	114.45	114.45
Short Steel Scrap	252.5	252.5	252.5
Rebar	101.67	101.67	101.67
#1 Steel Scrap	0.09	0.09	0.09
#1 Steel Scrap	90.12	90.12	90.12
Drums and Rotors	225.02	225.02	225.02
Plate & Structural Scrap	295	295	295
#1 Prepared Scrap	72.59	72.59	72.59
#1 Unprepared Steel	41.45	41.45	41.45
#1 Prepared Scrap	3.19	3.19	3.19
#1 Unprepared Steel Scrap	0.05	0.05	0.05
P&S Scrap	192.88	192.88	192.88
#1 Steel Scrap	225	225	225
Short Steel Scrap	228.2	228.2	228.2
Car Bodies	97.5	97.5	97.5
Clean Auto Cast	194.26	194.26	194.26
Unclean Auto Cast Scrap	100	100	100
Steel Turnings Scrap	85	85	85
Motor/Machine Cast	120.03	120.03	120.03
Short Steel Scrap	240	240	240
Whole Autos	9.5	9.5	9.5
Block Tin	3.83	3.83	3.83
Shredded Scrap	0.1	0.1	0.1
Steel BX Scrap	0.39	0.39	0.39
#1 Busheling Scrap	112.53	112.53	112.53
Rebar	0.22	0.22	0.22