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
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
Misc Cast Scrap	160	160	160
Steel Car Wheels Scrap	100	100	100
Unprepared Shearing	38.37	38.37	38.37
Shredder Steel	6.5	6.5	6.5
Unprepared - Farm equipment Scrap	190	190	190
#2 HMS Unprepared	70.83	70.83	70.83
Heavy w. Light Scrap	170	170	170
Torching Unprepared	175	175	175
#2 Cast Iron Scrap	102.51	102.51	102.51
Junk Cars Scrap	120	120	120
Unclean Motors Scrap	175	175	175
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
Oversized Steel Scrap	80	80	80
#2 Heavy Melt Scrap	113.5	113.5	113.5
Steel Turnings Scrap	35.42	35.42	35.42
White Goods	37.92	37.92	37.92
Structural Steel Scrap	0.07	0.07	0.07
#1 UnPrepared Scrap	127.54	127.54	127.54
Busheling	258.64	258.64	258.64
Steel Electric Motors Scrap	0.16	0.16	0.16
#1 Prepared	68.87	68.87	68.87
Foundry Short Steel Scrap	265	265	265
#2 Prepared	89.36	89.36	89.36
#2 Unprepared	63.85	63.85	63.85
Steel Scrap	60.33	62.03	58.63
#2 Steel Scrap	119.19	119.19	119.19
Long Steel	93.82	93.82	93.82
Motor Blocks Scrap	111.4	111.4	111.4
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	169.26	169.26	169.26
Sheet Iron	116.07	116.07	116.07
Whole Autos	7.5	7.5	7.5
Mixed Cast Scrap	138.51	138.51	138.51
#2 HMS Prepared	83.17	83.17	83.17
Light w. Heavy Scrap	167.5	167.5	167.5
P&S Unprepared Scrap	90.28	90.28	90.28
Plate & Structural Prepared	105.53	105.53	105.53
Plate & Structural Unprepared	38.26	38.26	38.26
HMS Unprepared	40.62	40.62	40.62
#1 HMS Scrap	31.76	31.76	31.76
#1 Unprepared	67.37	67.37	67.37
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	89	89	89
#1 HMS Unprepared Scrap	83.52	83.52	83.52
Scrap Transmissions Scrap	1.9	1.9	1.9
Steel compressors sealed units scrap	0.16	0.17	0.16
Heavy Torch Steel Scrap	76.26	76.26	76.26
Heavy Melt Scrap	150.05	150.05	150.05
HMS 80/20 Scrap	1.25	1.25	1.25
Whole Auto Bodies	89.45	89.45	89.45
#1 Cast Iron Scrap	158.34	158.34	158.34
#1 Unprepared Heavy Melt Scrap	83.19	83.19	83.19
Tin	56.6	56.6	56.6
Prepared Steel Scrap	74.14	74.14	74.14
Unprepared Steel Scrap	64.24	64.24	64.24
Sheet metal Scrap	81.02	81.02	81.02
Appliances	24.71	24.71	24.71
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 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
#1 Busheling Scrap	112.53	112.53	112.53
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
Motor Blocks Scrap	80.03	80.03	80.03
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
#1 Unprepared Scrap	106.25	106.25	106.25
#2 Prepared Scrap	57.21	57.21	57.21
#2 Unprepared Steel	27.06	27.06	27.06
Busheling Scrap	322	322	322
Sheet Iron	114.45	114.45	114.45
Short Steel Scrap	252.5	252.5	252.5
#1 Steel Scrap	90.12	90.12	90.12
#1 Prepared Scrap	3.19	3.19	3.19
Drums and Rotors	225.02	225.02	225.02
Plate & Structural Scrap	295	295	295
#1 Steel Scrap	0.09	0.09	0.09
#1 Prepared Scrap	72.59	72.59	72.59
#1 Unprepared Steel	41.45	41.45	41.45
#1 Prepared Steel Scrap	3.13	3.13	3.13
#1 Unprepared Steel Scrap	0.05	0.05	0.05
P&S Scrap	192.88	192.88	192.88
Short Steel Scrap	228.2	228.2	228.2
#1 Steel Scrap	225	225	225
Car Bodies	97.5	97.5	97.5
Rebar	101.67	101.67	101.67
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	0.4	0.4	0.4
Rebar	0.22	0.22	0.22