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
Prepared Structural Scrap	95.09	95.09	95.09
Steel Base Carburetors Scrap	0.06	0.06	0.06
Large Transformers Scrap	0.3	0.3	0.3
Steel Cased Transformers Scrap	0.1	0.1	0.1
Heavy w. Light Scrap	190	190	190
Light w. Heavy Scrap	182.5	182.5	182.5
Steel Electric Motors Scrap	0.17	0.17	0.17
Torching Unprepared	175	175	175
#2 HMS Prepared	83.21	83.21	83.21
#2 HMS Unprepared	81.04	81.04	81.04
#2 Prepared Scrap	0.11	0.11	0.11
Misc Cast Scrap	180	180	180
Steel Car Wheels Scrap	155	155	155
3 Foot Steel Scrap	260	260	260
Farm Machinery Scrap	192.86	192.86	192.86
#2 Steel Scrap	110.04	110.04	110.04
Torching Steel	126.67	126.67	126.67
#1 H.M. Steel	69.08	69.08	69.08
Shredder Steel	6.5	6.5	6.5
Whole Autos	7	7	7
P&S Scrap	197.22	197.22	197.22
Dirty Motor Blocks Scrap	106.71	106.71	106.71
#2 Cast Iron Scrap	110.85	110.85	110.85
#2 Heavy Melt Scrap	113.5	113.5	113.5
Unclean Motors Scrap	213.12	213.12	213.12
Tin Scrap Dirty	9.91	9.91	9.91
Unprepared - Farm equipment Scrap	198.33	198.33	198.33
Junk Cars Scrap	140	140	140
Unprepared Structural Scrap	137.72	137.72	137.72
Steel Block Engines	0.06	0.06	0.06
Heavy Melt Scrap	150.41	150.41	150.41
Steel compressors sealed units scrap	0.18	0.18	0.18
Oversized Steel Scrap	80	80	80
#1 Prepared Steel Scrap	66.65	66.65	66.65
Busheling	273.18	273.18	273.18
Steel Turnings Scrap	37.34	37.34	37.34
#1 UnPrepared Scrap	127.74	127.74	127.74
Structural Steel Scrap	0.07	0.07	0.07
Plate & Structural Unprepared	38.2	38.2	38.2
#1 Prepared	75.27	75.27	75.27
Foundry Short Steel Scrap	265	265	265
#2 Prepared	105.03	105.03	105.03
#2 Unprepared	78.97	78.97	78.97
Steel Scrap	59.2	60.77	57.62
White Goods	43.76	43.76	43.76
Car Bodies	138.7	138.7	138.7
Long Steel	107	107	107
Motor Blocks Scrap	120.03	120.03	120.03
Plate & Structural	126	126	126
Short Steel	130.96	130.96	130.96
Rebar	72.58	72.58	72.58
Auto Cast Scrap	186.37	186.37	186.37
Sheet Iron	123.2	123.2	123.2
Mixed Cast Scrap	147.15	147.15	147.15
P&S Unprepared Scrap	95.91	95.91	95.91
Plate & Structural Prepared	120.49	120.49	120.49
HMS Unprepared	52.39	52.39	52.39
#1 HMS Scrap	31.92	31.92	31.92
#1 Unprepared	74.32	74.32	74.32
Drums and Rotors	117.01	117.39	116.62
HMS Prepared	58.78	58.78	58.78
Mixed Steel Scrap	17.2	17.2	17.2
Scrap Transmissions Scrap	1.87	1.87	1.87
Heavy Torch Steel Scrap	82	82	82
Motor Blocks Scrap	80.03	80.03	80.03
HMS 80/20 Scrap	1.25	1.25	1.25
Whole Auto Bodies	89.7	89.7	89.7
#1 Cast Iron Scrap	162.01	162.01	162.01
#1 Unprepared Heavy Melt Scrap	83.19	83.19	83.19
Tin	62.45	62.45	62.45
Prepared Steel Scrap	90.65	90.65	90.65
Unprepared Steel Scrap	72.03	72.03	72.03
Sheet metal Scrap	93.24	93.24	93.24
Appliances	24.81	24.81	24.81
Iron/Steel Scrap	230	400	60
Tin/Car Bodies	181.67	181.67	181.67
#2 Unprepared Heavy Melt Scrap	170	170	170
Steel Shot Scrap	0.05	0.05	0.05
#1 Steel Scrap	69.92	69.92	69.92
Insulated Steel BX Scrap	0.46	0.46	0.46
Unprepared Shearing	38.4	38.4	38.4
Unprepared Steel Scrap	125	126.67	123.33
Long Steel Scrap	190	190	190
#1 UnPrepared Steel Scrap	86.39	86.39	86.39
#1 Heavy Melt Scrap	65.76	65.76	65.76
Small Transformers Scrap	0.26	0.26	0.26
#1 HMS Prepared	89	89	89
#1 HMS Unprepared Scrap	86.3	86.3	86.3
Steel Turnings Scrap	2.25	2.25	2.25
Appliances	4.94	4.94	4.94
Drums and Rotors	20.88	20.88	20.88
Prepared Steel Scrap	92.52	92.52	92.52
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 Steel Scrap	0.09	0.09	0.09
#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
Plate & Structural Unprepared	68.37	68.79	67.96
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	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 Prepared Scrap	73.28	73.28	73.28
#1 Unprepared Steel	45.7	45.7	45.7
#1 Prepared Steel Scrap	3.13	3.13	3.13
#1 Unprepared Steel Scrap	0.05	0.05	0.05
#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	205.2	205.2	205.2
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	0.49	0.49	0.48
#1 Busheling Scrap	112.53	112.53	112.53
Rebar	0.22	0.22	0.22