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
Misc Cast Scrap	175	175	175
Steel Car Wheels Scrap	135	135	135
Unprepared Shearing	38.37	38.37	38.37
Whole Autos	7	7	7
3 Foot Steel Scrap	210	210	210
Farm Machinery Scrap	150	150	150
Large Transformers Scrap	0.3	0.3	0.3
Small Transformers Scrap	0.27	0.27	0.27
Steel Cased Transformers Scrap	0.1	0.1	0.1
#2 Cast Iron Scrap	110.01	110.01	110.01
#2 Heavy Melt Scrap	113.5	113.5	113.5
Motor/Machine Cast	120.03	120.03	120.03
Unclean Motors Scrap	168.12	168.12	168.12
Dirty Motor Blocks Scrap	85.04	85.04	85.04
#2 Steel Scrap	119.19	119.19	119.19
Tin Scrap Dirty	9.91	9.91	9.91
Unprepared - Farm equipment Scrap	192	192	192
#2 HMS Unprepared	71	71	71
Heavy w. Light Scrap	170	170	170
Torching Unprepared	175	175	175
Junk Cars Scrap	137.5	137.5	137.5
Torching Steel	120	120	120
Shredder Steel	6.5	6.5	6.5
Prepared Structural Scrap	66.71	66.71	66.71
Unprepared Structural Scrap	122.94	122.94	122.94
Steel Base Carburetors Scrap	0.06	0.06	0.06
Steel Block Engines	0.06	0.06	0.06
Heavy Melt Scrap	150.05	150.05	150.05
Steel compressors sealed units scrap	0.16	0.17	0.16
Plate & Structural Unprepared	68.37	68.79	67.96
Oversized Steel Scrap	80	80	80
Steel Turnings Scrap	35.52	35.52	35.52
#1 UnPrepared Scrap	127.54	127.54	127.54
Busheling	255.91	255.91	255.91
P&S Scrap	186.47	186.47	186.47
Structural Steel Scrap	0.07	0.07	0.07
#1 Prepared	72.91	72.91	72.91
Foundry Short Steel Scrap	265	265	265
#2 Prepared	101.88	101.88	101.88
#2 Unprepared	76.27	76.27	76.27
Steel Scrap	63.39	65.03	61.76
White Goods	37.92	37.92	37.92
Long Steel	98.82	98.82	98.82
Motor Blocks Scrap	111.4	111.4	111.4
Plate & Structural	131.41	131.41	131.41
Short Steel	116.42	116.42	116.42
Steel Electric Motors Scrap	0.16	0.16	0.16
Rebar	64.86	64.86	64.86
Auto Cast Scrap	179.62	179.62	179.62
Sheet Iron	119.51	119.51	119.51
Mixed Cast Scrap	145.01	145.01	145.01
#2 HMS Prepared	83.17	83.17	83.17
Light w. Heavy Scrap	167.5	167.5	167.5
P&S Unprepared Scrap	93.88	93.88	93.88
Plate & Structural Prepared	115.31	115.31	115.31
Plate & Structural Unprepared	38.2	38.2	38.2
HMS Unprepared	35.41	35.41	35.41
#1 HMS Scrap	31.92	31.92	31.92
#1 Unprepared	70.63	70.63	70.63
Drums and Rotors	105.6	106	105.2
HMS Prepared	44.09	44.09	44.09
Mixed Steel Scrap	20.05	20.05	20.05
#1 HMS Prepared	89.05	89.05	89.05
#1 HMS Unprepared Scrap	83.54	83.54	83.54
Scrap Transmissions Scrap	1.9	1.9	1.9
Heavy Torch Steel Scrap	76.26	76.26	76.26
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	159.34	159.34	159.34
#1 Unprepared Heavy Melt Scrap	83.19	83.19	83.19
Tin	58.13	58.13	58.13
Prepared Steel Scrap	84.01	84.01	84.01
Unprepared Steel Scrap	68.48	68.48	68.48
#1 H.M. Steel	70.33	70.33	70.33
Sheet metal Scrap	88.24	88.24	88.24
Appliances	24.77	24.77	24.77
Iron/Steel Scrap	230	400	60
Tin/Car Bodies	180	180	180
#2 Unprepared Heavy Melt Scrap	170	170	170
Steel Shot Scrap	0.05	0.05	0.05
#1 Steel Scrap	68.81	68.81	68.81
Insulated Steel BX Scrap	0.43	0.43	0.43
Car Bodies	131.59	131.59	131.59
Long Steel Scrap	190	190	190
#1 UnPrepared Steel Scrap	86.39	86.39	86.39
#1 Prepared Steel Scrap	64.43	64.43	64.43
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
Sheet Iron	114.45	114.45	114.45
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
Unprepared Steel Scrap	125	126.67	123.33
#1 Steel Scrap	0.09	0.09	0.09
#1 Steel Scrap	90.12	90.12	90.12
#1 Prepared Scrap	3.19	3.19	3.19
Plate & Structural Scrap	295	295	295
Rebar	101.67	101.67	101.67
Short Steel Scrap	252.5	252.5	252.5
#1 Prepared Scrap	72.59	72.59	72.59
#1 Unprepared Steel	40.93	40.93	40.93
#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
Drums and Rotors	225.02	225.02	225.02
Clean Auto Cast	196.44	196.44	196.44
Unclean Auto Cast Scrap	100	100	100
Steel Turnings Scrap	85	85	85
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	0.44	0.44	0.44
Rebar	0.22	0.22	0.22