#1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery Scrap Prices in the U.S.A. and Canada
#1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery 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 : 29-Apr-2026
| AVERAGE | HIGH | LOW |
| 3.53 USD/LB | 3.61 USD/LB | 3.45 USD/LB |
| U.S.A. Cities Yards Buy Price List | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | State | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | State Average | Price Unit | Price Date |
| North Truro | Massachusetts | 3.61 | 3.61 | 3.61 | 3.55 | USD/LB | 29-Apr-2026 |
| Northwood | New Hampshire | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | USD/LB | 29-Apr-2026 |
| Janesville | Wisconsin | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | USD/LB | 27-Apr-2026 |
| Chillicothe | Ohio | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 23-Apr-2026 |
| Kansas City | Missouri | 3.92 | 3.92 | 3.92 | 3.92 | USD/LB | 16-Apr-2026 |
| Ashtabula | Ohio | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 16-Apr-2026 |
| Carter Lake | Iowa | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.58 | USD/LB | 07-Apr-2026 |
| Rockville | Maryland | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | USD/LB | 07-Apr-2026 |
| Phoenix | Arizona | 3.55 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 3.55 | USD/LB | 06-Apr-2026 |
| Baden | Pennsylvania | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 2.38 | USD/LB | 12-Mar-2026 |
| Benton Harbor | Michigan | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.62 | USD/LB | 10-Mar-2026 |
| Greenville | Ohio | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 04-Mar-2026 |
| Warren | Ohio | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 04-Mar-2026 |
| Columbia | Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.38 | USD/LB | 21-Feb-2026 |
| Ephrata | Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.38 | USD/LB | 21-Feb-2026 |
| Paulding | Ohio | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 04-Feb-2026 |
| Greenville | Pennsylvania | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.38 | USD/LB | 17-Dec-2025 |
| Philadelphia | Mississippi | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.72 | USD/LB | 16-Dec-2025 |
| Merrillville | Indiana | 2.93 | 2.93 | 2.93 | 2.93 | USD/LB | 19-Nov-2025 |
| Salem | Ohio | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 16-Oct-2025 |
| Thomasville | North Carolina | 2.16 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 1.97 | USD/LB | 24-Sep-2025 |
| Lancaster | Pennsylvania | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.38 | USD/LB | 22-Sep-2025 |
| Detroit | Michigan | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.62 | USD/LB | 30-Apr-2025 |
| Chicago Heights | Illinois | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.55 | USD/LB | 17-Apr-2025 |
| Canonsburg | Pennsylvania | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.38 | USD/LB | 04-Sep-2024 |
| Kosciusko | Mississippi | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.72 | USD/LB | 20-Apr-2024 |
| Lynn | Massachusetts | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.55 | USD/LB | 20-Apr-2022 |
| Marion | North Carolina | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.97 | USD/LB | 17-Aug-2021 |