#2 Copper Wire Scrap Prices in the U.S.A. and Canada

#2 Copper Wire 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.

U.S.A. Scrap Dealer National Price

Last Updated : 10-Feb-2026

AVERAGEHIGHLOW
3.39 USD/LB3.46 USD/LB3.33 USD/LB
U.S.A. Cities Yards Buy Price List
CityStateAverage PriceHigh PriceLow PriceState AveragePrice UnitPrice Date
HesperiaCalifornia3.463.463.463.38USD/LB10-Feb-2026
WhitelawWisconsin3.333.333.332.06USD/LB10-Feb-2026
FindlayOhio3331.82USD/LB09-Feb-2026
HagerstownMaryland3.753.753.752.02USD/LB03-Feb-2026
ShattucIllinois4.754.754.751.8USD/LB02-Feb-2026
HuntingtonWest Virginia4.554.554.554.55USD/LB02-Feb-2026
East Saint LouisIllinois4.54.54.51.8USD/LB30-Jan-2026
PaducahKentucky3.453.453.453.45USD/LB30-Jan-2026
MiamiFlorida0.30.30.30.3USD/LB29-Jan-2026
Pompano BeachFlorida0.30.30.30.3USD/LB29-Jan-2026
Howard CityMichigan3.553.553.553.27USD/LB23-Jan-2026
ArenaWisconsin1.51.51.52.06USD/LB20-Jan-2026
York HavenPennsylvania0.30.30.30.95USD/LB17-Dec-2025
DuluthMinnesota3.253.253.251.63USD/LB26-Nov-2025
KankakeeIllinois0.60.60.61.8USD/LB01-Oct-2025
Staten IslandNew York2.252.252.252.25USD/LB21-Aug-2025
DoverNew Jersey2.42.42.42.35USD/LB02-Jul-2025
Sun ValleyCalifornia3.33.453.153.38USD/LB02-Jun-2025
WaynesboroPennsylvania2.12.12.10.95USD/LB31-Mar-2025
ViolaIllinois1.271.271.271.8USD/LB04-Mar-2025
South HavenMichigan3333.27USD/LB15-Jan-2025
LakevilleMinnesota0.750.750.751.63USD/LB13-Jan-2025
Jackson Tennessee2.252.252.252.25USD/LB20-Mar-2024
MarinetteWisconsin1.351.351.352.06USD/LB20-Nov-2023
MantenoIllinois0.40.40.41.8USD/LB05-Jul-2023
LimestoneIllinois0.650.650.651.8USD/LB20-Feb-2023
ColumbusOhio0.650.650.651.82USD/LB15-Nov-2022
Chicago HeightsIllinois0.40.40.41.8USD/LB17-Oct-2022
Inver Grove HeightsMinnesota0.90.90.91.63USD/LB17-Oct-2022
WarrensburgMissouri1111USD/LB05-Aug-2022
Iowa cityIowa0.410.410.410.41USD/LB12-Aug-2021
BaltimoreMaryland1.131.151.12.02USD/LB11-Aug-2021
RockvilleMaryland1.171.21.152.02USD/LB02-Aug-2021
FairbanksAlaska0.70.70.70.7USD/LB03-Jan-2019
HazletonPennsylvania0.50.520.480.95USD/LB27-Nov-2018
AugustaGeorgia0.650.650.650.65USD/LB22-Oct-2018
New EgyptNew Jersey2.32.32.32.35USD/LB15-May-2018
ShippensburgPennsylvania0.90.90.90.95USD/LB23-Apr-2018
HarrisonburgVirginia0.850.850.850.85USD/LB18-Apr-2018
ManassasVirginia0.850.850.850.85USD/LB10-Apr-2018

Canada Scrap Dealer National Price

Last Updated : 27-Oct-2025

AVERAGEHIGHLOW
2.05 USD/LB2.05 USD/LB2.05 USD/LB
Canada Cities Yards Buy Price List
CityStateAverage PriceHigh PriceLow PriceState AveragePrice UnitPrice Date
WhitehorseYukon2.052.052.052.05USD/LB27-Oct-2025
BarrieOntario4.574.574.574.62USD/LB23-Oct-2025
Port SydneyOntario4.674.674.674.62USD/LB23-Oct-2025
Saint-EustacheQuebec1111USD/LB20-Jun-2024
Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia2.832.832.832.83USD/LB20-Nov-2023