Light Copper Scrap Prices in the U.S.A. and Canada
Light Copper 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 : 12-Jun-2026
| AVERAGE | HIGH | LOW |
| 4.36 USD/LB | 4.41 USD/LB | 4.3 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 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.86 | USD/LB | 12-Jun-2026 |
| Northwood | New Hampshire | 4.41 | 4.41 | 4.41 | 4.41 | USD/LB | 12-Jun-2026 |
| Athens | Georgia | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | USD/LB | 11-Jun-2026 |
| Hagerstown | Maryland | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | USD/LB | 11-Jun-2026 |
| Pinehurst | Texas | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 10-Jun-2026 |
| Birmingham | Alabama | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 09-Jun-2026 |
| Dundalk | Maryland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.7 | USD/LB | 09-Jun-2026 |
| Holyoke | Massachusetts | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 2.86 | USD/LB | 09-Jun-2026 |
| CLIFTON | New Jersey | 4.65 | 4.65 | 4.65 | 3.21 | USD/LB | 09-Jun-2026 |
| York | Pennsylvania | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 09-Jun-2026 |
| Asheville | North Carolina | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.35 | USD/LB | 08-Jun-2026 |
| Hendersonville | North Carolina | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.35 | USD/LB | 08-Jun-2026 |
| Mount Pleasant | Iowa | 4.75 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 4.75 | USD/LB | 05-Jun-2026 |
| Frederick | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.7 | USD/LB | 04-Jun-2026 |
| Hazleton | Pennsylvania | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 04-Jun-2026 |
| Waynesboro | Pennsylvania | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 04-Jun-2026 |
| Miami | Florida | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 03-Jun-2026 |
| Palatka | Florida | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 03-Jun-2026 |
| Pompano Beach | Florida | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 03-Jun-2026 |
| West Babylon | New York | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 03-Jun-2026 |
| East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 03-Jun-2026 |
| Levittown | Pennsylvania | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 03-Jun-2026 |
| Wind Gap | Pennsylvania | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 03-Jun-2026 |
| Cleveland | Tennessee | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 2.42 | USD/LB | 02-Jun-2026 |
| Houston | Texas | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 02-Jun-2026 |
| Huntsville | Texas | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 02-Jun-2026 |
| New Haven | Vermont | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.77 | USD/LB | 02-Jun-2026 |
| Newport | Vermont | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.77 | USD/LB | 02-Jun-2026 |
| Pittsford | Vermont | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.77 | USD/LB | 02-Jun-2026 |
| Waterbury Village Historic District | Vermont | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.77 | USD/LB | 02-Jun-2026 |
| Allentown | Pennsylvania | 4.65 | 4.65 | 4.65 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 01-Jun-2026 |
| Corsica | Pennsylvania | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 01-Jun-2026 |
| Indiana | Pennsylvania | 4.45 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 01-Jun-2026 |
| Kittanning | Pennsylvania | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 01-Jun-2026 |
| Sarver | Pennsylvania | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 01-Jun-2026 |
| Shippensburg | Pennsylvania | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 29-May-2026 |
| Brooklyn | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 28-May-2026 |
| Medford | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 28-May-2026 |
| Bay Shore | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 28-May-2026 |
| Freeport | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 28-May-2026 |
| Huntington | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 28-May-2026 |
| Lindenhurst | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 28-May-2026 |
| New Hyde Park | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 28-May-2026 |
| Riverhead | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 28-May-2026 |
| Valley Stream | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 28-May-2026 |
| Middlesex | Vermont | 4.26 | 4.26 | 4.26 | 3.77 | USD/LB | 28-May-2026 |
| Essex | Connecticut | 3.35 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.18 | USD/LB | 27-May-2026 |
| Gibsonton | Florida | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 27-May-2026 |
| New Egypt | New Jersey | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.21 | USD/LB | 27-May-2026 |
| Moosic | Pennsylvania | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 27-May-2026 |
| Topeka | Kansas | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | USD/LB | 26-May-2026 |
| Catasauqua | Pennsylvania | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 26-May-2026 |
| Jacksonville | Florida | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 25-May-2026 |
| Augusta | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.2 | USD/LB | 25-May-2026 |
| Friedens | Pennsylvania | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 25-May-2026 |
| Stoystown | Pennsylvania | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 25-May-2026 |
| Lexington | South Carolina | 4.16 | 4.16 | 4.16 | 2.08 | USD/LB | 25-May-2026 |
| Hallowell | Maine | 3.95 | 3.95 | 3.95 | 2.84 | USD/LB | 22-May-2026 |
| Rockville | Maryland | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | USD/LB | 22-May-2026 |
| Springfield | Missouri | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.76 | USD/LB | 22-May-2026 |
| Florence | South Carolina | 2.02 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 2.08 | USD/LB | 22-May-2026 |
| West Palm Beach | Florida | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 28-Apr-2026 |
| Durham | North Carolina | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.35 | USD/LB | 23-Apr-2026 |
| Keyport | New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.21 | USD/LB | 22-Apr-2026 |
| Holbrook | New York | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 21-Apr-2026 |
| Homer City | Pennsylvania | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 17-Apr-2026 |
| Kansas City | Missouri | 4.27 | 4.27 | 4.27 | 3.76 | USD/LB | 16-Apr-2026 |
| BayShore | New York | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 14-Apr-2026 |
| Montville | Maine | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 2.84 | USD/LB | 07-Apr-2026 |
| Skowhegan | Maine | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 2.84 | USD/LB | 06-Apr-2026 |
| Port Arthur | Texas | 4.28 | 4.28 | 4.28 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 05-Mar-2026 |
| Stockertown | Pennsylvania | 4.15 | 4.15 | 4.15 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 20-Feb-2026 |
| Charleston | South Carolina | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.08 | USD/LB | 09-Feb-2026 |
| Derby | Connecticut | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.18 | USD/LB | 26-Jan-2026 |
| Stamford | Connecticut | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.18 | USD/LB | 26-Jan-2026 |
| Wingdale | New York | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 20-Jan-2026 |
| Johnstown | Pennsylvania | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 01-Jan-2026 |
| Orange | Texas | 3.68 | 3.68 | 3.68 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 01-Jan-2026 |
| South Plainfield | New Jersey | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.21 | USD/LB | 23-Dec-2025 |
| Apopka | Florida | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 09-Dec-2025 |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 17-Nov-2025 |
| Chelsea | Maine | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.84 | USD/LB | 05-Nov-2025 |
| Jay | Maine | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.84 | USD/LB | 05-Nov-2025 |
| Poulan | Georgia | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.2 | USD/LB | 16-Oct-2025 |
| Woodville | Texas | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 16-Oct-2025 |
| Rome | Georgia | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | USD/LB | 15-Oct-2025 |
| Queens | New York | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 15-Oct-2025 |
| South Austin | Texas | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 29-Aug-2025 |
| Harris County | Texas | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 28-Aug-2025 |
| Lufkin | Texas | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 28-Aug-2025 |
| Austin | Texas | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 27-Aug-2025 |
| Dallas West | Texas | 3.77 | 3.77 | 3.77 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 27-Aug-2025 |
| Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 26-Aug-2025 |
| Webster | Pennsylvania | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 26-Aug-2025 |
| Wilkes Barre | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 26-Aug-2025 |
| Summerville | South Carolina | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 2.08 | USD/LB | 26-Aug-2025 |
| Moncks Corner | South Carolina | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.08 | USD/LB | 26-Aug-2025 |
| North Charleston | South Carolina | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 2.08 | USD/LB | 26-Aug-2025 |
| Milton | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 25-Aug-2025 |
| Ardmore | Oklahoma | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.48 | USD/LB | 22-Aug-2025 |
| Berwick | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 22-Aug-2025 |
| Bloomsburg | Pennsylvania | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 22-Aug-2025 |
| Somerset | New Jersey | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.21 | USD/LB | 21-Aug-2025 |
| Staten Island | New York | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 21-Aug-2025 |
| Huntington Station | New York | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 21-Aug-2025 |
| Montrose | New York | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 21-Aug-2025 |
| Wingdale | New York | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 21-Aug-2025 |
| Middlesex | New Jersey | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.21 | USD/LB | 20-Aug-2025 |
| Middleboro | Massachusetts | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.86 | USD/LB | 18-Aug-2025 |
| Taunton | Massachusetts | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 2.86 | USD/LB | 18-Aug-2025 |
| Clinton | Maryland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.7 | USD/LB | 15-Aug-2025 |
| Shreveport | Louisiana | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | USD/LB | 14-Aug-2025 |
| Albans | Maine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.84 | USD/LB | 14-Aug-2025 |
| Elmsford | New York | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 11-Aug-2025 |
| Jasper | Indiana | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | USD/LB | 07-Aug-2025 |
| Deerfield Beach | Florida | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 06-Aug-2025 |
| Gainesville | Florida | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 06-Aug-2025 |
| Ocala | Florida | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 06-Aug-2025 |
| Orlando | Florida | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 06-Aug-2025 |
| Stuart | Florida | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 06-Aug-2025 |
| Alexander City | Alabama | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 30-Jul-2025 |
| Dallas | Texas | 3.59 | 3.59 | 3.59 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 30-Jul-2025 |
| Baytown | Texas | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 02-Jul-2025 |
| Waco | Texas | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 28-Apr-2025 |
| Farmingdale | New York | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 09-Apr-2025 |
| Edison | New Jersey | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.21 | USD/LB | 22-Jan-2025 |
| Clifton | New Jersey | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.21 | USD/LB | 04-Dec-2024 |
| Rome | New York | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.39 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 31-Jul-2024 |
| Easton | Pennsylvania | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 06-May-2024 |
| Hellertown | Pennsylvania | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 06-May-2024 |
| Phoenix | Arizona | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | USD/LB | 05-May-2023 |
| Brockton | Massachusetts | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.86 | USD/LB | 06-Mar-2023 |
| Dover | New Jersey | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.21 | USD/LB | 06-Feb-2023 |
| Tazewell | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.42 | USD/LB | 15-Dec-2022 |
| Irving | Texas | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 05-Apr-2022 |
| Hudson | Maine | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 2.84 | USD/LB | 05-Oct-2021 |
| Dallas South | Texas | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 05-Oct-2021 |
| Lehigh Valley | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 24-Aug-2021 |
| Scranton | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 24-Aug-2021 |
| Marion | North Carolina | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 3.35 | USD/LB | 17-Aug-2021 |
| Worcester | Massachusetts | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.86 | USD/LB | 16-Aug-2021 |
| Trenton | New Jersey | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.21 | USD/LB | 16-Aug-2021 |
| Fort Worth | Texas | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 02-Aug-2021 |
| Sikeston | Missouri | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.76 | USD/LB | 17-Jun-2021 |
| Tulsa | Oklahoma | 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.48 | USD/LB | 18-Nov-2020 |
| Chattanooga | Tennessee | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 2.42 | USD/LB | 13-Apr-2020 |
| Butler | Pennsylvania | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 25-Mar-2020 |
| Spartanburg | South Carolina | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 2.08 | USD/LB | 04-Feb-2020 |
| Houston | Texas | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 3.14 | USD/LB | 31-Jul-2019 |
| Shreveport | Louisiana | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | USD/LB | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Lowell | Massachusetts | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.86 | USD/LB | 28-Mar-2019 |
| Fyffe | Alabama | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.15 | USD/LB | 07-Jan-2019 |
| Narvon | Pennsylvania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 12-Apr-2018 |
| Quarryville | Pennsylvania | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 3.49 | USD/LB | 09-Apr-2018 |
| Dayton | Ohio | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | USD/LB | 22-Mar-2018 |