Scrap Metal Prices in North Carolina, United States
Price Updated on 2026-07-29
Current scrap metal prices from scrap buyers in cities across North Carolina. Scrap pricing depends on metal grade, purity, and location of the metal.
- Aluminum scrap prices range from 0.03 USD/LB for aluminum shavings scrap to 3 USD/LB for aluminum wheel rims (clean) scrap.
- Brass scrap prices range from 0.3 USD/LB for irony brass scrap to 3 USD/LB for yellow brass scrap.
- Copper scrap prices range from 0.05 USD/LB for low grade icw to 5.25 USD/LB for #1 copper scrap.
- Electronics scrap prices range from 0.08 USD/LB for whole computer tower to 0.5 USD/LB for cellular phones scrap.
- Iron scrap prices range from 0.06 USD/LB for light iron scrap to 5.5 USD/CWT for cast iron.
- Lead scrap prices range from 0.04 USD/LB for lead wheel weights scrap to 0.5 USD/LB for lead scrap.
- Others price is 0.1 USD/LB for Hubs & Rotors
- Stainless steel scrap prices range from 0.06 USD/LB for shred stainless steel scrap to 0.4 USD/LB for stainless steel scrap.
- Steel scrap prices range from 0.04 USD/LB for hms prepared to 7.5 USD/CWT for #1 prepared.
- Tin price is 4.5 USD/CWT for Shred/Tin
- Zinc scrap prices range from 0.06 USD/LB for zinc die cast w/ fe to 0.25 USD/LB for zinc die cast scrap.
The prices listed below are average prices paid by scrap yards in North Carolina, United States. Prices are collected from scrap yards directly and updated bi-weekly.
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
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| Laptops | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 2026-07-20 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
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| Light Iron Scrap | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | USD/LB | 2026-06-01 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
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| Hubs & Rotors | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | USD/LB | 2023-03-06 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
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| Stainless Steel Scrap | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | USD/LB | 2026-07-29 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
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| #1 Prepared | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | USD/CWT | 2026-07-06 |
| #1 Unprepared | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | USD/CWT | 2026-07-06 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
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| Shred/Tin | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | USD/CWT | 2026-07-06 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
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| Zinc Scrap | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 2026-04-23 |
- "Average Price" indicates the average price paid by all scrap yards in North Carolina
- "High Price" indicates the average for the highest prices paid by all scrap yards in North Carolina
- "Low Price" indicates the average for the lowest prices paid by all scrap yards in North Carolina