Copper Scrap Prices: Weekly Market Report- August 8, 2025

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster):The below report analyses the weekly price trends of scrap copper across various regional markets during the past week (August 1 to 7, 2025) on the Scrap Monster Price Index.

North America Prices

The copper scrap prices in the region recorded mixed trend, when matched with the week before that. The prices of majority of the commodities edged lower, while the remaining maintained prior week’s price levels.

The biggest decline in prices over the prior week was witnessed in #3 Copper- Light Copper, whose prices edged lower by 0.99% from $4.04 per Lb to $4.00 per Lb. The other copper scrap varieties to record notable dip in prices include #2 Copper Wire and Tubing and #1 Copper Wire and Tubing, which recorded price declines by 0.97% and 0.94% respectively.

The weekly price movement for #2 Copper Wire and Tubing is shown in the below chart:

The other copper scrap categories to witness decline in prices include #1 Copper Bare Bright, Copper Radiators, #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery, Heater Cores, Harness Wire 35% Recovery, Romex Wire and #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery.

The rest of the copper scrap categories held steady on the Index during the week ended August 7, 2025.

USA East Coast Prices

The prices of most copper scrap categories witnessed modest decline in the region. #3 Copper- Light Copper prices posted the biggest decline over the week.

The prices of #2 Copper Wire and Tubing and #1 Copper Wire and Tubing also decreased modestly over the week.

The weekly price chart of #2 Copper Wire and Tubing, whose prices edged lower from $4.14 per Lb to $4.10 per Lb, is provided below:

Also, the prices of #1 Copper Bare Bright, Copper Radiators, #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery, Heater Cores, Harness Wire 35% Recovery, Romex Wire and #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery recorded decline as of the week ended August 7, 2025.

Meanwhile, Cu/Al Radiators, Alternators, Copper Transformer Scrap, Cu Yokes, Cu/Al Radiator Ends, Cu/Al Radiators/Fe, Scrap Electric Motors, Sealed Units, Starters and Xmas Lights held steady over the previous week.

USA Midwest Prices

The copper scrap prices in the region witnessed mixed trend, when matched with the week before that. The prices of majority of the commodities edged lower.

The largest dip in prices over the prior week was witnessed in #3 Copper- Light Copper, whose prices edged lower from $3.93 per Lb to $3.89 per Lb. The other copper scrap varieties to record notable decline in prices include #2 Copper Wire and Tubing and #1 Copper Wire and Tubing, which recorded price declines by 0.99% and 0.97% respectively.

The weekly price movement for #1 Copper Wire and Tubing is shown in the below chart:

Additionally, the prices of #1 Copper Bare Bright, Copper Radiators, #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery, Heater Cores, Harness Wire 35% Recovery, Romex Wire and #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery witnessed decrease week-on-week.

USA West Coast Prices

The prices of some copper scrap categories witnessed marginal decline in the region. #3 Copper- Light Copper and #2 Copper Wire and Tubing prices posted the biggest decline over the week. The prices of the above commodities were down by 0.98% and 0.95% respectively over the previous week.

The prices of #1 Copper Wire and Tubing also recorded modest decline over the week, falling by 0.93%.

Also, the prices of #1 Copper Bare Bright, Copper Radiators, #2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery, Heater Cores, Harness Wire 35% Recovery, Romex Wire and #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery recorded decline during the week.

In contrast, Cu/Al Radiators, Alternators, Copper Transformer Scrap, Cu Yokes, Cu/Al Radiator Ends, Cu/Al Radiators/Fe, Scrap Electric Motors, Sealed Units, Starters and Xmas Lights witnessed no change in prices during the previous week.

China Prices

The prices of copper scrap commodities in the region recorded mixed trend over the previous week.

#2 Insulated Copper Wire 50% Recovery edged lower by 0.20% week-on-week to close at CNY 25,500 per MT during the week. 

The prices of Cu/Al Radiators also were down by 0.19%, when compared with the week before.

The #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery prices recorded the largest increase week-on-week, rising from the previous week’s prices by 0.13% as of August 7, 2025. The weekly price chart of the commodity for the previous week is given below:

The other commodities to record jump in prices include #1 Copper Bare Bright, #2 Copper Wire and Tubing and #2 Copper Wire and Tubing.

All the other commodities such as Copper Transformer Scrap, Cu Yokes, Harness Wire 35% Recovery, Heater Cores, Scrap Electric Motors, and Sealed Units held steady on the Index.

India Prices

The scrap commodities in Indian market recorded increase, upon comparison with the previous week.

The Copper sheet cutting prices recorded week-on-week jump by 3.71%.

The copper heavy scrap and copper armeture scrap prices recorded increase, with the prices of both these commodities recording increase by 1.90%. The weekly chart depicting the price movement in Copper heavy scrap is provided below:

Copper cable scrap prices edged higher from INR 852,000 per Ton to INR 868,000 per Ton over the week.

Also, the prices of Copper utensil scrap and Copper wire bars (HCL *) dropped by 1.84% and 1.85% respectively during the week ending August 7, 2025.

Europe Prices

The prices of all copper scrap commodities such as #1 Copper Bare Bright, #1 Copper Wire and Tubing, #1 Insulated Copper Wire 85% Recovery, #2 Copper Wire and Tubing, Braziery Copper, Copper Dry Bright, Copper radiators and Copper Tubes held steady during the course of the week.

LME Copper Market Update

The closing price of LME Copper 3-Month contract stood at USD 9,702.00 per tonne as of August 7, 2025. The LME Copper Cash Settlement contract prices increased marginally from $9,604.50 a day before to $9,636.50 per tonne.

The LME Copper stocks saw marginal decline over the previous day to close at 156,000 tonnes of August 7, 2025, when compared with 156,125 tonnes a day before.

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