US Scrap Yard Metal Prices
Price Updated on 2026-10-28
Current scrap metal prices from scrap buyers in the U.S. cities. Scrap pricing depends on metal grade, purity, and location of the metal.
- Aluminum scrap prices range from 0.01 USD/LB for aluminum transformers scrap to 375 USD/Ton for aluminum sheet dirty scrap.
- Brass scrap prices range from 0.04 USD/LB for brass scrap dirty to 150 USD/Ton for brass scrap clean.
- Copper scrap prices range from 0.01 USD/LB for catv - black scrap to 250 USD/NT for dirty motors.
- Electronics scrap prices range from 0.01 USD/LB for computer/server (incomplete) scrap to 240 USD/GT for appliances.
- Glass cullet price is 10.2 USD/LB for CRV Glass.
- Iron scrap prices range from 0.01 USD/LB for light iron scrap to 340 USD/GT for cast iron scrap.
- Lead scrap prices range from 0.01 USD/LB for lead scrap to 5 USD/LB for lead batteries scrap.
- Others prices range from 0.05 USD/CWT for cast window weights to 300 USD/GT for clean auto cast.
- Paper stock price is 100 USD/Ton for Cardboard.
- Plastic scrap prices range from 0.02 USD/LB for #1 pet plastic to 5.69 USD/LB for ps crv plastic.
- Stainless steel scrap prices range from 0.01 USD/LB for stainless steel unclean to 316 USD/LB for 316 stainless steel solid scrap.
- Steel scrap prices range from 0.01 USD/LB for steel compressors sealed units scrap to 440 USD/GT for busheling scrap.
- Tin prices range from 0.02 USD/LB for tin/steel to 245 USD/GT for shred/tin.
- Zinc scrap prices range from 0.02 USD/LB for zinc die cast scrap to 2.01 USD/LB for zinc scrap.
The prices listed below are national average prices paid by scrap yards in US. Prices are collected from scrap yards directly and updated bi-weekly.