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

#2 Insulated Copper Wire 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 : 22-Jan-2021

AVERAGE	HIGH	LOW
0.61 USD/LB	1.90 USD/LB	0.10 USD/LB

Canada Scrap Dealer National Price Index

Last Updated : 07-Jan-2021

AVERAGE	HIGH	LOW
0.93 USD/LB	1.42 USD/LB	0.30 USD/LB

U.S.A. Cities Yards Buy Price List
City	State	Average Price	High Price	Low Price	Price Unit	Price Date
Attalla	Alabama	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	27-Apr-2018
Fyffe	Alabama	0.3	0.3	0.3	USD/LB	07-Jan-2019
Tempe	Arizona	0.45	0.65	0.25	USD/LB	23-Sep-2019
Escondido	California	0.45	0.45	0.45	USD/LB	02-Aug-2018
Huntington Beach	California	0.9	0.9	0.9	USD/LB	05-Dec-2020
Los Angeles	California	1.1	1.6	0.6	USD/LB	04-Jan-2021
Upland	California	0.7	0.7	0.7	USD/LB	16-Apr-2018
Delmar	Delaware	0.7	0.7	0.7	USD/LB	21-Aug-2018
Hartly	Delaware	0.8	0.8	0.8	USD/LB	04-Apr-2018
milford	Delaware	0.85	0.85	0.85	USD/LB	30-Mar-2018
Gibsonton	Florida	0.29	0.29	0.29	USD/LB	29-Aug-2018
Lauderdale	Florida				USD/LB	28-Jun-2018
Apopka	Florida	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	09-Aug-2019
Deerfield Beach	Florida	0.7	0.7	0.7	USD/LB	15-Oct-2020
Deland	Florida	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	18-Apr-2018
Fort Walton Beach	Florida	1.15	1.15	1.15	USD/LB	27-Mar-2018
Miami	Florida	0.55	0.55	0.55	USD/LB	07-Mar-2018
Orlando	Florida	0.45	0.45	0.45	USD/LB	31-Aug-2018
Pembroke Pines	Florida	1	1	1	USD/LB	23-Sep-2019
Pompano Beach	Florida	0.9	0.9	0.9	USD/LB	29-Dec-2020
Stuart	Florida	0.9	0.9	0.9	USD/LB	29-Dec-2020
Tampa	Florida	0.75	0.75	0.75	USD/LB	30-Dec-2020
Tavares	Florida	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	20-Mar-2018
West Palm Beach	Florida	0.9	0.9	0.9	USD/LB	29-Dec-2020
Williston	Florida	0.25	0.25	0.25	USD/LB	15-Aug-2018
Augusta	Georgia	0.58	0.58	0.58	USD/LB	12-Aug-2019
Brighton	Illinois	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	15-Oct-2018
East Hardin	Illinois	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	15-Oct-2018
Edwardsville	Illinois	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	07-Nov-2019
Bedford	Indiana	0.63	0.63	0.63	USD/LB	06-Jan-2021
Bloomington	Indiana	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	11-Jan-2021
Evansville	Indiana	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	06-Jan-2021
Fort Wayne	Indiana	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	12-Jun-2019
Indianapolis	Indiana	0.96	0.96	0.96	USD/LB	20-Mar-2018
Jasper	Indiana	0.36	0.36	0.36	USD/LB	22-May-2020
Mitchell	Indiana	0.63	0.63	0.63	USD/LB	22-Jan-2021
Spencer	Indiana	0.72	0.72	0.72	USD/LB	06-Apr-2018
Salina	Kansas	0.7	0.7	0.7	USD/LB	04-Dec-2020
Wichita	Kansas	0.4	0.4	0.4	USD/LB	05-Aug-2019
Hazard	Kentucky	0.3	0.3	0.3	USD/LB	07-Jan-2020
Finksburg	Maryland	0.8	0.8	0.8	USD/LB	05-Apr-2018
Frederick	Maryland	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	15-Aug-2018
Baltimore	Maryland	0.57	0.6	0.55	USD/LB	23-Sep-2019
Capitol Heights	Maryland	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	16-Aug-2018
College Park	Maryland	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	03-Sep-2018
Cumberland	Maryland	0.8	0.8	0.8	USD/LB	08-May-2018
Denton	Maryland	0.7	0.7	0.7	USD/LB	22-Aug-2018
Halethorpe	Maryland	0.8	0.8	0.8	USD/LB	18-Apr-2018
Joppa	Maryland	0.8	0.8	0.8	USD/LB	22-Mar-2018
Rockville	Maryland	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	06-Jul-2020
Salisbury	Maryland	0.8	0.8	0.8	USD/LB	17-Apr-2018
Taunton	Massachusetts	0.4	0.4	0.4	USD/LB	07-Apr-2020
Bay City	Michigan	0.35	0.35	0.35	USD/LB	10-Oct-2019
Chase	Michigan	0.62	0.62	0.62	USD/LB	23-Sep-2019
Clare	Michigan	0.62	0.62	0.62	USD/LB	23-Sep-2019
Dafter	Michigan	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	04-Jun-2019
Escanaba	Michigan	0.55	0.55	0.55	USD/LB	22-Aug-2018
Gaylord	Michigan	1.9	1.9	1.9	USD/LB	21-Aug-2018
Howard City	Michigan	0.5	0.7	0.3	USD/LB	24-Feb-2020
Montcalm	Michigan	0.87	0.87	0.87	USD/LB	23-Mar-2018
Sheridan	Michigan	0.62	0.62	0.62	USD/LB	23-Sep-2019
Moorhead	Minnesota	0.28	0.28	0.28	USD/LB	27-Mar-2018
Thief River Falls	Minnesota	0.65	0.8	0.5	USD/LB	13-Mar-2018
Joplin	Missouri	0.25	0.25	0.25	USD/LB	11-Sep-2019
Lebanon	Missouri	0.76	1.02	0.49	USD/LB	21-Jan-2021
Mountain Grove	Missouri	0.76	1.02	0.49	USD/LB	21-Jan-2021
Salem	Missouri	0.3	0.3	0.3	USD/LB	30-Mar-2020
Springfield	Missouri	1.2	1.2	1.2	USD/LB	20-Jan-2021
Las Vegas	Nevada	0.7	0.7	0.7	USD/LB	16-Apr-2018
Albany	New York	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	28-Dec-2020
Elmsford	New York	0.52	0.52	0.52	USD/LB	21-Aug-2018
Marcy	New York	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	08-Aug-2018
Montrose	New York	0.52	0.52	0.52	USD/LB	21-Aug-2018
Utica	New York	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	28-Dec-2020
Waterloo	New York	0.1	0.1	0.1	USD/LB	08-Jan-2020
Burlington	North Carolina	0.55	0.55	0.55	USD/LB	08-Aug-2019
Hudson	North Carolina	0.4	0.4	0.4	USD/LB	09-Jan-2020
Lexington	North Carolina	0.42	0.42	0.42	USD/LB	15-Mar-2018
Marion	North Carolina	0.38	0.38	0.38	USD/LB	17-Aug-2018
Thomasville	North Carolina	0.75	0.75	0.75	USD/LB	10-Dec-2020
Wade	North Carolina	0.2	0.2	0.2	USD/LB	25-May-2020
Bradford	Ohio	0.45	0.45	0.45	USD/LB	09-Jan-2021
Bryan	Ohio	0.55	0.55	0.55	USD/LB	21-Jan-2021
Lancaster	Ohio	0.4	0.4	0.4	USD/LB	03-Jul-2018
Portsmouth	Ohio	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	23-Sep-2019
Wooster	Ohio	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	08-Jan-2021
Afton	Oklahoma	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	19-Oct-2018
Tulsa	Oklahoma	1.1	1.1	1.1	USD/LB	27-Mar-2018
Berwick	Pennsylvania	0.43	0.45	0.41	USD/LB	12-Aug-2019
Bloomsburg	Pennsylvania	0.43	0.45	0.41	USD/LB	12-Aug-2019
Carlisle	Pennsylvania	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	03-Dec-2020
Friedens	Pennsylvania	1	1	1	USD/LB	21-Jan-2021
Hazleton	Pennsylvania	0.43	0.45	0.41	USD/LB	12-Aug-2019
Johnstown	Pennsylvania	0.8	0.8	0.8	USD/LB	11-May-2018
Lehigh Valley	Pennsylvania	0.43	0.45	0.41	USD/LB	12-Aug-2019
Milton	Pennsylvania	0.43	0.45	0.41	USD/LB	12-Aug-2019
Narvon	Pennsylvania	0.55	0.55	0.55	USD/LB	12-Apr-2018
Pottsville	Pennsylvania	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	22-Dec-2020
Scranton	Pennsylvania	0.43	0.45	0.41	USD/LB	12-Aug-2019
Stoystown	Pennsylvania	1	1	1	USD/LB	21-Jan-2021
Stroudsburg	Pennsylvania	0.43	0.45	0.41	USD/LB	12-Aug-2019
Webster	Pennsylvania	0.4	0.4	0.4	USD/LB	05-Jan-2021
Wilkes Barre	Pennsylvania	0.43	0.45	0.41	USD/LB	12-Aug-2019
Charleston	South Carolina	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	25-Mar-2020
Summerville	South Carolina	0.49	0.49	0.49	USD/LB	08-Nov-2018
Duncan	South Carolina	0.72	1	0.45	USD/LB	12-Jan-2021
Florence	South Carolina	0.44	0.44	0.44	USD/LB	24-Jun-2019
Greenville	South Carolina	0.45	0.45	0.45	USD/LB	05-Apr-2018
Lexington	South Carolina	0.38	0.38	0.38	USD/LB	20-Aug-2019
Moncks Corner	South Carolina	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	25-Mar-2020
North Charleston	South Carolina	0.52	0.52	0.52	USD/LB	10-Jan-2020
Spartanburg	South Carolina	0.62	0.62	0.62	USD/LB	23-Jul-2019
Benton	Tennessee	0.26	0.26	0.26	USD/LB	16-Jul-2018
Chattanooga	Tennessee	1.12	1.12	1.12	USD/LB	18-Jan-2021
Clarksville	Tennessee	0.62	0.62	0.62	USD/LB	10-Apr-2018
Cleveland	Tennessee	0.35	0.4	0.3	USD/LB	31-Jan-2019
La Vergne	Tennessee	0.62	0.62	0.62	USD/LB	02-Jun-2020
McKenzie	Tennessee	0.3	0.3	0.3	USD/LB	04-Apr-2018
Tullahoma	Tennessee	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	23-Sep-2019
Fort Worth	Texas	0.4	0.4	0.4	USD/LB	22-Jan-2019
Pinehurst	Texas	0.7	0.7	0.7	USD/LB	23-Sep-2019
Reno	Texas	0.52	0.52	0.52	USD/LB	06-Aug-2018
Salt Lake City	Utah	0.55	0.55	0.55	USD/LB	22-Feb-2018
St. George	Utah	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	04-Apr-2018
West Jordan	Utah	0.27	0.27	0.27	USD/LB	27-Mar-2020
Fredericksburg	Virginia	0.8	0.8	0.8	USD/LB	16-Apr-2018
Winchester	Virginia	0.85	0.85	0.85	USD/LB	20-Apr-2018
Woodbridge	Virginia	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	15-Aug-2018
Nitro	West Virginia	1.1	1.1	1.1	USD/LB	06-Jan-2021
Arena	Wisconsin	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	03-Sep-2020
Bruce	Wisconsin	0.74	0.74	0.74	USD/LB	28-Dec-2020
Eau Claire	Wisconsin	0.55	0.6	0.5	USD/LB	16-Jan-2021
Hayward	Wisconsin	0.39	0.39	0.39	USD/LB	04-Dec-2018
Marshfield	Wisconsin	0.45	0.45	0.45	USD/LB	22-Jan-2021

Canada Cities Yards Buy Price List
City	State	Average Price	High Price	Low Price	Price Unit	Price Date
Truro	Nova Scotia	1	1	1	USD/LB	20-Dec-2020
Brampton	Ontario	1.23	1.23	1.23	USD/LB	24-Nov-2020
Brockville	Ontario	0.3	0.3	0.3	USD/LB	09-Jan-2020
Brampton	Ontario	1.41	1.41	1.41	USD/LB	07-Jan-2021
Brantford	Ontario	1.34	1.34	1.34	USD/LB	07-Jan-2021
Burlington	Ontario	1.41	1.41	1.41	USD/LB	07-Jan-2021
Chesley	Ontario	1.12	1.12	1.12	USD/LB	23-Sep-2020
Creemore	Ontario	0.95	0.95	0.95	USD/LB	23-Dec-2020
Hamilton	Ontario	1.42	1.42	1.42	USD/LB	07-Jan-2021
Keswick	Ontario	1.4	1.4	1.4	USD/LB	07-Jan-2021
Kitchener	Ontario	1.4	1.4	1.4	USD/LB	06-Jan-2021
London	Ontario	1.05	1.05	1.05	USD/LB	05-Oct-2020
Long Sault	Ontario	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	07-Oct-2020
Marie	Ontario	0.8	0.8	0.8	USD/LB	09-Dec-2019
Mississauga	Ontario	1.4	1.4	1.4	USD/LB	07-Jan-2021
Nepean	Ontario	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	06-Feb-2020
Oakville	Ontario	1.4	1.4	1.4	USD/LB	07-Jan-2021
Orillia	Ontario	0.75	0.75	0.75	USD/LB	08-Apr-2020
Ottawa	Ontario	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	04-Jan-2021
Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	1.27	1.27	1.27	USD/LB	07-Jan-2021
Scarborough	Ontario	1.4	1.4	1.4	USD/LB	07-Jan-2021
Smiths Falls	Ontario	0.3	0.3	0.3	USD/LB	09-Jan-2020
St. Thomas	Ontario	1.08	1.08	1.08	USD/LB	22-Jan-2020
Stittsville	Ontario	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	06-Feb-2020
Woodstock	Ontario	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	10-Dec-2019
Boisbriand	Quebec	0.4	0.4	0.4	USD/LB	27-Mar-2020
Gatineau	Quebec	0.5	0.5	0.5	USD/LB	07-Oct-2020
Lachine	Quebec	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	27-Mar-2020
Montreal	Quebec	0.65	0.65	0.65	USD/LB	18-Nov-2019
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil	Quebec	0.6	0.6	0.6	USD/LB	27-Mar-2020

U.S.A. State Yards Buy Price Averages
State	Average Price	High Price	Low Price	Price Unit	Price Date
Alabama	0.47	0.47	0.47	USD/LB	2018-04-27
Arizona	0.45	0.65	0.25	USD/LB	2019-09-23
California	0.79	0.91	0.66	USD/LB	2021-01-04
Delaware	0.78	0.78	0.78	USD/LB	2018-03-30
Florida	0.67	0.67	0.67	USD/LB	2020-10-15
Georgia	0.58	0.58	0.58	USD/LB	2019-08-12
Illinois	0.63	0.63	0.63	USD/LB	2019-11-07
Indiana	0.64	0.64	0.64	USD/LB	2021-01-11
Kansas	0.55	0.55	0.55	USD/LB	2019-08-05
Kentucky	0.30	0.30	0.30	USD/LB	2020-01-07
Maryland	0.71	0.71	0.71	USD/LB	2018-05-08
Massachusetts	0.40	0.40	0.40	USD/LB	2020-04-07
Michigan	0.74	0.76	0.72	USD/LB	2019-09-23
Minnesota	0.46	0.54	0.39	USD/LB	2018-03-13
Missouri	0.65	0.76	0.55	USD/LB	2021-01-20
Nevada	0.70	0.70	0.70	USD/LB	2018-04-16
New York	0.51	0.51	0.51	USD/LB	2020-01-08
North Carolina	0.45	0.45	0.45	USD/LB	2018-03-15
Ohio	0.51	0.51	0.51	USD/LB	2021-01-08
Oklahoma	0.85	0.85	0.85	USD/LB	2018-03-27
Pennsylvania	0.55	0.56	0.54	USD/LB	2018-05-11
South Carolina	0.55	0.58	0.52	USD/LB	2018-04-05
Tennessee	0.54	0.55	0.53	USD/LB	2019-01-31
Texas	0.54	0.54	0.54	USD/LB	2019-09-23
Utah	0.47	0.47	0.47	USD/LB	2018-02-22
Virginia	0.77	0.77	0.77	USD/LB	2018-04-20
West Virginia	1.10	1.10	1.10	USD/LB	2021-01-06
Wisconsin	0.53	0.54	0.52	USD/LB	2021-01-16

Canada Regions Yards Buy Price Averages
State	Average Price	High Price	Low Price	Price Unit	Price Date
Nova Scotia	1.00	1.00	1.00	USD/LB	2020-12-20
Ontario	1.01	1.01	1.01	USD/LB	2021-01-07
Quebec	0.55	0.55	0.55	USD/LB	2020-10-07

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