Current Insulated Copper Wire Scrap 50% Recovery Prices in the U.S.A. The prices listed below are national average prices paid by scrap yards in the U.S.A. Prices are collected from scrap yards directly and updated bi-weekly.
Prices updated on : 26-Nov-2025
| Average Price |
| 1.28 USD/LB |
| High Price | 1.35 USD/LB |
| Low Price |
| 1.2 USD/LB |
| City | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | State Average | Price Unit | Price Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens, Georgia | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | USD/LB | 26-Nov-2025 |
| Wharton, New Jersey | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.23 | USD/LB | 26-Nov-2025 |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | USD/LB | 25-Nov-2025 |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.62 | USD/LB | 21-Nov-2025 |
| Chillicothe, Ohio | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 | USD/LB | 20-Nov-2025 |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.17 | USD/LB | 14-Nov-2025 |
| DeFuniak Springs, Florida | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.69 | USD/LB | 13-Nov-2025 |
| Pikeville, Kentucky | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.9 | USD/LB | 11-Nov-2025 |
| Prestonsburg, Kentucky | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.9 | USD/LB | 11-Nov-2025 |
| Swanton, Maryland | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | USD/LB | 10-Nov-2025 |
| Lexington, South Carolina | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.48 | USD/LB | 07-Nov-2025 |
| Centerville, Kansas | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | USD/LB | 06-Nov-2025 |
| Prescott, Kansas | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | USD/LB | 06-Nov-2025 |
| Burlington, North Carolina | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.68 | USD/LB | 06-Nov-2025 |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | USD/LB | 06-Nov-2025 |
| Florence, South Carolina | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.48 | USD/LB | 06-Nov-2025 |
| Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | USD/LB | 06-Nov-2025 |
| Brooklyn, New York | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.43 | USD/LB | 15-Oct-2025 |
| Baden, Pennsylvania | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.17 | USD/LB | 07-Oct-2025 |
| Middlesex, Vermont | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | USD/LB | 26-Sep-2025 |
| Cumberland, Maryland | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | USD/LB | 15-Aug-2025 |
| Deep Creek, Maryland | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | USD/LB | 15-Aug-2025 |
| Oakland, Maryland | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | USD/LB | 15-Aug-2025 |
| Gainesville , Florida | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.69 | USD/LB | 06-Aug-2025 |
| Hanford, California | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.88 | USD/LB | 05-Aug-2025 |
| Conway, Arkansas | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | USD/LB | 31-Jul-2025 |
| Alexander City, Alabama | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.62 | USD/LB | 30-Jul-2025 |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.68 | USD/LB | 30-Jul-2025 |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.48 | USD/LB | 30-Jul-2025 |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 30-Jul-2025 |
| Detroit, Michigan | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | USD/LB | 30-Apr-2025 |
| Waco, Texas | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 28-Apr-2025 |
| Taylor, Missouri | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 0.78 | USD/LB | 25-Mar-2025 |
| Moorefield, West Virginia | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.24 | USD/LB | 12-Feb-2025 |
| Elk Garden, West Virginia | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.24 | USD/LB | 11-Feb-2025 |
| Shrewsbury, West Virginia | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 1.24 | USD/LB | 11-Feb-2025 |
| Everett, Massachusetts | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.83 | USD/LB | 20-Jun-2024 |
| St. George, Utah | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.57 | USD/LB | 20-Mar-2024 |
| Levittown, Pennsylvania | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.17 | USD/LB | 20-Apr-2023 |
| Dover, New Jersey | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.23 | USD/LB | 06-Feb-2023 |
| Staten Island, New York | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.43 | USD/LB | 20-Jan-2023 |
| Anderson, South Carolina | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.48 | USD/LB | 20-Jan-2023 |
| Spartanburg, South Carolina | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.48 | USD/LB | 20-Jan-2023 |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.78 | USD/LB | 17-Oct-2022 |
| Visalia, California | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.88 | USD/LB | 20-Apr-2022 |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.83 | USD/LB | 16-Aug-2021 |
| Keyser, West Virginia | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.24 | USD/LB | 03-Aug-2021 |
| Freetown, Massachusetts | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.83 | USD/LB | 30-Sep-2020 |
| Beaumont, Texas | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 21-Sep-2020 |
| victoria, Texas | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 21-Sep-2020 |
| Sikeston, Missouri | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.78 | USD/LB | 10-Jul-2020 |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | USD/LB | 13-Apr-2020 |
| Apopka, Florida | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.69 | USD/LB | 23-Mar-2020 |
| Dallas South, Texas | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 04-Feb-2020 |
| Dallas West, Texas | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 03-Feb-2020 |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | USD/LB | 21-Oct-2019 |
| Odessa, Texas | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 10-Oct-2019 |
| Dallas, Texas | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 27-Sep-2019 |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 20-Sep-2019 |
| Augusta, Georgia | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | USD/LB | 19-Sep-2019 |
| Lufkin, Texas | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.93 | USD/LB | 22-Jul-2019 |
| Winchester, Kentucky | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | USD/LB | 28-Aug-2018 |
| Price, Utah | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.57 | USD/LB | 22-Mar-2018 |
| Vernal, Utah | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.57 | USD/LB | 22-Mar-2018 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 1 | USD/LB | 07-Mar-2018 |
Prices updated on : 06-Jun-2022
| Average Price |
| 1.29 USD/LB |
| High Price | 1.29 USD/LB |
| Low Price |
| 1.29 USD/LB |
| City | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | State Average | Price Unit | Price Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie, Ontario | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | USD/LB |