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Price Updated on 23 Dec 2025
Current scrap metal prices from scrap buyers in Durham, North Carolina. Scrap pricing depends on metal grade, purity, and location of the metal.
The prices listed below are average prices paid by scrap yards in Durham, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum Cans Scrap | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Aluminum Car Rims Scrap | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Aluminum Extrusion Scrap | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.57 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Aluminum Radiators Scrap | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Aluminum Scrap | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Insulated Aluminum Wire Scrap | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Irony Aluminum Scrap | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| LG. Electric Motors Scrap | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brass Radiator Scrap | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Brass Scrap Clean | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Irony Brass Scrap | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.97 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Copper Scrap | 3.78 | 3.78 | 3.78 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| #2 Copper Scrap | 3.62 | 3.62 | 3.62 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Bare Bright Copper Scrap | 3.87 | 3.87 | 3.87 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Copper Aluminum AC Coils (Clean) | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.72 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Electric Motors Scrap | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Light Copper Scrap | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Low Grade ICW | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Romex Wire Scrap | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.82 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Xmas Lights Scrap | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Insulated Copper Wire Scrap 70% Recovery | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.97 | USD/LB | 2025-11-20 |
| #1 Insulated Copper Wire | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | USD/LB | 2025-10-06 |
| Al/Cu Fins Scrap | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | USD/LB | 2025-08-11 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Scrap | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Steel Case Batteries | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Lead Scrap Dirty | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | USD/LB | 2025-10-06 |
| Lead Wheel Weights Scrap | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | USD/LB | 2025-10-06 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stainless Steel Scrap | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Stainless Steel Unclean | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |
| Material | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit | Price Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc Scrap | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB | 2025-12-23 |