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Indicative US scrap-yard buying prices — what a typical American yard pays walk-in sellers. This week gold, silver and platinum rose strongly, most copper grades eased a little, and steel and aluminum stayed steady.
Updated 7 November 2026 · USD per poundEvery metal's current price and price trend in one graph. Select a metal to see its current price first — then open its full history with the View Historical Trend button.
Data: Copper, Aluminum, Zinc, Lead, Nickel and Tin — IMF monthly average world prices via the US Federal Reserve (FRED), USD per pound. Gold, Silver and Platinum — spot prices, USD per troy ounce. Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel and Cast Iron — typical US yard prices, 7 Nov 2026. Every metal uses the latest available data.
Every grade, organized by category — indicative US yard prices, per lb unless a row says per unit or per gross ton. All prices checked 7 November 2026 against current published US yard price lists. Prices move daily — always confirm with your local yard.
| Grade | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| #1 Bare Bright Wire | $5.45 – $6.25 |
| #1 Copper Tubing / Flashing | $5.15 – $5.60 |
| #2 Copper Tubing / Bus Bar | $4.50 – $5.25 |
| #3 Roofing Copper | $4.80 |
| Brass (Plumbing, Pipe) | $2.90 – $3.40 |
| Bronze | $4.00 |
| Brass Shells | $3.10 |
| Brass Water Meter | $2.00 |
| Clean Brass Radiators | $3.05 |
| Dirty Brass Faucets | $0.85 |
| Aluminum/Copper Coil (Clean ACR Fin) | $2.65 |
| Aluminum/Copper Coil (Dirty ACR Fin) | $1.80 |
| Copper Yokes | $0.85 |
| Copper Transformers | $0.25 |
| Small Electric Motors | $0.40 |
| Alternators / Starters | $0.60 |
| Sealed Units | $0.30 |
| Grade | Indicative price | Copper recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Insulated Copper Wire | $1.90 | 45–50% |
| Romex Wire | $2.75 | 64–68% |
| Open Eye Hollow Heliax | $2.30 | 50–52% |
| THHN Cable | $3.60 | 74–78% |
| Thin / Thick Cable | $3.70 | 79–83% |
| Insulated Cable | $3.90 | 84–88% |
| 500–750 MCM (Bare Bright Inside) | $4.15 | 88–93% |
| Insulated Steel BX | $0.80 | — |
| Fire Wire | $2.15 | 58–62% |
| Aluminum BX | $2.35 | — |
| Car Harness Wires | $1.85 | 48–52% |
| Christmas Lights | $0.45 | 10–15% |
| Computer Wire | $0.80 | 27–35% |
| Cat 5/6 Cable | $1.10 | 40–45% |
| Grade | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| General Aluminum Scrap | $0.90 – $1.40 |
| Aluminum Cans (UBC) | $0.65 – $0.70 |
| 6063 Painted | $1.05 |
| 6063 Bare | $1.15 |
| Clean Rims | $0.90 |
| Dirty Rims | $0.85 |
| Siding / Gutters | $0.73 |
| Sheet | $0.65 |
| Cast | $0.58 |
| Clean Wire | $1.15 |
| AL Thermo-pane / Break (no glass) | $0.70 |
| AL Litho Plates | $1.05 |
| AL Machine Cuts | $0.75 |
| Aluminum Grills | $0.55 |
| AL Turnings | $0.20 |
| Aluminum Transformers | $0.05 |
| Dirty Aluminum | $0.05 |
| Grade | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Lead | $0.55 |
| 304 Stainless Steel (Non-Magnetic) | $0.38 |
| 316 Stainless Steel (Non-Magnetic) | $0.75 |
| Car Batteries | $0.28 |
| Lead Wheel Weights | $0.10 |
| Ballasts | $0.07 |
| Chillers | Call for price |
| Scrap Generators | $50 / gross ton |
| Circuit Breakers | $0.04 |
| O2 Sensors | $3.00 |
| Type | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Car Batteries | $0.28 |
| Lead Backup | $0.05 |
| Forklift | $0.20 |
| Steel Case | $0.20 |
| Cell Site Lead | $0.10 |
| Absolyte | $0.05 |
| Type | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Large Foreign | $90 – $449 |
| Large GM | $80 – $278 |
| Small GM | $18 – $764 |
| Small Foreign | $30 – $222 |
| DPF | $30 – $794 |
| Diesel Cat | $15 – $504 |
| XL Foreign | $90 – $310 |
| Pre-Domestic | $20 – $94 |
| High Grade Domestic | $68 – $612 |
| Foreign Pre-Cat | $20 – $259 |
| Medium Foreign | $40 – $445 |
| Regular Domestic | $20 – $127 |
| Flow Cats | $20 – $75 |
| Bead Cat | $20 – $249 |
| Small Breadloaf | $101 – $302 |
| Small Domestic | $30 – $174 |
| Large Chrysler | $92 – $279 |
| Small Foil / Wire | $18 – $88 |
| Large Foil / Wire | $67 – $338 |
| Foil / Wire Pre-Cat | $15 – $69 |
| Half Cat | Varies widely |
| Aftermarket Cat | $5 |
| Grade | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| #1 Prepared Steel | $0.08 – $0.18 |
| Steel (unprepared) | $0.08 – $0.18 |
| Light Iron | $110 / gross ton |
| Cast Iron | $165 / gross ton |
| Brake Rotors | $200 / gross ton |
| Item | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Mixed CPUs | $22.00 |
| Clean Green Motherboards | $1.75 |
| Mid-Grade Boards | $1.25 |
| Memory Chips | $15.00 |
| CPU Processor Chips | $4.00 |
| Whole Computer Towers w/ HD | $0.20 |
| Laptops | $0.75 |
| Power Supplies (w/ wires) | $0.25 |
| Hard Drives w/ Board | $0.55 |
| Hard Drive PC Boards | $3.50 |
| Telecom Equipment | $0.10 |
| Servers | $0.25 |
| Back Panels | $2.00 |
| Rambus Memory | $7.00 |
| Low-Grade Non-PC Boards | $0.10 |
| AL Heat Sinks | $0.55 |
| Cell Phones (no battery) | $0.65 |
| Metal | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| 100% Tin | $3.00 |
| Supertherm | $0.50 |
| Carbide Inserts & Shapes | $16.50 |
| Monel | $1.50 |
| FSX 414 | $4.50 |
| Titanium | $0.35 |
| Nickel | $2.50 |
| Inconel | $0.75 |
| Tantalum | $10.00 |
| High Speed Steel | $0.15 |
| Hastelloy Shavings | $2.00 |
| Hastelloy Solids | $2.50 |
| Tin Solder | $1.00 |
| Babbit | $1.00 |
| Alnico Magnets | $0.75 |
Pick your metal and grade, enter the weight, and get an estimated payout based on our indicative prices.
Estimate based on MetalsWiki indicative yard prices (USD/lb) as of 7 Nov 2026 — not a yard quote. Your yard may pay more or less. Confirm before selling.
Every block below was verified on the stamped date. Prices move — always confirm with your local yard.
These are indicative US scrap-yard buying prices — estimates of what a typical American scrap yard pays walk-in sellers — compiled 7 November 2026 from several public US yard price lists and aggregator averages, cross-checked against exchange trend direction. They are not COMEX or LME exchange prices (those track pure metal, not scrap).
Yard prices vary by grade, quantity, location, and the yard's own buyers — so treat every figure as a starting point and confirm with 2–3 local yards before selling. New to this? Read how scrap metal prices are set.
The chart at the top uses market data: IMF monthly average world prices via the US Federal Reserve (FRED) for copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, nickel and tin (USD per pound), and spot prices for gold, silver and platinum (USD per troy ounce). Brass, stainless steel, steel and cast iron are not traded on a world exchange, so they have no history on the chart — the chart shows their yard price instead.
Eight forces that move what your yard pays — the short version.
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