| Scrap Metal | Scrap Price | Updated Price Date |
|---|---|---|
| Copper National Average | $3.10/lb | Updated 04/01/2023 |
| Steel National Average | $220.00/ton | Updated 04/01/2023 |
| Aluminum National Average | $0.51/lb | Updated 04/01/2023 |
Bare, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire free of attachments. All the insulation has been removed from the wire and it is free of solder and paint.
Bare, uncoated, unalloyed copper free of tar, corrosion, paint, etc. Used in house decor and roofing.
Burnt copper, copper with light tin coating, solder, or brass fittings still attached.
When Copper Tubing and Roofing Copper are mixed together instead of separated and usually has solder or paint on it.
Must be analyzed and have no attachments. Used in the food and aerospace industries.
Must be analyzed and have no attachments. Often used for high temperature equipment.
Must be analyzed and have no attachments. Used in aircrafts and exhaust systems.
Must not contain other alloys of aluminum and be free of zinc corners, iron attachments, felt, plastic, paper, cardboard, and thermo break.
Many boats will have wood, debris, foam, or other contaminants in them. It is recommended you clean out all non-aluminum items to maximize your returns.
Aluminum recyclables with greater than 8% of foreign attachments but less than 40%
The fuel tanks off of diesel trucks, make sure that there is a hole cut in it and that it was drained correctly.
From cars, trucks, other vehicles, make sure that they are free of oil and remove plastic attachments.
Has a steel core with aluminum windings surrounding it. Could have an outer case surrounding the aluminum as well.
Clean aluminum wire can sometimes have a steel core going through or around it. Use your magnet to find out.
Separate these from other wire due to the higher plastic content from the bulbs and other insulation.
Has a steel core with copper windings surrounding it. Could have an outer case surrounding the copper as well.
Copper Yokes are found on back of TV's and usually have a plastic cone around the copper wire.
Used in many high voltage situations to ensure that copper is protected due to heavy electrical current.
Insulated copper wire used in powering and running elevators, this will have a heavy cloth insulation as well as a steel core.
Steel encased lead acid batteries, they will be bought for less than a normal car battery price.
Large-sized catalytic converter from a Foreign Brand vehicle. Commonly found on Toyota, Honda, Mazda, etc.
Used inside of engines to help regulate the oxygen flowing in and out. Commonly connected to catalytic converters.
With many types and grades of pewter, most scrap yards will have to analyze it before giving you a price.
Are the catalytic converters on from US Domestic branded vehicles, like Ford and Chevrolet. Can be a variety of shapes and sizes.
Found on some foreign cars like Audi, Hyundai, BMW. Ranging in different prices, we encourage you to use RRCats.com for prices.
Used in cell phone systems, they have a solid aluminum core running through them along with copper on the outside.
Consists of stainless steel, but allows for small percentages of plastic and contaminants. Must be at least 50% stainless steel.
Used in computers to cool them, they are often grouped in with aluminum copper radiators.
Many states will not let you scrap these, so check with your local laws before trying to scrap them. Make sure that they are empty before scrapping them.
Most sinks will have a steel ring going around the bottom and will be bought lower than clean stainless.
A heterogeneous mixture of aluminum and copper that remains after the shredded car has passed through the entire downstream operation.
Prepared scrap steel smaller than 5 ft by 2 ft and with a heavy gauge of ¼ inch or more.
Scrap Autos are to be prepared by a licensed “auto recycler,” once processed free of gas tank, fluids, and battery it is densified or “crushed” for transportation purposes.
Unpainted, new production scrap smaller than 12” and nothing coated on, no rust, or paint.
Ask your scrap yard how they buy cars with tires attached. They may deduct price for the weight of the tires.
A vehicle that has the radiator, battery, catalytic converter, motor, transmission, wheels and tires. A title for the vehicle is required.
Scrap Autos are to be prepared by a licensed “auto recycler,” once processed free of gas tank, fluids, and battery it is densified or “crushed” for transportation purposes.
A vehicle that is missing one or more of the following: radiator, battery, catalytic converter, motor, transmission, wheels and/or tires. Required to have a title for the vehicle.
Unpainted, new production scrap smaller than 12" and nothing coated on.
Prepared I-Beams, channels, angles and/or plates, steel gerters, and structural steel from demolition scrap. Clean/dry plate- not to be over 24” wide and 36-60” in lengeth depending on a “3 foot” or “5 foot” specification.
Rotors are a heavy steel and are from car and truck wheels. Most scrap yards that buy ferrous metals will accept them.
All scrap ferrous materials, light or heavy in gauge, free of glass/plastics/debris & contamination.
Whole or particle cast iron auto or truck engines. Transmissions may or may not be attached. Also can be called rotors and drums with plastic bare engine blocks.
Beam (I-Beams), channels, angles and/or plates, steel gerters, and structural steel from demolitition scrap. Material is over 36-60” in length dpending on a “3 or 5 foot” specification.
Also known as UPS’, these systems are what you plug your computers and other networking gear into so you can prevent power surges.
After many of the networking boards are removed, these will remain and can be sold for some of the gold boards still attached.
The boards off of the hard drives, while small, can be worth more than normal motherboards.
These will be worth much less than normal hard drives, many scrap yards might buy them as a dirty aluminum.
Massive computer storage unit with hard drives, power supplies, PC boards & generally all in a large case.
Commonly found in computer towers. Have CPU, RAM boards, AL heatsinks and wires attached.
Found in many newer computers, make sure that they have aluminum heatsinks and other attachments removed.
Many PC boards will have a steel plate, if you sell them as is, be prepared to get a much lower price.
Towers must be intact with motherboard, power supply, hard drive, and all other components inside.
