#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.

U.S.A. Scrap Dealer National Price

Last Updated : 08-May-2025

AVERAGEHIGHLOW
1.02 USD/LB1.05 USD/LB1 USD/LB
U.S.A. Cities Yards Buy Price List
CityStateAverage PriceHigh PriceLow PriceState AveragePrice UnitPrice Date
AltoGeorgia1.051.051.050.73USD/LB08-May-2025
HazletonPennsylvania1110.84USD/LB08-May-2025
EastonPennsylvania0.80.80.80.84USD/LB07-May-2025
TazewellTennessee0.550.550.550.78USD/LB07-May-2025
DecaturTexas1110.84USD/LB07-May-2025
Salt Lake CityUtah0.60.60.60.51USD/LB07-May-2025
St. GeorgeUtah0.650.650.650.51USD/LB07-May-2025
AshlandVirginia1.41.41.40.71USD/LB07-May-2025
Palatka Florida0.70.70.70.75USD/LB06-May-2025
SpringfieldIllinois1.121.121.120.76USD/LB06-May-2025
BrocktonMassachusetts1.11.11.10.98USD/LB06-May-2025
Battle CreekMichigan1.11.11.11.44USD/LB06-May-2025
TexarkanaArkansas1.051.051.051.05USD/LB05-May-2025
Cleveland Tennessee1.251.251.250.78USD/LB05-May-2025
PuryearTennessee0.30.30.30.78USD/LB05-May-2025
HuntsvilleTexas0.70.70.70.84USD/LB05-May-2025
New HavenVermont0.680.680.680.61USD/LB05-May-2025
NewportVermont0.40.40.40.61USD/LB05-May-2025
PittsfordVermont0.680.680.680.61USD/LB05-May-2025
Waterbury Village Historic DistrictVermont0.680.680.680.61USD/LB05-May-2025
Mineral WellsWest Virginia0.80.80.81.05USD/LB05-May-2025
ViolaIllinois1.331.331.330.76USD/LB30-Apr-2025
Houghton LakeMichigan1.251.251.251.44USD/LB30-Apr-2025
Flat RockNorth Carolina1110.54USD/LB30-Apr-2025
York HavenPennsylvania0.30.30.30.84USD/LB30-Apr-2025
Huntington BeachCalifornia1110.78USD/LB29-Apr-2025
AlbanyNew York0.750.750.750.88USD/LB29-Apr-2025
UticaNew York0.750.750.750.88USD/LB29-Apr-2025
NitroWest Virginia1.31.31.31.05USD/LB29-Apr-2025
EvansvilleIndiana1110.81USD/LB28-Apr-2025
DafterMichigan0.90.90.91.44USD/LB28-Apr-2025
MorristownTennessee1.051.051.050.78USD/LB28-Apr-2025
TampaFlorida0.80.80.80.75USD/LB25-Apr-2025
LebanonMissouri0.780.930.630.68USD/LB25-Apr-2025
Mountain GroveMissouri0.780.930.630.68USD/LB25-Apr-2025
ThomasvilleNorth Carolina1.31.31.30.54USD/LB25-Apr-2025
BradfordOhio0.60.60.60.62USD/LB25-Apr-2025
BryanOhio0.70.70.70.62USD/LB25-Apr-2025
WoosterOhio0.50.50.50.62USD/LB25-Apr-2025
ElkinsWest Virginia0.80.80.81.05USD/LB25-Apr-2025
Eau ClaireWisconsin0.450.50.40.73USD/LB25-Apr-2025
ColumbiaPennsylvania0.550.550.550.84USD/LB24-Apr-2025
FriedensPennsylvania0.60.60.60.84USD/LB24-Apr-2025
PottsvillePennsylvania0.60.60.60.84USD/LB24-Apr-2025
StoystownPennsylvania0.60.60.60.84USD/LB24-Apr-2025
ChattanoogaTennessee1.191.191.190.78USD/LB24-Apr-2025
Los AngelesCalifornia1.420.80.78USD/LB23-Apr-2025
BloomingtonIndiana0.80.80.80.81USD/LB23-Apr-2025
RockvilleMaryland1.11.11.11.09USD/LB23-Apr-2025
GreenvilleSouth Carolina0.80.80.80.58USD/LB23-Apr-2025
Chicago HeightsIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB17-Apr-2025
BrightonIllinois1.051.051.050.76USD/LB16-Apr-2025
East HardinIllinois1.051.051.050.76USD/LB16-Apr-2025
ShattucIllinois3.83.83.80.76USD/LB31-Mar-2025
McMinnvilleTennessee1.21.21.20.78USD/LB28-Mar-2025
TullahomaTennessee1.21.21.20.78USD/LB28-Mar-2025
FairmontNorth Carolina0.350.350.350.54USD/LB27-Mar-2025
ClevelandOhio0.750.750.750.62USD/LB27-Mar-2025
CarrolltonVirginia0.450.450.450.71USD/LB27-Mar-2025
EmporiaVirginia0.250.250.250.71USD/LB27-Mar-2025
LynnMassachusetts1.41.41.40.98USD/LB26-Mar-2025
FyffeAlabama0.90.90.90.86USD/LB25-Mar-2025
FairmontWest Virginia1111.05USD/LB25-Mar-2025
ChaseMichigan1.51.51.51.44USD/LB06-Mar-2025
ClareMichigan1.51.51.51.44USD/LB06-Mar-2025
GladwinMichigan1.31.31.31.44USD/LB06-Mar-2025
MontcalmMichigan1.51.51.51.44USD/LB06-Mar-2025
South HavenMichigan2.92.92.91.44USD/LB06-Mar-2025
ThorofareNew Jersey1110.76USD/LB06-Mar-2025
HuntingtonIndiana1.41.41.40.81USD/LB05-Mar-2025
CLIFTONNew Jersey0.60.60.60.76USD/LB05-Mar-2025
Oak HillOhio0.950.950.950.62USD/LB05-Mar-2025
ButlerPennsylvania0.60.60.60.84USD/LB05-Mar-2025
MiamiFlorida1.31.31.30.75USD/LB04-Mar-2025
UplandCalifornia0.650.650.650.78USD/LB27-Feb-2025
PortsmouthOhio0.50.50.50.62USD/LB27-Feb-2025
HazardKentucky1.051.051.050.88USD/LB25-Feb-2025
Mountain ViewMissouri0.780.930.630.68USD/LB24-Feb-2025
MarshfieldWisconsin1110.73USD/LB24-Feb-2025
SummersvilleWest Virginia0.90.90.91.05USD/LB12-Feb-2025
WhitelawWisconsin1.051.051.050.73USD/LB12-Feb-2025
CharlestonWest Virginia1111.05USD/LB11-Feb-2025
LafolletteTennessee0.40.40.40.78USD/LB07-Feb-2025
BourbonnaisIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
BradleyIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
ChatsworthIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
EdwardsvilleIllinois1.51.51.50.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
FairburyIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
HerscherIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
KankakeeIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
ManhattanIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
MantenoIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
PaxtonIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
PontiacIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
WatsekaIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB30-Jan-2025
SweetwaterTennessee0.950.950.950.78USD/LB29-Jan-2025
GibsontonFlorida0.840.840.840.75USD/LB24-Jan-2025
BentonTennessee0.260.260.260.78USD/LB24-Jan-2025
GladwinMichigan1.221.221.221.44USD/LB15-Jan-2025
BrantleyAlabama0.90.90.90.86USD/LB01-Jan-2025
TempeArizona0.61.10.10.6USD/LB01-Jan-2025
LancasterPennsylvania0.750.750.750.84USD/LB27-Dec-2024
Pompano BeachFlorida1110.75USD/LB12-Dec-2024
PhoenixArizona0.61.10.10.6USD/LB23-Nov-2024
MiddlesexNew Jersey0.550.550.550.76USD/LB29-Oct-2024
SomersetNew Jersey0.550.550.550.76USD/LB29-Oct-2024
BruceWisconsin0.910.910.910.73USD/LB25-Oct-2024
WaynesboroPennsylvania2.32.32.30.84USD/LB10-Oct-2024
MiddleboroMassachusetts1110.98USD/LB08-Oct-2024
Elizabeth CityNorth Carolina0.30.30.30.54USD/LB08-Oct-2024
GreenvilleNorth Carolina0.30.30.30.54USD/LB08-Oct-2024
KelfordNorth Carolina0.350.350.350.54USD/LB08-Oct-2024
VanceboroNorth Carolina0.350.350.350.54USD/LB08-Oct-2024
Cleveland HeightsOhio0.750.750.750.62USD/LB08-Oct-2024
ShippensburgPennsylvania1110.84USD/LB08-Oct-2024
NorfolkVirginia0.40.40.40.71USD/LB08-Oct-2024
PortsmouthVirginia0.40.40.40.71USD/LB08-Oct-2024
SuffolkVirginia0.40.40.40.71USD/LB08-Oct-2024
ToanoVirginia0.40.40.40.71USD/LB08-Oct-2024
Virginia BeachVirginia0.40.40.40.71USD/LB08-Oct-2024
CarlislePennsylvania0.750.750.750.84USD/LB03-Oct-2024
CanonsburgPennsylvania0.80.80.80.84USD/LB04-Sep-2024
TroyAlabama1110.86USD/LB21-Aug-2024
MillvilleNew Jersey0.550.550.550.76USD/LB20-Aug-2024
SalyersvilleKentucky1.051.051.050.88USD/LB05-Jun-2024
SpringfieldMissouri1.51.51.50.68USD/LB05-Jun-2024
MulberryFlorida1.011.011.010.75USD/LB20-May-2024
PennsaukenNew Jersey1.321.321.320.76USD/LB20-May-2024
TaylorvilleIllinois0.650.650.650.76USD/LB05-Apr-2024
FrederickMaryland1111.09USD/LB20-Mar-2024
GlassportPennsylvania1110.84USD/LB20-Mar-2024
JohnstownPennsylvania1110.84USD/LB20-Mar-2024
Jackson Tennessee0.650.650.650.78USD/LB20-Mar-2024
FredericksburgVirginia1110.71USD/LB20-Mar-2024
CumberlandMaryland0.40.40.41.09USD/LB05-Mar-2024
Thief River FallsMinnesota0.981.10.850.63USD/LB20-Feb-2024
WalnutportPennsylvania0.80.80.80.84USD/LB20-Feb-2024
PinehurstTexas1.41.41.40.84USD/LB20-Feb-2024
Howard CityMichigan2.72.72.71.44USD/LB20-Dec-2023
ConwayPennsylvania1110.84USD/LB20-Nov-2023
DuncanSouth Carolina0.630.80.450.58USD/LB20-Nov-2023
ArdmoreOklahoma0.780.780.780.78USD/LB05-Oct-2023
Clifford TownshipPennsylvania0.50.50.50.84USD/LB05-Oct-2023
La VergneTennessee0.90.90.90.78USD/LB05-Oct-2023
ChouteauOklahoma0.650.650.650.78USD/LB20-Sep-2023
MartinsvilleVirginia0.450.450.450.71USD/LB20-Sep-2023
ColumbusTexas1110.84USD/LB22-Aug-2023
Bedford Indiana0.430.430.430.81USD/LB20-Jul-2023
MitchellIndiana0.430.430.430.81USD/LB20-Jul-2023
MoneeIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
BraidwoodIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
Calumet CityIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
CliftonIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
DwightIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
GilmanIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
LimestoneIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
LynwoodIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
PeotoneIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
St. AnneIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
WilmingtonIllinois0.40.40.40.76USD/LB05-Jul-2023
PrescottKansas2.352.352.351.56USD/LB05-Jun-2023
West Palm BeachFlorida0.20.20.20.75USD/LB22-May-2023
OmahaNebraska0.80.80.80.8USD/LB22-May-2023
HighlandIllinois0.920.920.920.76USD/LB05-May-2023
MaryvilleTennessee0.850.850.850.78USD/LB05-Apr-2023
SeymourTennessee0.850.850.850.78USD/LB05-Apr-2023
MeridenConnecticut0.40.40.40.4USD/LB06-Mar-2023
Fort Walton BeachFlorida1.151.151.150.75USD/LB06-Mar-2023
JacksonvilleFlorida0.850.850.850.75USD/LB20-Feb-2023
Evans CityPennsylvania0.60.60.60.84USD/LB20-Feb-2023
ZelienoplePennsylvania0.60.60.60.84USD/LB20-Feb-2023
PaducahKentucky0.550.550.550.88USD/LB05-Jan-2023
CoronaCalifornia0.80.80.80.78USD/LB17-Oct-2022
Moreno ValleyCalifornia0.80.80.80.78USD/LB17-Oct-2022
PlacentiaCalifornia0.80.80.80.78USD/LB17-Oct-2022
Santa AnaCalifornia0.80.80.80.78USD/LB17-Oct-2022
YucaipaCalifornia0.350.350.350.78USD/LB17-Oct-2022
HullGeorgia0.550.550.550.73USD/LB17-Oct-2022
WadeNorth Carolina0.40.40.40.54USD/LB20-Jul-2022
Pembroke PinesFlorida1110.75USD/LB20-Apr-2022
Fort WayneIndiana0.50.50.50.81USD/LB20-Apr-2022
IndianapolisIndiana0.960.960.960.81USD/LB20-Apr-2022
MoorheadMinnesota0.280.280.280.63USD/LB20-Apr-2022
JasperIndiana1.021.021.020.81USD/LB20-Dec-2021
CentervilleKansas2.82.82.81.56USD/LB05-Nov-2021
DelmarDelaware1.21.21.21.08USD/LB24-Aug-2021
College ParkMaryland1.21.21.21.09USD/LB24-Aug-2021
HalethorpeMaryland1.21.21.21.09USD/LB24-Aug-2021
JoppaMaryland1.21.21.21.09USD/LB24-Aug-2021
BerwickPennsylvania1.041.041.040.84USD/LB24-Aug-2021
BloomsburgPennsylvania1.041.041.040.84USD/LB24-Aug-2021
Lehigh ValleyPennsylvania1.041.041.040.84USD/LB24-Aug-2021
MiltonPennsylvania1.041.041.040.84USD/LB24-Aug-2021
ScrantonPennsylvania1.041.041.040.84USD/LB24-Aug-2021
StroudsburgPennsylvania1.041.041.040.84USD/LB24-Aug-2021
Wilkes BarrePennsylvania1.041.041.040.84USD/LB24-Aug-2021
WoodbridgeVirginia1.21.21.20.71USD/LB24-Aug-2021
MartinsburgWest Virginia1.21.21.21.05USD/LB24-Aug-2021
BaltimoreMaryland1.131.151.11.09USD/LB17-Aug-2021
Capitol HeightsMaryland1.21.21.21.09USD/LB17-Aug-2021
ElmsfordNew York1.091.091.090.88USD/LB17-Aug-2021
MontroseNew York1.091.091.090.88USD/LB17-Aug-2021
MarionNorth Carolina0.790.790.790.54USD/LB17-Aug-2021
HartlyDelaware1.21.21.21.08USD/LB16-Aug-2021
LancasterOhio0.40.40.40.62USD/LB16-Aug-2021
DentonMaryland1.21.21.21.09USD/LB13-Aug-2021
ManassasVirginia1.21.21.20.71USD/LB13-Aug-2021
HauppaugeNew York1.751.751.750.88USD/LB12-Aug-2021
HarrisonburgVirginia1.21.21.20.71USD/LB12-Aug-2021
SheridanMichigan1.451.451.451.44USD/LB11-Aug-2021
SalisburyMaryland1.21.21.21.09USD/LB10-Aug-2021
ClarksvilleTennessee0.530.530.530.78USD/LB10-Aug-2021
WebsterPennsylvania0.40.40.40.84USD/LB06-Aug-2021
SalemMissouri0.30.30.30.68USD/LB03-Aug-2021
FinksburgMaryland1.21.21.21.09USD/LB02-Aug-2021
SikestonMissouri0.40.40.40.68USD/LB17-Jun-2021
WheelingWest Virginia1.41.41.41.05USD/LB03-Jun-2021
ArenaWisconsin0.60.60.60.73USD/LB21-Jan-2021
StuartFlorida0.90.90.90.75USD/LB29-Dec-2020
SalinaKansas0.70.70.71.56USD/LB04-Dec-2020
Deerfield BeachFlorida0.70.70.70.75USD/LB15-Oct-2020
TauntonMassachusetts0.40.40.40.98USD/LB07-Apr-2020
West JordanUtah0.270.270.270.51USD/LB27-Mar-2020
CharlestonSouth Carolina0.650.650.650.58USD/LB25-Mar-2020
Moncks CornerSouth Carolina0.650.650.650.58USD/LB25-Mar-2020
North CharlestonSouth Carolina0.520.520.520.58USD/LB10-Jan-2020
HudsonNorth Carolina0.40.40.40.54USD/LB09-Jan-2020
WaterlooNew York0.10.10.10.88USD/LB08-Jan-2020
Bay CityMichigan0.350.350.351.44USD/LB10-Oct-2019
JoplinMissouri0.250.250.250.68USD/LB11-Sep-2019
LexingtonSouth Carolina0.380.380.380.58USD/LB20-Aug-2019
AugustaGeorgia0.580.580.580.73USD/LB12-Aug-2019
ApopkaFlorida0.50.50.50.75USD/LB09-Aug-2019
BurlingtonNorth Carolina0.550.550.550.54USD/LB08-Aug-2019
WichitaKansas0.40.40.41.56USD/LB05-Aug-2019
SpartanburgSouth Carolina0.620.620.620.58USD/LB23-Jul-2019
FlorenceSouth Carolina0.440.440.440.58USD/LB24-Jun-2019
Fort WorthTexas0.40.40.40.84USD/LB22-Jan-2019
HaywardWisconsin0.390.390.390.73USD/LB04-Dec-2018
SummervilleSouth Carolina0.490.490.490.58USD/LB08-Nov-2018
AftonOklahoma0.60.60.60.78USD/LB19-Oct-2018
OrlandoFlorida0.450.450.450.75USD/LB31-Aug-2018
EscanabaMichigan0.550.550.551.44USD/LB22-Aug-2018
GaylordMichigan1.91.91.91.44USD/LB21-Aug-2018
WillistonFlorida0.250.250.250.75USD/LB15-Aug-2018
MarcyNew York0.60.60.60.88USD/LB08-Aug-2018
RenoTexas0.520.520.520.84USD/LB06-Aug-2018
EscondidoCalifornia0.450.450.450.78USD/LB02-Aug-2018
LancasterOhio0.40.40.40.62USD/LB03-Jul-2018
AttallaAlabama0.650.650.650.86USD/LB27-Apr-2018
WinchesterVirginia0.850.850.850.71USD/LB20-Apr-2018
DelandFlorida0.60.60.60.75USD/LB18-Apr-2018
Las VegasNevada0.70.70.70.7USD/LB16-Apr-2018
Narvon Pennsylvania0.550.550.550.84USD/LB12-Apr-2018
Spencer Indiana0.720.720.720.81USD/LB06-Apr-2018
McKenzieTennessee0.30.30.30.78USD/LB04-Apr-2018
milfordDelaware0.850.850.851.08USD/LB30-Mar-2018
TulsaOklahoma1.11.11.10.78USD/LB27-Mar-2018
Tavares Florida0.50.50.50.75USD/LB20-Mar-2018
LexingtonNorth Carolina0.420.420.420.54USD/LB15-Mar-2018

Canada Scrap Dealer National Price

Last Updated : 12-May-2025

AVERAGEHIGHLOW
1.3 USD/LB1.83 USD/LB1 USD/LB
Canada Cities Yards Buy Price List
CityStateAverage PriceHigh PriceLow PriceState AveragePrice UnitPrice Date
AylmerOntario1111.71USD/LB12-May-2025
BramptonOntario1.831.831.831.71USD/LB12-May-2025
BrantfordOntario1.661.661.661.71USD/LB12-May-2025
OttawaOntario1111.71USD/LB12-May-2025
PembrokeOntario1111.71USD/LB12-May-2025
BramptonOntario1.951.951.951.71USD/LB09-May-2025
Burlington Ontario1.951.951.951.71USD/LB09-May-2025
EtobicokeOntario1.951.951.951.71USD/LB09-May-2025
GeorgetownOntario1.951.951.951.71USD/LB09-May-2025
MiltonOntario1.951.951.951.71USD/LB09-May-2025
MississaugaOntario1.951.951.951.71USD/LB09-May-2025
OakvilleOntario1.951.951.951.71USD/LB09-May-2025
StittsvilleOntario1111.71USD/LB09-May-2025
Greater SudburyOntario3.33.33.31.71USD/LB04-Apr-2025
LondonOntario2.152.152.151.71USD/LB04-Apr-2025
OrangevilleOntario2.152.152.151.71USD/LB04-Apr-2025
Sault Ste. MarieOntario1.91.91.91.71USD/LB04-Apr-2025
ScarboroughOntario2.092.092.091.71USD/LB04-Apr-2025
LachineQuebec1.351.351.350.82USD/LB04-Apr-2025
Port HopeOntario3.383.383.381.71USD/LB03-Apr-2025
HamiltonOntario2.182.182.181.71USD/LB03-Apr-2025
KeswickOntario2.192.192.191.71USD/LB03-Apr-2025
MindenOntario3.293.293.291.71USD/LB03-Apr-2025
North Bay Ontario3.33.33.31.71USD/LB03-Apr-2025
PeterboroughOntario2.252.252.251.71USD/LB03-Apr-2025
PembrokepOntario1111.71USD/LB07-Mar-2025
GatineauQuebec1110.82USD/LB07-Mar-2025
SudburyOntario2.812.812.811.71USD/LB02-Dec-2024
WinnipegManitoba1.911.911.911.91USD/LB03-Jun-2024
North BattlefordSaskatchewan1.71.71.71.7USD/LB23-Jan-2024
Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia1.081.081.081.08USD/LB20-Nov-2023
TimminsOntario1.751.751.751.71USD/LB06-Nov-2023
Montreal Quebec0.940.940.940.82USD/LB20-Oct-2023
KitchenerOntario1.81.81.81.71USD/LB30-Jan-2023
Mount PleasantOntario1.561.561.561.71USD/LB23-Nov-2022
NepeanOntario0.80.80.81.71USD/LB22-Jun-2022
St. ThomasOntario1.81.81.81.71USD/LB27-Apr-2022
ChesleyOntario1.731.731.731.71USD/LB23-Feb-2022
TruroNova Scotia1.251.251.251.25USD/LB09-Dec-2021
CreemoreOntario0.950.950.951.71USD/LB23-Dec-2020
Long SaultOntario0.50.50.51.71USD/LB07-Oct-2020
OrilliaOntario0.750.750.751.71USD/LB08-Apr-2020
BoisbriandQuebec0.40.40.40.82USD/LB27-Mar-2020
Saint-Mathieu-de-BeloeilQuebec0.60.60.60.82USD/LB27-Mar-2020
BrockvilleOntario0.30.30.31.71USD/LB09-Jan-2020
Smiths FallsOntario0.30.30.31.71USD/LB09-Jan-2020
WoodstockOntario0.60.60.61.71USD/LB10-Dec-2019
MarieOntario0.80.80.81.71USD/LB09-Dec-2019
MontrealQuebec0.650.650.650.82USD/LB18-Nov-2019