#1 Copper Wire Scrap Prices in the U.S.A. and Canada

#1 Copper Wire Scrap 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.

"Average Price" indicates the average price paid by all scrap yards in U.S. & Canadian cities listed.
"High Price" indicates the average for the highest prices paid by all scrap yards in U.S. & Canadian cities listed.
"Low Price" indicates the average for the lowest prices paid by all scrap yards in U.S. & Canadian cities listed.

U.S.A. Scrap Dealer National Price

Last Updated : 21-Mar-2025

AVERAGE	HIGH	LOW
2.33 USD/LB	3.88 USD/LB	0.01 USD/LB

U.S.A. Cities Yards Buy Price List
City	State	Average Price	High Price	Low Price	State Average	Price Unit	Price Date
Highland	Illinois	3.88	3.88	3.88	3.29	USD/LB	21-Mar-2025
Skowhegan	Maine	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	USD/LB	21-Mar-2025
Arena	Wisconsin	1.85	1.85	1.85	1.74	USD/LB	21-Mar-2025
Osgood	Indiana	3.25	3.25	3.25	2.65	USD/LB	05-Mar-2025
Miami	Florida	2	2	2	2	USD/LB	04-Mar-2025
Pompano Beach	Florida	2	2	2	2	USD/LB	04-Mar-2025
East Saint Louis	Illinois	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.29	USD/LB	04-Mar-2025
Shattuc	Illinois	3.85	3.85	3.85	3.29	USD/LB	04-Mar-2025
Viola	Illinois	2.1	2.1	2.1	3.29	USD/LB	04-Mar-2025
Columbus	Ohio	2.32	2.32	2.32	2.24	USD/LB	04-Mar-2025
Sun Valley	California	3.4	3.55	3.25	2.45	USD/LB	03-Mar-2025
Howard City	Michigan	3.75	3.75	3.75	2.59	USD/LB	25-Feb-2025
Fairbanks	Alaska	2.05	2.05	2.05	2.05	USD/LB	24-Feb-2025
Wooster	Ohio	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.24	USD/LB	24-Feb-2025
Whitelaw	Wisconsin	1.61	1.61	1.61	1.74	USD/LB	12-Feb-2025
Huntington	West Virginia	3.86	3.86	3.86	3.63	USD/LB	11-Feb-2025
Fairbanks	Arkansas	2.05	2.05	2.05	2.05	USD/LB	31-Jan-2025
Edison	New Jersey	3.4	3.4	3.4	3	USD/LB	22-Jan-2025
South Haven	Michigan	3.1	3.1	3.1	2.59	USD/LB	15-Jan-2025
Dover	New Jersey	2.6	2.6	2.6	3	USD/LB	06-Jan-2025
Paducah	Kentucky	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	USD/LB	10-Oct-2024
York Haven	Pennsylvania	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	USD/LB	09-Sep-2024
Spokane	Washington	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.2	USD/LB	05-Jun-2024
Detroit	Michigan	1	1	1	2.59	USD/LB	03-Jun-2024
Tempe	Arizona	1.32	2.05	0.6	1.32	USD/LB	20-Mar-2024
New Haven	Connecticut	3.45	3.45	3.45	2.88	USD/LB	20-Mar-2024
Jackson	Tennessee	2.45	2.45	2.45	2.45	USD/LB	20-Mar-2024
Marinette	Wisconsin	1.75	1.75	1.75	1.74	USD/LB	05-Mar-2024
Huntington Beach	California	1.5	1.5	1.5	2.45	USD/LB	20-Feb-2024
Meriden	Connecticut	2.67	2.67	2.67	2.88	USD/LB	20-Feb-2024
Urbana	Illinois	2.65	2.65	2.65	3.29	USD/LB	20-Feb-2024
Findlay	Ohio	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.24	USD/LB	20-Feb-2024
Brooklyn	New York	1.3	1.9	0.7	1.9	USD/LB	05-Feb-2024
South Plainfield	New Jersey	3.2	3.2	3.2	3	USD/LB	20-Apr-2023
Staten Island	New York	2.75	2.75	2.75	1.9	USD/LB	06-Feb-2023
Greeley	Colorado	0.91	1.8	0.01	0.83	USD/LB	15-Nov-2022
Escanaba	Michigan	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.59	USD/LB	17-Oct-2022
Toano	Virginia	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.45	USD/LB	17-Oct-2022
Warrensburg	Missouri	1.75	1.75	1.75	1.75	USD/LB	05-Aug-2022
Derby	Connecticut	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.88	USD/LB	05-Jul-2022
Stamford	Connecticut	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.88	USD/LB	05-Jul-2022
Binghamton	New York	2.6	2.6	2.6	1.9	USD/LB	05-Jul-2022
Crystal Lake	Illinois	3.64	3.64	3.64	3.29	USD/LB	06-Jun-2022
Mitchell	Indiana	2.05	2.05	2.05	2.65	USD/LB	20-Apr-2022
Nitro	West Virginia	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.63	USD/LB	19-Feb-2022
Iowa city	Iowa	1.22	1.22	1.22	1.22	USD/LB	12-Aug-2021
Spokane Valley	Washington	1.5	1.5	1.5	2.2	USD/LB	24-Apr-2020
Atwood	Colorado	0.74	1.44	0.05	0.83	USD/LB	05-Jun-2019
Wingdale	New York	2.05	2.05	2.05	1.9	USD/LB	02-Oct-2018
Wingdale	New York	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.9	USD/LB	17-Sep-2018
Fredericksburg	Virginia	1.55	1.55	1.55	1.45	USD/LB	16-Apr-2018
Baltimore	Maryland	1.48	1.5	1.45	1.48	USD/LB	12-Apr-2018
Thorofare	New Jersey	2.8	2.8	2.8	3	USD/LB	21-Mar-2018

Canada Scrap Dealer National Price

Last Updated : 10-Mar-2025

AVERAGE	HIGH	LOW
3.87 USD/LB	5.57 USD/LB	1.35 USD/LB

Canada Cities Yards Buy Price List
City	State	Average Price	High Price	Low Price	State Average	Price Unit	Price Date
London	Ontario	5.57	5.57	5.57	4.37	USD/LB	10-Mar-2025
Hamilton	Ontario	5.45	5.45	5.45	4.37	USD/LB	07-Mar-2025
Saint-Eustache	Quebec	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	USD/LB	20-Jun-2024
Prince George	British Columbia	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	USD/LB	20-Nov-2023
Bridgewater	Nova Scotia	4.93	4.93	4.93	4.93	USD/LB	30-Jan-2023
Georgetown	Ontario	3.85	3.85	3.85	4.37	USD/LB	11-Jul-2022
Woodstock	Ontario	2.62	2.62	2.62	4.37	USD/LB	10-Dec-2019