Light Copper Scrap Prices in the U.S.A. and Canada
Light Copper 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 : 24-Mar-2025
| AVERAGE | HIGH | LOW |
| 2.52 USD/LB | 4.01 USD/LB | 1 USD/LB |
| U.S.A. Cities Yards Buy Price List | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | State | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | State Average | Price Unit | Price Date |
| Augusta | Georgia | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | USD/LB | 24-Mar-2025 |
| Friedens | Pennsylvania | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 24-Mar-2025 |
| Stoystown | Pennsylvania | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 24-Mar-2025 |
| Jacksonville | Florida | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 21-Mar-2025 |
| Skowhegan | Maine | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 21-Mar-2025 |
| Rockville | Maryland | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | USD/LB | 21-Mar-2025 |
| Springfield | Missouri | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.07 | USD/LB | 21-Mar-2025 |
| Stockertown | Pennsylvania | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 21-Mar-2025 |
| Florence | South Carolina | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 1.85 | USD/LB | 21-Mar-2025 |
| Dallas | Texas | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 20-Mar-2025 |
| CLIFTON | New Jersey | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.96 | USD/LB | 05-Mar-2025 |
| Miami | Florida | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 04-Mar-2025 |
| Palatka | Florida | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 04-Mar-2025 |
| Pompano Beach | Florida | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 04-Mar-2025 |
| West Babylon | New York | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 04-Mar-2025 |
| East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 03-Mar-2025 |
| Levittown | Pennsylvania | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 03-Mar-2025 |
| Wind Gap | Pennsylvania | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 03-Mar-2025 |
| Houston | Texas | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 03-Mar-2025 |
| Allentown | Pennsylvania | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 28-Feb-2025 |
| Corsica | Pennsylvania | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 28-Feb-2025 |
| Homer City | Pennsylvania | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 28-Feb-2025 |
| Indiana | Pennsylvania | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 28-Feb-2025 |
| Kittanning | Pennsylvania | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 28-Feb-2025 |
| Cleveland | Tennessee | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.01 | USD/LB | 28-Feb-2025 |
| Medford | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 27-Feb-2025 |
| BayShore | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 27-Feb-2025 |
| Lindenhurst | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 27-Feb-2025 |
| Riverhead | New York | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 27-Feb-2025 |
| Middlesex | Vermont | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 2.54 | USD/LB | 27-Feb-2025 |
| Brooklyn | New York | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 25-Feb-2025 |
| Freeport | New York | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 25-Feb-2025 |
| Huntington | New York | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 25-Feb-2025 |
| New Hyde Park | New York | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 25-Feb-2025 |
| Valley Stream | New York | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 25-Feb-2025 |
| Moosic | Pennsylvania | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 25-Feb-2025 |
| Topeka | Kansas | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.65 | USD/LB | 24-Feb-2025 |
| New Egypt | New Jersey | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.96 | USD/LB | 24-Feb-2025 |
| Catasauqua | Pennsylvania | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 24-Feb-2025 |
| Waco | Texas | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 24-Feb-2025 |
| Lexington | South Carolina | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 1.85 | USD/LB | 21-Feb-2025 |
| Chelsea | Maine | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 20-Feb-2025 |
| Hallowell | Maine | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 20-Feb-2025 |
| Jay | Maine | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 20-Feb-2025 |
| Montville | Maine | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 20-Feb-2025 |
| Mount Pleasant | Iowa | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | USD/LB | 31-Jan-2025 |
| Holbrook | New York | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 31-Jan-2025 |
| Waynesboro | Pennsylvania | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 31-Jan-2025 |
| Kansas City | Missouri | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.07 | USD/LB | 27-Jan-2025 |
| Gibsonton | Florida | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 24-Jan-2025 |
| Bay Shore | New York | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 24-Jan-2025 |
| Edison | New Jersey | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.96 | USD/LB | 22-Jan-2025 |
| Rome | Georgia | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.75 | USD/LB | 06-Jan-2025 |
| Clifton | New Jersey | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.96 | USD/LB | 04-Dec-2024 |
| Huntsville | Texas | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 26-Nov-2024 |
| Wingdale | New York | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 20-Nov-2024 |
| Middlesex | New Jersey | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 2.96 | USD/LB | 29-Oct-2024 |
| Somerset | New Jersey | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 2.96 | USD/LB | 29-Oct-2024 |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 09-Oct-2024 |
| Middleboro | Massachusetts | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | USD/LB | 08-Oct-2024 |
| Shippensburg | Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 08-Oct-2024 |
| Rome | New York | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.39 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 31-Jul-2024 |
| Apopka | Florida | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 05-Jul-2024 |
| Sarver | Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 20-Jun-2024 |
| West Palm Beach | Florida | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 05-Jun-2024 |
| Easton | Pennsylvania | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 06-May-2024 |
| Hellertown | Pennsylvania | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 06-May-2024 |
| Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | 3.55 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 20-Apr-2024 |
| Pinehurst | Texas | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 20-Feb-2024 |
| Ardmore | Oklahoma | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.48 | USD/LB | 06-Nov-2023 |
| Farmingdale | New York | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 22-Aug-2023 |
| Johnstown | Pennsylvania | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 22-Aug-2023 |
| Newport | Vermont | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.54 | USD/LB | 20-Jul-2023 |
| Orlando | Florida | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 05-Jun-2023 |
| Phoenix | Arizona | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | USD/LB | 05-May-2023 |
| South Plainfield | New Jersey | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.96 | USD/LB | 20-Apr-2023 |
| Dundalk | Maryland | 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.7 | USD/LB | 20-Mar-2023 |
| Frederick | Maryland | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | USD/LB | 06-Mar-2023 |
| Brockton | Massachusetts | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.3 | USD/LB | 06-Mar-2023 |
| Hagerstown | Maryland | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | USD/LB | 20-Feb-2023 |
| Dover | New Jersey | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.96 | USD/LB | 06-Feb-2023 |
| Staten Island | New York | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 06-Feb-2023 |
| Birmingham | Alabama | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 1.75 | USD/LB | 20-Jan-2023 |
| Athens | Georgia | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.75 | USD/LB | 20-Jan-2023 |
| Tazewell | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.01 | USD/LB | 15-Dec-2022 |
| Essex | Connecticut | 2.7 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 05-Dec-2022 |
| Austin | Texas | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 05-Aug-2022 |
| Irving | Texas | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 05-Apr-2022 |
| Huntington Station | New York | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 07-Mar-2022 |
| Clinton | Maryland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.7 | USD/LB | 20-Jan-2022 |
| Jasper | Indiana | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | USD/LB | 20-Dec-2021 |
| Hudson | Maine | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 05-Oct-2021 |
| Dallas South | Texas | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 05-Oct-2021 |
| Berwick | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 24-Aug-2021 |
| Bloomsburg | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 24-Aug-2021 |
| Hazleton | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 24-Aug-2021 |
| Lehigh Valley | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 24-Aug-2021 |
| Milton | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 24-Aug-2021 |
| Scranton | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 24-Aug-2021 |
| Wilkes Barre | Pennsylvania | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 24-Aug-2021 |
| Elmsford | New York | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 17-Aug-2021 |
| Montrose | New York | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 17-Aug-2021 |
| Marion | North Carolina | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | USD/LB | 17-Aug-2021 |
| Worcester | Massachusetts | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | USD/LB | 16-Aug-2021 |
| Trenton | New Jersey | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.96 | USD/LB | 16-Aug-2021 |
| Webster | Pennsylvania | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 06-Aug-2021 |
| Dallas West | Texas | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 02-Aug-2021 |
| Fort Worth | Texas | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 02-Aug-2021 |
| Sikeston | Missouri | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.07 | USD/LB | 17-Jun-2021 |
| Wingdale | New York | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.35 | USD/LB | 20-May-2021 |
| Stuart | Florida | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 29-Dec-2020 |
| Tulsa | Oklahoma | 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.48 | USD/LB | 18-Nov-2020 |
| Deerfield Beach | Florida | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 15-Oct-2020 |
| Chattanooga | Tennessee | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 2.01 | USD/LB | 13-Apr-2020 |
| Taunton | Massachusetts | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 2.3 | USD/LB | 07-Apr-2020 |
| Butler | Pennsylvania | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 25-Mar-2020 |
| Charleston | South Carolina | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.85 | USD/LB | 25-Mar-2020 |
| Moncks Corner | South Carolina | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.85 | USD/LB | 25-Mar-2020 |
| Albans | Maine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.34 | USD/LB | 24-Mar-2020 |
| Alexander City | Alabama | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.75 | USD/LB | 04-Feb-2020 |
| Gainesville | Florida | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 04-Feb-2020 |
| Ocala | Florida | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 2.07 | USD/LB | 04-Feb-2020 |
| Spartanburg | South Carolina | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.85 | USD/LB | 04-Feb-2020 |
| North Charleston | South Carolina | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.85 | USD/LB | 10-Jan-2020 |
| South Austin | Texas | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 13-Aug-2019 |
| Houston | Texas | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 31-Jul-2019 |
| Lufkin | Texas | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.67 | USD/LB | 22-Jul-2019 |
| Shreveport | Louisiana | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | USD/LB | 15-Jul-2019 |
| Lowell | Massachusetts | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | USD/LB | 28-Mar-2019 |
| Fyffe | Alabama | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.75 | USD/LB | 07-Jan-2019 |
| Summerville | South Carolina | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.85 | USD/LB | 08-Nov-2018 |
| Narvon | Pennsylvania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 12-Apr-2018 |
| Quarryville | Pennsylvania | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 2.9 | USD/LB | 09-Apr-2018 |
| Stamford | Connecticut | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.43 | USD/LB | 04-Apr-2018 |
| Dayton | Ohio | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | USD/LB | 22-Mar-2018 |