Scrap Metal Prices Paid by Scrap Yards in Illinois, United States
The prices listed below are state averages paid by scrap yards in Illinois state, United States.
- "Average Price" indicates the average price paid by all scrap yards.
- "High Price" indicates the average for the highest prices paid by all scrap yards.
- "Low Price" indicates the average for the lowest prices paid by all scrap yards.
| Aluminum Scrap | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| Aluminum Cast w/Fe | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | USD/LB |
| Irony Aluminum Scrap | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | USD/LB |
| ACSR Wire Scrap | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | USD/LB |
| Aluminum Car Wheels Scrap | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | USD/LB |
| Aluminum Old Sheet Scrap Clean | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | USD/LB |
| Aluminum Siding Scrap | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.51 | USD/LB |
| Prepared 6061 Aluminum Extrusion Scrap | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | USD/LB |
| Prepared 6063 Aluminum Extrusion Scrap | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | USD/LB |
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| Brass Scrap | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| Brass breakage | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | USD/LB |
| Brass Heater Cores Scrap | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | USD/LB |
| Red Brass Scrap | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | USD/LB |
| Yellow Brass Scrap | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | USD/LB |
| Brass Turning (clean) Scrap | 1 | 1 | 1 | USD/LB |
| Dirty Auto Radiators Scrap | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | USD/LB |
| Irony Brass Scrap | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | USD/LB |
| Brass Scrap Clean | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | (USD/LB) |
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| Copper Scrap | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| #1 Copper Pipe Scrap | 3.55 | 3.55 | 3.55 | (USD/LB) |
| #1 Strippable Wire Scrap | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | USD/LB |
| #2 Copper Pipe Scrap | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | USD/LB |
| Brass Refinery Scrap | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | USD/LB |
| #3 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | USD/LB |
| #1 Copper Tube Scrap | 3.28 | 3.28 | 3.28 | USD/LB |
| #1 Copper Wire Scrap | 3.12 | 3.12 | 3.12 | USD/LB |
| #2 Copper Scrap | 3.06 | 3.06 | 3.06 | USD/LB |
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| Electronics Scrap | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| #1 Mid Grade Board Scrap | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | USD/LB |
| Hard Drives Scrap | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | USD/LB |
| Laptops | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | USD/LB |
| Whole Computer Tower | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | USD/LB |
| High Grade Board Scrap | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | USD/LB |
| Low Grade Boards Scrap | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB |
| Medium Grade Boards Scrap | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | USD/LB |
| Cellular Phones Scrap | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | USD/LB |
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| Iron Scrap | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| #1 Prepared Iron | 181.25 | 181.25 | 181.25 | USD/CWT |
| #1 Unprepared Iron | 148.33 | 148.33 | 148.33 | USD/CWT |
| Sheet Iron | 110 | 110 | 110 | USD//CWT |
| Cast Iron | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | USD/NT |
| #1 Prepared Iron | 180 | 180 | 180 | USD/CWT |
| #1 Unprepared Iron | 160 | 160 | 160 | USD/CWT |
| Sheet Iron | 162.95 | 162.95 | 162.95 | USD//CWT |
| #1 Prepared Iron | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | USD/CWT |
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| Lead Scrap | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| Auto Batteries Scrap | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | USD/LB |
| Lead Scrap | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.4 | USD/LB |
| Steel Case Batteries | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | USD/LB |
| Car batteries Scrap | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | USD/LB |
| Hard Lead Scrap | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | USD/LB |
| Lead Batteries Scrap | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.13 | USD/LB |
| Lead Wheel Weights Scrap | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | USD/LB |
| Soft Lead Scrap | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | USD/LB |
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| Others | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| Brake/Rotors Scrap | 227.83 | 227.83 | 227.83 | USD/LB |
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| Stainless Steel Scrap | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| 304 Stainless Steel Scrap | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | USD/LB |
| Stainless Steel Breakage | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | USD/LB |
| 201 Stainless Steel Scrap | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | USD/LB |
| 301 Prepared Stainless Steel Scrap | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | USD/LB |
| 304 Prepared Stainless Steel Scrap | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | USD/LB |
| Stainless Steel Scrap | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.3 | USD/LB |
| 316 Stainless Steel Scrap | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | USD/LB |
| 400 Stainless Steel Scrap | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | USD/LB |
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| Steel Scrap | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| Clean Auto Cast | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | USD/NT |
| Plate & Structural | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | USD//CWT |
| Prepared Steel Scrap | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | USD/LB |
| Auto Cast Scrap | 196.67 | 196.67 | 196.67 | USD/GT |
| P&S Scrap | 220 | 220 | 220 | USD/GT |
| Tin | 117.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | USD//CWT |
| Auto Cast Scrap | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | USD/GT |
| Appliances | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | USD/LB |
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| Tin | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| Tin/Steel | 170 | 170 | 170 | USD/GT |
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| Zinc Scrap | Average Price | High Price | Low Price | Price Unit |
| Zinc Scrap | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | (USD/LB) |
| Zinc Die Cast w/ Fe | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | USD/LB |
| Zinc Die Cast Scrap | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | USD/LB |
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