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The United States has one of the largest and most established scrap recycling industries in the world, with a national trade body (ISRI, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries) and thousands of yards buying and processing ferrous and non-ferrous metal. Prices can vary meaningfully by region. A mill's proximity, local demand, and freight costs all move the number a given yard will actually offer, which is part of why a single national reference price only gets you so far. The US is also a major exporter of processed scrap in shipping containers to Asian and other overseas mills, so export-grade material (clean, well-sorted, properly packaged) often commands a premium over mixed local-yard loads. ScrapTrade's calculator gives you a USD baseline in your preferred unit before you compare it against what a local buyer or an export lot is actually offering.
The US scrap trade quotes prices both ways: cents per pound is common at the yard counter, while larger industrial and export deals are priced per short ton (2,000 lb, not the 1,000 kg metric tonne used almost everywhere else). ScrapTrade's calculator lets you switch between kilogram, tonne, and pound freely so you're not stuck converting by hand.
Prices are AI-generated indicative estimates in USD, refreshed at least daily. They're a useful starting reference, not a locked-in trading price. Actual yard and export prices vary by grade, volume, and buyer.
The US scrap trade quotes prices both ways: cents per pound is common at the yard counter, while larger industrial and export deals are priced per short ton (2,000 lb, not the 1,000 kg metric tonne used almost everywhere else). ScrapTrade's calculator lets you switch between kilogram, tonne, and pound freely so you're not stuck converting by hand.
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Freight cost to the nearest mill or port is the biggest factor. Scrap is heavy and expensive to move, so a yard's offer reflects how far your material has to travel before it's remelted or exported. Regional demand and how many buyers are competing for material in your area matter too. That's exactly why checking a live reference price before you sell is worth doing, wherever you're located.
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