The latest data (last updated late August 2025) shows a lively range of rates across common scrap metals around Philly:
- Aluminum
- Sheet, Cast, MLC Clips, Siding: $0.57–$0.67/lb
- Extrusions: $0.76/lb ScrapMonster+1
- Brass
- Red Brass: $3.00/lb
- Yellow Brass: $2.40/lb ScrapMonster+1
- Copper
- #1 Bare Bright: $3.95/lb
- #1 Copper Pipe: $3.75/lb
- #2 Copper Pipe: $3.60/lb
- Light Copper: $3.45/lb
- Insulated Wire (various grades): $3.00–$3.35/lb
- Copper/Aluminum AC Coils (clean): $1.85/lb ScrapMonster+1
- Lead and Battery Materials
- Lead Scrap: $0.40/lb
- Car Batteries: $0.08/lb ScrapMonster+1
- Stainless Steel
- General stainless: $0.25/lb
- Prepared stainless: $0.20/lb ScrapMonster+1
What Local Yards in Philly Are Paying (via iScrap and Yard Sources)
- Sgt. Scrap (NJ-based but serving Philly)
- #1 Copper: $3.80/lb
- Bare Bright Copper Wire: $3.90/lb
- Aluminum Copper Radiators (clean): $1.86/lb
- Red Brass Clean: $3.00/lb Sgt. Scrap
- Sullivan’s Scrap Metals (Philadelphia Yard)
- Aluminum Cans: $0.57/lb
- Bare Bright Copper: $3.47/lb iScrap App
- Rhino Recycling Inc.
- #2 Copper Tubing: $3.09/lb
- Bare Bright Copper: $3.46/lb
- Yellow Brass: $2.07/lb iScrap App
Why These Prices Dance and Woo Us
Scrap metal pricing is like jazz—fluid, reactive, beautifully unpredictable:
- Purity counts: Cleaner metals—especially bare bright copper—get premium payouts.
- Market tides: Global demand, tariffs, construction cycles, and local supply all ripple through pricing.
- Local conditions: Yard capacity, logistics, and even how well you sort your metals can tweak offers.
Why Entering the “Best Price” Groove Matters
If you’re hunting for scrap rates in Philly, context is powerful—but even better is having buyers compete for your load. That’s the ScrapTrade advantage:
- Real-time competitive offers—let buyers bid against each other, not hide behind a single yard rate.
- Escrow-backed transactions—your money is secure until delivery is confirmed.
- Convenience that fits today’s rhythms—no more calls, no yard-hopping, just organized bids landing in your inbox.
- Scale-friendly platforms—whether you have a bunch of old cable or truckloads of metal, the system grows with you.