Aluminum Extrusion Scrap Price Today
National average and per-state rates. Last updated Nov 10, 2026.
What is Aluminum Extrusion?
Common scrap sources: aluminum wheel rim (passenger), aluminum gutter (5" k-style), and aluminum patio furniture (piece).
How to prep Aluminum Extrusion
Prep guidance for items that contain Aluminum Extrusion:
- Aluminum Wheel Rim (Passenger): Remove the tire (most yards charge a fee or refuse rims with tires). Pull all stick-on or clip-on lead wheel weights — sell those separately as lead wheel weights. Remove the rubber valve stem.
- Aluminum Gutter (5" K-style): Pull all steel hangers, brackets, and screws and sell those separately as light iron. Crush sections flat by stepping on them to triple your trailer or truck-bed capacity. 100+ linear feet is a meaningful payday for a small contractor cleanup.
- Aluminum Patio Furniture (Piece): Strip vinyl strapping, sling fabric, and any cushions — these are weighed against the load and reduce the yard rate. Pull plastic glides from chair feet and remove rubber bumpers from table tops. Stack chairs and bundle table legs together for transport.
Aluminum Extrusion — 90-day price history
What drives the Aluminum Extrusion market
End-use demand for Aluminum Extrusion sits with window frames, storefronts, and trim. The supply that reaches yards is driven by window replacement and storefront refits. Activity in construction and architectural products ends up showing in posted yard prices over a couple weeks. old window frames and storefront trim is one of the regular streams sellers bring in. On the consumer side, recovered Aluminum Extrusion feeds new window frames and storefront systems. Anyone selling Aluminum Extrusion regularly will see that posted rates move with the broader commodity benchmark plus the rhythm of construction and architectural products, with each yard's volume and downstream relationships then setting where they land inside that band.
How Aluminum Extrusion grades differ on the price board
Pricing across Aluminum grades depends on how clean the material is. Aluminum Extrusion sits at the top of the scale; it is sold as billet stock for new extrusion. Aluminum (Mixed) carries the discount because of attached steel, plastic, or paint. Sellers who remove thermal break plastic and rubber gaskets ahead of time often clear into a higher grade on the scale.
Frequently asked about Aluminum Extrusion
- Will I get a higher price if I sort or clean my Aluminum Extrusion?
- Yes — removing thermal break plastic and rubber gaskets before bringing material in usually lands you in a cleaner grade on the price board. Even an hour of prep work at home can move the ticket up.
- What lowers the price a yard pays for Aluminum Extrusion?
- The main deductions come from attached steel, plastic, or paint. If the material has visible thermal break plastic and rubber gaskets, the yard either downgrades the ticket or applies a flat deduction.
- Why does Aluminum Extrusion pricing change from week to week?
- Posted yard rates for Aluminum Extrusion follow underlying commodity benchmarks plus a yard-specific margin. When the benchmark moves, posted prices catch up within a couple business days at the typical yard.
- How is Aluminum Extrusion weighed and paid?
- Yards weigh material on a public scale and pay by the pound. The posted rate on the day you bring it in is what applies — calling ahead is the safest way to confirm.
- How are yard prices for Aluminum Extrusion different from the spot price?
- Spot is the wholesale benchmark. Yards pay a fraction of spot to cover sorting, shipping to a downstream mill or refiner, and their own margin. The fraction varies by grade and by how much volume the yard moves.
- Where can I sell Aluminum Extrusion near me?
- You can search yards by ZIP code from the search page and filter for ones that accept Aluminum Extrusion. Yards typically post their daily rates by phone or on a sign at the scale.
What does Aluminum Extrusion go into?
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