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Cast Iron Scrap Price in California

National average updated Nov 10, 2026. Yard quotes in California vary with volume and prep — use the national average as your baseline and call ahead.

US National Average
$0.18/lb

Cast Iron market context — California

Local supply of Cast Iron in California comes through yards that serve technology hardware, agriculture, aerospace, and entertainment production. Wider regional patterns matter too: West Coast ports and the regional mill base feed downstream demand from automotive remanufacturing and plumbing, though longer shipping legs to inland mills can show up in posted yard rates. Within the state, Los Angeles has the largest concentration of yards taking Cast Iron. Sellers usually find that posted rates respond to the same end-use demand for engine blocks, pipe, and machine bases that drives the national market, with yard-to-yard differences inside the state coming down to volume and downstream relationships. Calling ahead to confirm the rate and that the yard is buying the grade you have is always worth the minute it takes.

Scrap Yards Buying Cast Iron in California

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