#1 Copper Scrap Price in North Dakota
National average updated Nov 10, 2026. Yard quotes in North Dakota vary with volume and prep — use the national average as your baseline and call ahead.
#1 Copper market context — North Dakota
Local supply of #1 Copper in North Dakota comes through yards that serve oil and gas, agriculture, and energy. Wider regional patterns matter too: Midwest steel mills, auto plants, and rail logistics put yards close to the consuming buyers for electrical wiring and plumbing. Within the state, Minot has the largest concentration of yards taking #1 Copper. Posted rates inside the state move with end-use demand for electrical wiring and plumbing, and yard-to-yard spreads reflect each yard's volume and where it ships its sorted material. Calling the yard before driving over is the simplest way to confirm the day's rate and that they want the grade you have on hand.
Scrap Yards Buying #1 Copper in North Dakota
- Baker Metal & Recycling Inc— Bowman
- Bernath Construction Inc— Horace
- Bernath Recycling— Fargo
- Bryantt Metals— Burlington
- Christinson Scrap Metals— Saint Thomas
- Class Auto Recycling— Minot
- Continental Metal Products— Minot
- Dakota Pipe & Steel— Minot
- Earth Recycling Inc— Minot
- Gerdau— Minot
- Gerdau Ameristeel— Bismarck
- Gutzmer Jerry— Wyndmere
- Northern Metal Recycling— Bismarck
- Northern Metal Recycling— West Fargo
- Pacific Steel & Recycling— Williston
- Residual Materials Inc— Grand Forks
- Robertson Metal Recycling— Hettinger
- Russ's Auto & Scrap— Grafton
- Sanda Transportation— Bismarck
- Sheet Metal Specialties— Bismarck
- Wittmayer Scrap Iron— Granville
- Young Manufacturing Inc— Grand Forks