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#1 Copper Scrap Price in Pennsylvania

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

US National Average
$5.31/lb

#1 Copper market context — Pennsylvania

Yards in Pennsylvania that buy #1 Copper draw from the local mix of steel, healthcare, energy, and food processing. Wider regional patterns matter too: the dense Northeast corridor of mills, refiners, and ports keeps downstream demand close, which usually keeps yard pay tighter to the spot benchmark. The largest pocket of yards taking #1 Copper sits in Philadelphia. Sellers usually find that posted rates respond to the same end-use demand for electrical wiring and plumbing 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 #1 Copper in Pennsylvania

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