#1 Copper Scrap Price in Texas
National average updated Nov 10, 2026. Yard quotes in Texas 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 — Texas
The Texas market for #1 Copper is shaped by the state's economic mix of oil and gas, petrochemicals, technology hardware, and aerospace. Regionally, Southwest mills and Gulf-of-Mexico ports give yards a working corridor to the buyers of electrical wiring and plumbing. The largest pocket of yards taking #1 Copper sits in Houston. End-use demand for electrical wiring and plumbing sets the floor; what each yard pays on top of that depends on its volume and shipping setup. A quick call ahead confirms both the day's posted rate and whether the yard wants the specific grade you are bringing.
Scrap Yards Buying #1 Copper in Texas
- 156 Metal Recycling— Krum
- 181 Recycle Center— San Antonio
- 69/82 Metal Recyclers— Sherman
- A & A Iron & Metal— Cleburne
- A & A Metal Trading Company— Houston
- A & J Metal— Henderson
- A & R Recyclers— Houston
- A & S Recycling— Gonzales
- A B's Used Auto & Truck Parts— Fort Worth
- A&E Scrap— Dallas
- A-1 Metal Recycling— Nacogdoches
- A-1 Recycling— Lubbock
- A-1 Recycling— Nacogdoches
- A.R.C. METALS— Richland
- AAA Recycling Inc.— Lewisville
- ABC IMPORT & EXPORT,LLC— Dallas
- ABC Recycling— San Antonio
- ABC Scrap Metal— Houston
- ABS Metal Recycling— Del Valle
- ASA Recycling LLC— El Paso
- ASTRO CITY SCRAP METAL - HOUSTON, TX— Houston
- Abc Recycling— Corpus Christi
- Abilene I-20 Wrecking & Used Cars— Abilene
- Accumulative Recycling Resale Company— Port Arthur
- Ace Scrap Metal Recycling Co.— Houston