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#2 Copper Scrap Price in Alabama

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

US National Average
$4.73/lb

#2 Copper market context — Alabama

The Alabama market for #2 Copper is shaped by the state's economic mix of automotive manufacturing, steel, aerospace, and forestry. On a regional level, Southeast steel and aluminum mills, plus Gulf and Atlantic ports, give yards short shipping legs to downstream buyers of electrical wiring and plumbing. Most of the state's posted-rate activity for #2 Copper clusters in and around Birmingham. 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 ahead to confirm the rate and that the yard is buying the grade you have is always worth the minute it takes.

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