#2 Copper 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.
#2 Copper market context — California
The California market for #2 Copper is shaped by the state's economic mix of technology hardware, agriculture, aerospace, and entertainment production. Wider regional patterns matter too: West Coast ports and the regional mill base feed downstream demand from construction and electrical work, though longer shipping legs to inland mills can show up in posted yard rates. The largest pocket of yards taking #2 Copper sits in Los Angeles. 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 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 #2 Copper in California
- 21 Metal Inc— South El Monte
- 3rs Corporation— San Diego
- 911EarthProject— Anaheim
- A & J Metals— Santa Clara
- A & M Metals Co.— Santa Ana
- A & S Metals— Madera
- A & S Metals— Los Banos
- A & S Metals— Watsonville
- A C Auto Dismantling— Yuba City
- A C Metal Polishing— Oxnard
- A N K Metal Recycling— Sun Valley
- A Quality— Los Angeles
- A Star Recycling— North Hollywood
- A Star Scrap Metal— North Hollywood
- A To Z Demolition— compton
- A-1 Alloys— National City
- A-1 Metals— Rio Linda
- A-1 Metals & Auto Salvage— Paso Robles
- A-1 Scrap Metal— San Francisco
- A. Perez Trucking— Los Angeles
- AAA Recycling— Riverside
- AAA Truck and Auto Wrecking— Lancaster
- ADS Gold Inc— Anaheim
- ALL STAR METALS & RECYCLING.— Perris
- AM Recycling— Santa Clarita