#2 Copper Scrap Price in Kansas

National average updated Nov 10, 2026. Yard quotes in Kansas 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 — Kansas

Kansas sees #2 Copper flow through yards tied to aerospace, agriculture, and oil and gas. Regionally, Midwest steel mills, auto plants, and rail logistics put yards close to the consuming buyers for electrical wiring and plumbing. Most of the state's posted-rate activity for #2 Copper clusters in and around Wichita. 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.

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