#2 Copper Scrap Price in New Mexico
National average updated Nov 10, 2026. Yard quotes in New Mexico vary with volume and prep — use the national average as your baseline and call ahead.
#2 Copper market context — New Mexico
New Mexico sees #2 Copper flow through yards tied to oil and gas, federal labs and aerospace, and agriculture. On a regional level, Southwest mills and Gulf-of-Mexico ports give yards a working corridor to the buyers of electrical wiring and plumbing. Most of the state's posted-rate activity for #2 Copper clusters in and around Albuquerque. 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 #2 Copper in New Mexico
- A-1 Machine— Farmington
- A-1 Machine Inc.— Farmington
- A.C.T Recycling Center— Alamogordo
- Ace Metals Inc— Albuquerque
- Acme Iron & Metal— Roswell
- Acme Iron & Metal Company— Albuquerque
- Acme Iron and Metal— Albuquerque
- Acme Iron and Metal— Albuquerque
- Acme Iron and Metal— Albuquerque
- Albuquerque Metal Recycling— Albuquerque
- Amado Recycling— Albuquerque
- Backerworks MFG.— Albuquerque
- Born Free Scrap Metal— Albuquerque
- C & B Recycling— Carlsbad
- Candice Jewelry— Albuquerque
- Capital Scrap Metal— Las Vegas
- Cave Enterprises— Farmington
- Clovis Recycling— Clovis
- Commercial Metals Company— Albuquerque
- Delgado Wrought Iron— Albuquerque
- Dri Metal Recycling— Silver City
- Earth Day Recycling Co— Albuquerque
- Earth Day Recycling Company— Albuquerque
- Eastern Equipment & Supply— Portales
- Gallegos Recycling— Espanola