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#2 Copper Scrap Price in South Carolina

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

Yards in South Carolina that buy #2 Copper draw from the local mix of automotive manufacturing, aerospace, and tire production. 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 Spartanburg. 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.

Scrap Yards Buying #2 Copper in South Carolina

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