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Insulated Copper Wire Scrap Price in Illinois

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

US National Average
$2.60/lb

Insulated Copper Wire market context — Illinois

Illinois sees Insulated Copper Wire flow through yards tied to manufacturing, finance, food processing, and rail logistics. Wider regional patterns matter too: Midwest steel mills, auto plants, and rail logistics put yards close to the consuming buyers for electrical wiring and plumbing. The largest pocket of yards taking Insulated Copper Wire sits in Chicago. 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 Insulated Copper Wire in Illinois

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