Stainless Steel (304) 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.
Stainless Steel (304) market context — California
Yards in California that buy Stainless Steel (304) draw from the local mix of technology hardware, agriculture, aerospace, and entertainment production. On a regional level, West Coast ports and the regional mill base feed downstream demand from food service and chemical processing, though longer shipping legs to inland mills can show up in posted yard rates. Within the state, Los Angeles has the largest concentration of yards taking Stainless Steel (304). End-use demand for food service equipment, sinks, and chemical tanks sets the floor; what each yard pays on top of that depends on its volume and shipping setup. 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 Stainless Steel (304) 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— Los Banos
- A & S Metals— Madera
- A & S Metals— Watsonville
- A C Auto Dismantling— Yuba City
- 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
- ASM Scrap Metal— Garden Grove