Stainless Steel (304) Scrap Price in Iowa
National average updated Nov 10, 2026. Yard quotes in Iowa vary with volume and prep — use the national average as your baseline and call ahead.
Stainless Steel (304) market context — Iowa
Local supply of Stainless Steel (304) in Iowa comes through yards that serve agriculture, food processing, finance, and biofuels. Wider regional patterns matter too: Midwest steel mills, auto plants, and rail logistics put yards close to the consuming buyers for food service equipment, sinks, and chemical tanks. The largest pocket of yards taking Stainless Steel (304) sits in Des Moines. 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 Iowa
- A-Line Iron & Metals— Waterloo
- ABC Rolloff Dumpsters— Des Moines
- Ace Auto Recyclers Inc— Iowa City
- Al-Jon Manufacturing— Ottumwa
- Aline Iron & Metals— Kellogg
- All Metals Recycling— Ottumwa
- Alter Metal Recycling— Waterloo
- Alter Metal Recycling— Council Bluffs
- Alter Metal Recycling— Mason City
- Alter Metal Recycling— Davenport
- Alter Metal Recycling— Dubuque
- Alter Scrap Processing— Burlington
- Alter Scrap Processing— Dubuque
- Aspen Waste— Des Moines
- B G Salvage— Maquoketa
- Bacon C J & Sons— Hopkinton
- Behr Iron and Metal— Riceville
- Bell Salvage— Ames
- Berman Sam & Sons— Grinnell
- Blum Co— Dubuque
- Bonestroo Salvage— Hull
- Buck's Recycling LLC.— Belmond
- CC Recycling— Cedar Rapids
- Can Farm— Le Mars
- Can Shed— Iowa City