Bud's Auto Salvage
2100 S 28th St, Van Buren, AR 72956
About Bud's Auto Salvage
Bud's Auto Salvage is an auto salvage and parts site working out of Van Buren, Arkansas in Crawford County. The business takes inbound scrap from individual sellers and small contractors, and acts as one of the paid drop-off options in the surrounding county and nearby towns. The directory entry omits a specific list of accepted materials for this yard, leaving the intake set unrecorded. On a practical level, operating hours are posted in the directory entry and a phone line is on file. The directory carries what the yard chose to publish about its day-to-day inbound flow and contact channels, surfaced here as a working baseline for sellers planning a visit to the gate. Sorting at the gate moves faster when materials are pre-separated at home — ferrous in one bin, copper in another, aluminum kept clean. The yard can post the load through faster, and sellers tend to land a cleaner intake price on each category. Pre-sorted loads also avoid the wait that comes when staff have to break a mixed bin apart on site before grading and weighing the material.
Scrap Price Estimates (US Average)
Daily US average estimates updated Nov 10, 2026, not Bud's Auto Salvage's own prices; call the yard for its pay rates. How we estimate prices.
| Metal | Est. Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bare Bright Copper | $5.54 | /lb |
| #1 Copper | $5.31 | /lb |
| #2 Copper | $4.73 | /lb |
| Insulated Copper Wire | $2.60 | /lb |
| Copper Pipe (Clean) | $5.14 | /lb |
| Aluminum (Mixed) | $0.70 | /lb |
| Aluminum Cans | $0.95 | /lb |
| Aluminum Extrusion | $0.99 | /lb |
| Steel (Heavy Melt) | $285.00 | /ton |
| Light Iron / Sheet | $215.00 | /ton |
| Cast Iron | $0.18 | /lb |
| Stainless Steel (304) | $0.62 | /lb |
Sold scrap here recently?
Help other scrappers — report what you got paid.
Report a PriceOther Scrap Yards Near Van Buren
- Bud's Iron & Metal— 0.7 mi
- Yaffe Companies Inc— 3.5 mi
- Marck Recycle— 5.5 mi
- Arkansas Scrap Metal— 97.4 mi
- Walker Auto Ranch & Salvage LLC— 97.6 mi
- Stiles Metal Recycling Inc— 102.2 mi