Atwater Iron & Metal
860 Applegate Rd, Atwater, CA 95301
About Atwater Iron & Metal
Working out of Atwater, California, Atwater Iron & Metal handles scrap metal recycling for sellers across the surrounding county. The site processes inbound scrap material from walk-in sellers, contractors, and salvage haulers who need a paid outlet for metal. Accepted material categories are not recorded for this yard in the current directory entry, with the field left open. Operating hours are posted in the directory entry, and a phone line, a website, and an email contact appear in the listing. These come straight from the yard's filing with the directory and represent the inbound-facing snapshot of how the site handles contact and posted hours, surfaced as a working baseline for planning a visit. 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 Atwater Iron & Metal'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 |
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