Universal Service Recycling Merced
450 N Tower Rd, Merced, CA 95341
About Universal Service Recycling Merced
Universal Service Recycling Merced is a scrap metal recycling site working out of Merced, California in Merced 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. We do not have a current accepted-materials list on file for this site's inbound intake at the time of this snapshot. For practical details, operating hours are posted in the directory entry and a phone line, a website, and an email contact appear in the listing. The directory entry is the yard's own self-reported snapshot of how it handles inbound contact and posted schedule, surfaced here as a working baseline for sellers planning a visit to the gate. Clean material posts faster and prices better — copper free of insulation, aluminum without steel attached, iron sorted from cast. Sellers spending a few minutes on prep at home tend to land a working price quote at the gate without much back-and-forth at intake on the day.
Scrap Price Estimates (US Average)
Daily US average estimates updated Nov 10, 2026, not Universal Service Recycling Merced'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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