Valley Auto Salvage
1575 S State St, San Jacinto, CA 92583
About Valley Auto Salvage
Scrap activity in San Jacinto, California includes Valley Auto Salvage, which handles scrap and salvage for inbound sellers. The site takes material from walk-in sellers and contractors across the surrounding county, providing a paid intake channel for inbound scrap metal volume. Material types accepted on the inbound side include aluminum, brass, copper, and lead. The categories on file represent what the yard told our directory it routinely takes in from walk-in sellers and small contractors, which gives a working sense of how a load might fit the standard intake mix. On a practical level, day-to-day hours are recorded and a phone line and an email contact are 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. Phone quotes give a working number, but the final intake price is what the yard pays at the gate after material is weighed and graded. A pre-visit call still gets sellers in the right ballpark and confirms the day's posted scrap rates. Posted online rates tend to be a guide to recent activity rather than a firm commitment for the day, and the gate price is the one that lands on the receipt.
What Valley Auto Salvage Buys
Scrap Price Estimates (US Average)
Daily US average estimates updated Nov 10, 2026, not Valley 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 |
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