Bell Salvage
500 Freel Dr, Ames, IA 50010
About Bell Salvage
Working in Ames, Iowa, Bell Salvage is a demolition and salvage site listed in our directory. Listings like this help sellers find a paid drop-off point for scrap material rather than ringing around half a dozen places to find one that takes their volume. Accepted-material categories are not on file in our directory for this yard, and the listing field remains open at present. Posted hours are available for visitors to check. A phone line, a website, and an email contact appear in the listing, which together capture what the yard has filed with the directory about its inbound contact and posted schedule, and give sellers a working baseline for planning a visit before any drive over 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.
Current Scrap Prices in Ames, IA
Regional averages — call Bell Salvage for exact pay rates. Last updated May 7, 2026.
| Metal | Est. Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bare Bright Copper | $3.86 | /lb |
| #1 Copper | $3.60 | /lb |
| #2 Copper | $3.05 | /lb |
| Copper Pipe (Clean) | $3.35 | /lb |
| Aluminum (Mixed) | $0.47 | /lb |
| Aluminum Cans | $0.62 | /lb |
| Aluminum Extrusion | $0.60 | /lb |
| Steel (Heavy Melt) | $285.63 | /ton |
| Light Iron / Sheet | $208.38 | /ton |
| Cast Iron | $0.17 | /lb |
| Stainless Steel (304) | $0.64 | /lb |
| Yellow Brass | $3.05 | /lb |
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