Detroit Cash for Cars
14301 W Chicago St, Detroit, MI 48228
About Detroit Cash for Cars
In Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Cash for Cars is an auto salvage and parts business that takes inbound material from sellers and contractors. The site offers a paid intake channel for scrap metal that would otherwise sit in garages, sheds, or the back lots of small construction outfits. The yard has no posted material-acceptance list in the directory at this time, and the intake field remains blank. Day-to-day hours are recorded, and a phone line appears 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. Sellers hauling a junk vehicle should call ahead with year, make, and condition so the yard can quote a working price before any tow is booked. The same call confirms whether the site offers pickup or expects the vehicle delivered to the gate under its own power or behind a flatbed on the day of intake.
Scrap Price Estimates (US Average)
Daily US average estimates updated Nov 10, 2026, not Detroit Cash for Cars'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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