G R Central Iron & Steel Inc
1730 Alpine Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
About G R Central Iron & Steel Inc
G R Central Iron & Steel Inc provides industrial steel and scrap services in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The business takes inbound material from walk-in sellers, small contractors, and salvage haulers across the surrounding county, and operates as a paid outlet for inbound scrap metal volume. Inbound categories on file are aluminum. The directory shows what the yard reported as its standard intake mix — a working starting point for sellers when sorting a load before driving over, and a quick way to gauge whether a given pile is worth the trip. On a practical level, day-to-day hours are recorded and a phone line is 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. Some yards require ID at intake, and a few keep separate records for ferrous versus non-ferrous drop-offs. Sellers planning a first visit should confirm what the gate needs on a phone call so the paperwork side is sorted before driving over with a load.
What G R Central Iron & Steel Inc Buys
Scrap Price Estimates (US Average)
Daily US average estimates updated Nov 10, 2026, not G R Central Iron & Steel Inc'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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