Cox Metal Recycling
2126 S Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount, NC 27803
About Cox Metal Recycling
Scrap intake in Rocky Mount, North Carolina runs through outfits like Cox Metal Recycling, which handles auto salvage and parts work. The business takes in material from individual sellers and small contractors, and acts as a paid drop-off point for inbound scrap metal volume. We do not have a current accepted-materials list on file for the yard's inbound intake at the time of this snapshot. On the directory side, a phone line, a website, and an email contact are on file. Day-to-day hours are recorded, which together represent the yard's published-facing contact and schedule mix as filed with us, and give sellers a working sense of how to reach the site before driving over with a load. Auto sellers should expect the site to ask about drained fluids before intake — oil, coolant, fuel — and about whether batteries and catalytic converters need to come out separately. A phone call to the yard confirms what prep is needed and whether the operator handles that work in-house or expects the seller to arrive with the vehicle prepped.
Scrap Price Estimates (US Average)
Daily US average estimates updated Nov 10, 2026, not Cox Metal Recycling'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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