Best American
8510 Mount Houston Rd, Houston, TX 77050
About Best American
Scrap sellers in and around Houston, Texas can take material to Best American, a scrap metal recycling business within Harris County. The site works with walk-in sellers and small contractors, and provides a paid intake channel for scrap metal across the surrounding county. No accepted-materials list appears under this yard's directory entry at present, and no inbound categories are recorded. On the contact front, a phone line appears in the listing. Operating hours are posted in the directory entry, which together form the yard's published-facing schedule and channel mix as filed with the directory, and give sellers a working sense of how to reach the site before driving over. 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.
Current Scrap Prices in Houston, TX
Regional averages — call Best American for exact pay rates. Last updated May 7, 2026.
| Metal | Est. Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bare Bright Copper | $3.81 | /lb |
| #1 Copper | $3.66 | /lb |
| #2 Copper | $3.17 | /lb |
| Copper Pipe (Clean) | $3.28 | /lb |
| Aluminum (Mixed) | $0.48 | /lb |
| Aluminum Cans | $0.62 | /lb |
| Aluminum Extrusion | $0.62 | /lb |
| Steel (Heavy Melt) | $293.32 | /ton |
| Light Iron / Sheet | $217.43 | /ton |
| Cast Iron | $0.18 | /lb |
| Stainless Steel (304) | $0.64 | /lb |
| Yellow Brass | $2.98 | /lb |
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