Salvage Copper

Summer is winding down, as oil and gas prices continue to rise, so are copper prices. If you have been hoarding your salvaged copper, now be the time to cash it in. Here are some current local scrap copper prices being paid on Sept, 12, 2012:

North USA:

Bright Bare Copper – 3.20/lb

#1 Copper – $2.90/lb

#2 Copper – $2.70/lb.

#3 Copper – $2.40/lb.

Brass – $1.70/lb

Romex Wire – $ 1.40/lb.

Insulated Copper Wire – $.95/lb.

West USA:

#1 Copper – $2.90/lb

#2 Copper – $2.65/lb

#3 Copper – $2.25

Brass – $1.65/lb

Insulated Copper Wire – $1.25/lb.