Current Scrap Prices at 3 Rivers Iron & Metal ◊ Fairmont, WV

We now pay $CASH$ up to $250.00!

**NOTE:  Effective 4/1/2024 we will no longer buy vehicles that are driven into the yard for scrap! 

Vehicles that are trailered in must have the GAS TANK either be removed, have a basketball-sized hole in it visible to our staff, or cut in half and put inside the vehicle. 

All rates are prone to change without notice.  All rates given at the scale are final. We will pay an additional five cents per pound for all clean, non-ferrous purchases over 100 pounds of single-grade materials.  All material in a prepared load must be fully prepared.  Unprepared loads are offered at the rate of the lowest grade in the load.

Batteries must be lead acid, whole, free from defects, and must have caps in place (NOTE:  We do NOT accept electric or hybrid vehicles or their batteries.).  We do not accept tires, fluids, or cylinders that contain any kind of gas, (propane, acetylene, etc.), refrigerators, or A.C. units that contain refrigerant (Freon).  Compressed gas cylinders (propane, oxygen, etc.) must have the valves screwed out of the cylinder, NOT broken off.

3 Rivers Iron & Metal Scrap Pricelist as of: 04/23/2025

Item Price
Aluminum Cans .50/lb
ALL Aluminum Radiators .40
ALL Aluminum Rad (Dirty) .20
Aluminum Siding .55/lb
Aluminum Clip .45/lb
Aluminum Cast & Sheet .40/lb
Dirty Aluminum/Aluminum Sheet >90% .20lb
Aluminum Rims (clean truck Al rims)(no valves/no wheel weights) .50/lb
Aluminum Rims (clean auto Al rims)(no valves/no wheel weights) .60/lb
#1 Copper 3.00/lb
#2 Copper 2.75/lb
#3 Copper 2.65/lb
Bare Bright Copper 3.15/lb
Regular-Insulated Copper #1 1.00/lb
Regular-Insulated Copper #2 .80/lb
Low-Yield Insulated Copper .40/lb
Copper Insulated Housewire 1.00/lb
Brass Mixed (90%) 1.00/lb
Brass Mixed (Clean) 1.50/lb
Lead (Soft) .25/lb
Lead Wheel Weights .05/lb
EC Wire (Bare) .60
Insulated EC Wire .20
Item Price
Brass Radiators (Clean) 1.25/lb
Al/Cu Radiators (Clean) 1.20/lb
Dirty Al/Cu Radiators .50/lb
Dirty Brass Radiators .50
Stainless (non-magnetic) .25/lb
Batteries -Auto/Truck (NO Electric Vehicle batteries accepted) .15/lb
Steel Case Industrial Batteries .10/lb
Catalytic Converter (guts only) 1.00/lb
Catalytic Converter (full) Market Price
Alternators .35/lb
Compressors (From Appliances) .10
Starters-Mixed .30
Electric Motors .25/lb
Ballasts .10
Stainless Non Magnetic .25
Item Price
Shredder Scrap/ Light Iron $6.00 CWT
Whole Cars with Cats *NO electric or hybrid vehicles $6.00/CWT
Incomplete cars $6.00 CWT
#1 Heavy Melt Unprepared (>3') $8.00/CWT
Prepared HMS #1 (2' x 3') $10.50/CWT
Hubs & Rotors $12,00/CWT
Prepared P&S (2' x 4') $12.00/CWT
Unprepared P&S ( >4') $9.00/CWT

In an effort to provide you, the customer, with the best possible service
to meet your scrap needs, we offer the following:

  • Demolition
  • Pick truck
  • On-site cutting of large items
  • “In House” self-dumping hoppers
  • We have scrap containers available for your commercial facility (20, 30 & 40 yard).

Use this link for new containers, pick-truck service, demolition or cleanup assistance.