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Sell Iron and Steel Scrap

Steel pays the least per pound and the most per load, because you can haul so much more of it. Structural steel, cast iron, plate, machinery, and appliances, at all three North Alabama yards.

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Today's Market

Scrap Steel and Iron Prices in Alabama

We do not post steel and iron prices, and no honest yard does. Ferrous prices move with mill demand, and a number that is right on Monday can be wrong by Thursday. What we can tell you is what we are paying today, for the grade you actually have.

Ferrous scrap pays the least per pound of anything in the yard, usually pennies. What makes it worth the trip is weight. A pickup bed of steel plate and cast iron can run well over a ton, and the ticket at the end surprises people.

  • Scrap steel prices in Alabama depend on the grade. Clean heavy melting steel at least a quarter inch thick pays more than light tin and mixed material.
  • Scrap iron prices track the same market. Cast iron is heavy, which works in your favor on a scale.
  • Stainless steel scrap prices sit far above plain steel, because stainless is nonferrous. Check it with a magnet before you throw it in the steel pile.

Call the yard nearest you and describe what you have. We will give you today's number before you load the trailer.

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Low Per Pound, Heavy By the Load

People sometimes skip the steel because it pays pennies a pound and haul only the copper. That math misses something.

A pickup bed heaped with aluminum siding might weigh two hundred pounds. That same bed filled with steel plate and cast iron can run well over a ton. The rate is lower, the weight is enormously higher, and the ticket at the end is often bigger than people expect.

Steel is also the stuff that is genuinely in your way. The old bathtub behind the shed. The frame of a mower that died in 2011. A pile of angle iron from a project that never happened. Hauling it off pays you twice: once at the scale, and once when you get the space back.

If you have more than a trailer's worth, do not make ten trips. Call and we will drop a roll-off container at your place.

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Pickup truck bed loaded heavy with steel and iron scrap, an old bathtub, plate steel, and a mower frame, showing how steel adds up by weight

Ferrous Metal We Buy

If a magnet sticks to it, it belongs on this page.

Best ferrous grade

Number One Heavy Melting Steel

Clean steel at least a quarter inch thick, cut to a size a mill can charge straight into a furnace. Beams, heavy plate, thick pipe, machinery frames. Pays the most of the ferrous grades.

Structural Steel & Plate

Beams, channel, angle iron, and plate of any thickness. Common off demolition jobs and shop teardowns. We take it long and cut it ourselves.

Cast Iron

Bathtubs, radiators, engine blocks, pipe, cookware, and machinery parts. Heavy, which works in your favor on a scale. Drain any oil or fluid first.

Tin & Light Iron

Thin sheet steel, ductwork, shelving, lawn furniture, and stripped appliances. The lowest ferrous grade, but it adds up in volume and it clears space.

Machinery & Equipment

Presses, conveyors, tanks, motors, mowers, and farm implements. We take them whole. Our Town Creek yard handles the heaviest of it.

Specialty Grades

Manganese, ductile iron, mill shear, coil scrap, steel wheels, baled scrap, and foundry grade material cut to 2 feet by 2 feet or smaller.

One Tool, Most of the Sorting

Ferrous or Non-Ferrous? Use a Magnet

Ferrous metal contains iron. A magnet grabs it. Steel, cast iron, wrought iron. It pays the least per pound.

Non-ferrous metal has no iron. A magnet slides right off. Copper, aluminum, brass, stainless, lead. All of it pays more, some of it pays a great deal more. You will see it written both ways, nonferrous and non-ferrous, and they mean the same thing.

Here is the mistake that costs people real money: an electric motor, a copper radiator, or a brass valve buried in a load of steel gets weighed as steel. That is the difference between pennies and dollars a pound, and once it goes across the scale in the wrong pile, it is gone.

Run a magnet over your load before you leave the house. Anything it does not grab, set aside and look at twice.

Magnet sticks

Steel, cast iron, tin, appliances, most machinery frames. Bring it here.

Magnet slides off

Copper, aluminum, brass, stainless. Worth more. Keep it separate.

Magnet test separating ferrous steel from non-ferrous copper and aluminum

Steel We Cannot Accept

  • Gas tanks, drums, and any sealed container
  • Oxygen cylinders, propane tanks, aerosol cans
  • Fire extinguishers or anything under pressure
  • Refrigerators, freezers, or AC units with freon
  • Anything with capacitors or compressors still in it
  • Machinery holding oil, fuel, or hydraulic fluid
  • Loads mixed with dirt, concrete, wood, or trash
  • Live ammunition or explosive material

Not sure about something? Call before you load it. A rejected load at the gate wastes your whole trip.

Iron and Steel Questions

What is number one old steel scrap?
Number one heavy melting steel is clean, thick steel at least a quarter inch thick, cut to a size a mill can charge into a furnace. Structural beams, heavy plate, thick pipe, and machinery frames all qualify once they are cut down. It pays better than light or mixed steel because a mill can use it as is.
How much is one pound of iron worth?
Iron and steel pay the least per pound of anything in the yard, usually pennies. What makes it worth hauling is volume. A truck bed of steel weighs far more than a truck bed of aluminum, so the ticket at the end can still be real money. Call us for today's per-pound rate and do the math on what you have.
What is the difference between ferrous and non-ferrous metal?
Ferrous metal contains iron, so a magnet sticks to it. Steel, cast iron, and wrought iron are all ferrous. Non-ferrous metal has no iron, so a magnet does not stick. Copper, aluminum, brass, and stainless steel are non-ferrous, and they all pay more per pound. A magnet is the fastest sorting tool you own.
Do you buy appliances?
We buy appliances only if the freon, capacitors, and compressors have been removed. That means no refrigerators, freezers, or air conditioners with the sealed unit still in them. Stoves, dryers, washing machines, and water heaters are usually fine. Call ahead if you are not sure what is inside.
How big a piece of steel can you take?
Bigger than you probably think. We handle structural steel, beams, plate of any thickness, large machinery, and heavy cable. Foundry grade material needs to be cut down to about 2 feet by 2 feet. If it is too big to load or move, call and ask about a container or towing.
Do you buy cast iron?
Yes. Old bathtubs, radiators, engine blocks, pipe, cookware, and machinery parts. Cast iron is heavy, which works in your favor since it is bought by weight. Just make sure there is no oil, fluid, or hydraulics still inside.
What steel will you not take?
Nothing sealed or under pressure: no gas tanks, drums, oxygen cylinders, aerosol cans, propane tanks, or fire extinguishers. No appliances with freon, capacitors, or compressors. Nothing holding oil, fuel, paint, or hydraulic fluid. And no loads mixed with dirt, trash, concrete, or wood.
Should I sort my steel before bringing it in?
It helps but it matters less than with copper or aluminum. Keeping clean heavy steel separate from light tin and mixed material can move part of your load up a grade. The bigger favor you do yourself is pulling out the non-ferrous, since a copper motor buried in a steel load gets paid at steel prices.
Do you buy machinery and industrial equipment?
Yes. Presses, conveyors, tanks, motors, transformers, and machinery of almost any size. Our Town Creek yard on Water Street is set up for the heaviest material. If you are clearing a shop or a plant, call before you start and we will work out containers, scheduling, and whether towing makes sense.

Three North Alabama Yards

Town Creek is set up for the heaviest material, but all three take steel and iron.

Rogersville Facility

750 County Road 76, Rogersville, AL 35652

(256) 247-0708
Mon - Fri8:00 - 4:00
Saturday8:00 - 12:00
SundayClosed
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Town Creek Facility

135 Water Street, Town Creek, AL 35672

(256) 685-3727
Mon - Fri8:00 - 4:00
Saturday8:00 - 12:00
SundayClosed
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Florence Facility

317 Canal Street, Florence, AL 35630

(256) 764-3169
Mon - Fri8:00 - 4:00
Saturday8:00 - 12:00
SundayClosed
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Other Metals We Buy

Copper

Bare bright, tubing, insulated wire, and transformers. The highest payer per pound.

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Aluminum

Cans, siding, sheet, wheels, extrusion, and radiators. All grades, clean or mixed.

Sell scrap aluminum →

Junk Cars

Cars, trucks, forklifts, and farm equipment. Title needed on anything 12 years or newer.

Sell your junk car →
See all scrap metal prices

Prices change often. Call your nearest yard for today's price.

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