Aluminum Clips & MLC Scrap Prices in Maryland
Current Aluminum Clips & MLC prices at scrap yards in Maryland. Compare local offers against the U.S. national average to get the most money for your scrap.
Average Aluminum Clips & MLC Price
The min/max range reflects a blended index (local + national data). Your local high may be lower.
- Low (up to $0.55): Floor price, typically for small loads.
- Mid ($0.62): A fair deal for standard quantities.
- High ($1.02+): Top-dollar rate. Offered for large commercial loads or by the most competitive buyers.
Pricing verified from 2 live board rates today.
Aluminum Clips & MLC price reference for Maryland
Scrap yards in Maryland don’t always update their prices in real time. To give you a reliable current value, we use the U.S. national average ($0.70/lb). The secondary metals market tracks exchange moves consistently across the country. Use this national figure as your benchmark when negotiating with local yards. Aluminum Clips & MLC prices across the U.S. →
Top Paying Scrap Yards for Aluminum Clips & MLC in Maryland
These are scrap yards in Maryland that recently updated Aluminum Clips & MLC prices in our database. Call them to lock in a quote. If your city isn't listed, use the National Index above as a bargaining reference with your nearest buyer.
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The #1 rule at scrap yards: if you mix grades, they’ll weigh everything at the lowest rate. See the price gap below — if you have higher-value metal, always sort and weigh each grade separately to avoid leaving money on the table.
Aluminum Clips & MLC Market Trends
This chart shows where the market is headed. If the line is climbing, prices are rising — you might get a better deal in a few days. If it’s dropping, don’t wait: sell today before yards lower their buy prices further.
Aluminum Clips & MLC: Scrap Yard Price vs. World Market (LME)
Avg scrap yard price
World market price (LME)
Aluminum Clips & MLC: Spread vs. Exchange — Monthly History
| Period | World price (per lb) | Scrap yard price (per lb) | Spread vs. exchange |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 (current) | $1.096662 | $0.64 | -$0.45 (41.4%) |
| February 2026 | $1.2032 | $0.68 | -$0.53 (43.8%) |
| January 2026 | $1.051423 | $0.63 | -$0.42 (40%) |
| December 2025 | $0.982942 | $0.59 | -$0.39 (40.1%) |
| November 2025 | $0.930043 | $0.56 | -$0.37 (39.9%) |
| October 2025 | $0.887584 | $0.53 | -$0.35 (39.9%) |
| September 2025 | $0.86119 | $0.52 | -$0.34 (39.9%) |
| August 2025 | $0.866703 | $0.52 | -$0.35 (40%) |
| July 2025 | $0.837774 | $0.50 | -$0.33 (40%) |
| June 2025 | $0.802343 | $0.48 | -$0.32 (39.9%) |
| May 2025 | $0.807171 | $0.50 | -$0.31 (37.9%) |
| April 2025 | $0.744003 | $0.46 | -$0.29 (38.5%) |
| March 2025 | $0.878574 | $0.53 | -$0.35 (39.9%) |
| February 2025 | $0.893382 | $0.54 | -$0.36 (40.1%) |
| January 2025 | $0.812942 | $0.49 | -$0.32 (39.4%) |
| December 2024 | $0.805026 | $0.48 | -$0.32 (40.1%) |
| November 2024 | $0.80919 | $0.49 | -$0.32 (39.9%) |
| October 2024 | $0.84811 | $0.51 | -$0.34 (40.1%) |
| September 2024 | $0.84145 | $0.51 | -$0.34 (40%) |
| August 2024 | $0.838665 | $0.50 | -$0.34 (40.1%) |
| July 2024 | $0.905877 | $0.54 | -$0.36 (40.1%) |
| June 2024 | $0.957757 | $0.57 | -$0.38 (40.1%) |
| May 2024 | $0.995197 | $0.60 | -$0.40 (40.2%) |
| April 2024 | $0.9588 | $0.58 | -$0.38 (40%) |
| March 2024 | $0.916803 | $0.55 | -$0.37 (39.9%) |
| February 2024 | $0.908876 | $0.52 | -$0.39 (42.7%) |
| January 2024 | $0.981155 | $0.59 | -$0.39 (39.8%) |
| December 2023 | $0.992781 | $0.60 | -$0.40 (40%) |
| November 2023 | $0.936113 | $0.56 | -$0.37 (40%) |
| October 2023 | $0.91751 | $0.55 | -$0.37 (40.1%) |
| September 2023 | $0.946997 | $0.53 | -$0.42 (44.5%) |
| August 2023 | $0.930013 | $0.56 | -$0.37 (40.1%) |
| July 2023 | $0.934068 | $0.56 | -$0.37 (39.9%) |
| June 2023 | $0.944237 | $0.55 | -$0.40 (42.1%) |
| May 2023 | $0.9455 | $0.56 | -$0.39 (41.1%) |
| April 2023 | $0.971563 | $0.58 | -$0.39 (40.4%) |
| March 2023 | $1.031729 | $0.60 | -$0.43 (41.9%) |
| February 2023 | $1.081664 | $0.65 | -$0.43 (40.1%) |
| January 2023 | $1.063787 | $0.64 | -$0.42 (39.9%) |
| December 2022 | $1.03949 | $0.62 | -$0.42 (40%) |
| November 2022 | $1.026153 | $0.62 | -$0.41 (40%) |
| October 2022 | $0.962755 | $0.57 | -$0.40 (41%) |
| September 2022 | $0.9553 | $0.55 | -$0.41 (42.9%) |
| August 2022 | $1.002665 | $0.57 | -$0.44 (43.6%) |
| July 2022 | $0.932735 | $0.56 | -$0.37 (40%) |
| June 2022 | $1.03653 | $0.62 | -$0.41 (40%) |
| May 2022 | $1.104181 | $0.67 | -$0.43 (39.2%) |
| April 2022 | $1.12712 | $0.68 | -$0.45 (40%) |
| March 2022 | $1.070248 | $0.64 | -$0.43 (40.1%) |
| February 2022 | $1.12205 | $0.67 | -$0.45 (40%) |
| January 2022 | $1.156365 | $0.62 | -$0.54 (46.6%) |
| December 2021 | $1.092839 | $0.66 | -$0.44 (39.8%) |
| November 2021 | $1.072407 | $0.64 | -$0.43 (40%) |
| October 2021 | $1.051368 | $0.63 | -$0.42 (39.9%) |
| September 2021 | $1.110613 | $0.67 | -$0.45 (40.1%) |
| August 2021 | $1.181813 | $0.71 | -$0.47 (39.9%) |
| July 2021 | $1.106519 | $0.66 | -$0.44 (40%) |
| June 2021 | $1.065053 | $0.64 | -$0.43 (40.1%) |
| May 2021 | $1.079274 | $0.56 | -$0.52 (48.5%) |
| April 2021 | $1.063943 | $0.59 | -$0.48 (44.8%) |
| March 2021 | $1.038232 | $0.62 | -$0.41 (39.9%) |
| February 2021 | $0.997864 | $0.60 | -$0.40 (40%) |
| January 2021 | $0.978155 | $0.54 | -$0.44 (45.2%) |
| December 2020 | $0.912668 | $0.51 | -$0.40 (44%) |
| November 2020 | $0.788713 | $0.45 | -$0.34 (42.6%) |
| October 2020 | $0.748797 | $0.40 | -$0.35 (47.2%) |
| September 2020 | $0.74391 | $0.37 | -$0.38 (50.9%) |
| August 2020 | $0.681152 | $0.36 | -$0.32 (47.6%) |
| July 2020 | $0.682474 | $0.41 | -$0.27 (40.1%) |
| June 2020 | $0.707093 | $0.43 | -$0.28 (39.8%) |
| May 2020 | $0.667345 | $0.40 | -$0.27 (40.1%) |
| April 2020 | $0.655233 | $0.39 | -$0.26 (40.1%) |
| March 2020 | $0.63179 | $0.36 | -$0.27 (43.4%) |
| February 2020 | $0.865779 | $0.45 | -$0.41 (47.8%) |
| January 2020 | $0.878045 | $0.53 | -$0.35 (39.9%) |
| December 2019 | $0.919229 | $0.55 | -$0.37 (39.9%) |
| November 2019 | $0.903547 | $0.54 | -$0.36 (40.1%) |
| October 2019 | $0.820784 | $0.49 | -$0.33 (39.9%) |
| September 2019 | $0.807807 | $0.49 | -$0.32 (40%) |
| August 2019 | $0.738452 | $0.44 | -$0.30 (40.1%) |
| July 2019 | $0.808777 | $0.48 | -$0.32 (40.1%) |
| June 2019 | $0.780903 | $0.44 | -$0.34 (43.3%) |
| May 2019 | $0.820665 | $0.49 | -$0.33 (39.9%) |
| April 2019 | $0.942947 | $0.57 | -$0.38 (40%) |
| March 2019 | $0.911219 | $0.55 | -$0.36 (40%) |
| February 2019 | $0.934725 | $0.56 | -$0.37 (40%) |
| January 2019 | $0.875529 | $0.52 | -$0.35 (40.4%) |
| December 2018 | $0.842287 | $0.50 | -$0.34 (40.5%) |
| November 2018 | $0.97931 | $0.59 | -$0.39 (39.9%) |
| October 2018 | $1.115935 | $0.58 | -$0.54 (48%) |
| September 2018 | $1.203813 | $0.72 | -$0.48 (40%) |
| August 2018 | $1.192819 | $0.72 | -$0.48 (40%) |
| July 2018 | $1.199784 | $0.72 | -$0.48 (39.9%) |
| June 2018 | $1.261433 | $0.76 | -$0.51 (40%) |
| May 2018 | $1.294884 | $0.78 | -$0.52 (39.9%) |
| April 2018 | $1.215763 | $0.73 | -$0.49 (40%) |
| March 2018 | $1.178032 | $0.71 | -$0.47 (40.1%) |
| February 2018 | $1.196529 | $0.72 | -$0.48 (39.9%) |
| January 2018 | $1.240045 | $0.74 | -$0.50 (40%) |
| December 2017 | $1.152535 | $0.69 | -$0.46 (40%) |
| November 2017 | $1.124073 | $0.67 | -$0.45 (40%) |
| October 2017 | $1.080894 | $0.65 | -$0.43 (40%) |
| September 2017 | $1.024547 | $0.57 | -$0.45 (44.3%) |
| August 2017 | $1.01609 | $0.61 | -$0.41 (40%) |
| July 2017 | $1.05311 | $0.63 | -$0.42 (40%) |
| June 2017 | $1.012163 | $0.61 | -$0.40 (40%) |
| May 2017 | $1.030332 | $0.62 | -$0.41 (40%) |
| April 2017 | $1.047077 | $0.63 | -$0.42 (39.9%) |
| March 2017 | $1.074468 | $0.64 | -$0.43 (40%) |
| February 2017 | $1.078479 | $0.65 | -$0.43 (39.9%) |
| January 2017 | $1.065594 | $0.64 | -$0.43 (40%) |
| December 2016 | $1.028835 | $0.62 | -$0.41 (40.1%) |
| November 2016 | $0.931123 | $0.56 | -$0.37 (40%) |
| October 2016 | $0.8537 | $0.51 | -$0.34 (40.1%) |
| September 2016 | $0.80081 | $0.48 | -$0.32 (40%) |
| August 2016 | $0.826381 | $0.50 | -$0.33 (40%) |
| July 2016 | $0.774219 | $0.46 | -$0.31 (40%) |
| June 2016 | $0.741897 | $0.45 | -$0.30 (40%) |
| May 2016 | $0.718016 | $0.43 | -$0.29 (39.9%) |
| April 2016 | $0.715587 | $0.42 | -$0.30 (41.8%) |
| March 2016 | $0.670245 | $0.40 | -$0.27 (40.1%) |
| February 2016 | $0.592476 | $0.32 | -$0.27 (45.3%) |
| January 2016 | $0.618029 | $0.37 | -$0.25 (40%) |
| December 2015 | $0.687187 | $0.41 | -$0.28 (40.1%) |
| November 2015 | $0.741517 | $0.45 | -$0.30 (39.9%) |
| October 2015 | $0.717597 | $0.43 | -$0.29 (40%) |
| September 2015 | $0.69765 | $0.42 | -$0.28 (39.9%) |
| August 2015 | $0.799229 | $0.43 | -$0.37 (46.7%) |
| July 2015 | $0.83201 | $0.50 | -$0.33 (40.1%) |
| June 2015 | $0.884197 | $0.53 | -$0.35 (40%) |
| May 2015 | $0.905884 | $0.54 | -$0.36 (40%) |
| April 2015 | $0.92614 | $0.56 | -$0.37 (40.1%) |
| March 2015 | $0.903377 | $0.54 | -$0.36 (40%) |
| February 2015 | $0.864918 | $0.52 | -$0.35 (39.9%) |
| January 2015 | $0.787571 | $0.47 | -$0.31 (40%) |
| December 2014 | $0.791997 | $0.47 | -$0.32 (40.1%) |
| November 2014 | $0.811037 | $0.49 | -$0.32 (39.9%) |
| October 2014 | $0.78327 | $0.47 | -$0.31 (39.4%) |
Aluminum Clips & MLC Scrap Price History — Daily Data
A day-by-day market snapshot in exact numbers. Every day we aggregate buy prices from local scrap yards, recording the average, low, and high. Use this table to track real price movement over recent days.
| Date | Avg price (per lb) | Change | Range (Low/High) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/17/2026 | $0.58 / lb | +$0.06 | $0.55 - $0.60 |
| 9/8/2025 | $0.52 / lb | -$0.03 | $0.52 - $0.52 |
| 5/14/2025 | $0.55 / lb | +$0.05 | $0.55 - $0.55 |
| 4/30/2025 | $0.50 / lb | — no change | $0.50 - $0.50 |
| 1/19/2025 | $0.50 / lb | +$0.05 | $0.50 - $0.50 |
| 2/28/2024 | $0.45 / lb | +$0.05 | $0.45 - $0.45 |
| 9/28/2023 | $0.40 / lb | -$0.05 | $0.40 - $0.40 |
| 6/5/2023 | $0.45 / lb | -$0.05 | $0.45 - $0.45 |
| 4/1/2023 | $0.50 / lb | +$0.10 | $0.50 - $0.50 |
| 10/2/2022 | $0.40 / lb | -$0.05 | $0.40 - $0.40 |
| 8/10/2022 | $0.45 / lb | -$0.25 | $0.45 - $0.45 |
| 5/26/2022 | $0.70 / lb | +$0.15 | $0.70 - $0.70 |
| 1/22/2022 | $0.55 / lb | +$0.05 | $0.55 - $0.55 |
| 1/18/2022 | $0.50 / lb | +$0.20 | $0.50 - $0.50 |
| 5/10/2021 | $0.30 / lb | -$0.15 | $0.30 - $0.30 |
| 4/22/2021 | $0.45 / lb | +$0.05 | $0.45 - $0.45 |
| 1/17/2021 | $0.40 / lb | +$0.10 | $0.40 - $0.40 |
| 12/5/2020 | $0.30 / lb | +$0.05 | $0.30 - $0.30 |
| 10/20/2020 | $0.25 / lb | +$0.10 | $0.25 - $0.25 |
| 9/23/2020 | $0.15 / lb | -$0.05 | $0.15 - $0.15 |
| 8/10/2020 | $0.20 / lb | -$0.15 | $0.20 - $0.20 |
| 3/6/2020 | $0.35 / lb | +$0.05 | $0.35 - $0.35 |
| 2/26/2020 | $0.30 / lb | -$0.05 | $0.30 - $0.30 |
| 6/8/2019 | $0.35 / lb | -$0.10 | $0.35 - $0.35 |
| 1/3/2019 | $0.45 / lb | +$0.10 | $0.45 - $0.45 |
| 10/13/2018 | $0.35 / lb | -$0.10 | $0.35 - $0.35 |
| 9/26/2017 | $0.45 / lb | +$0.10 | $0.45 - $0.45 |
| 4/9/2016 | $0.35 / lb | +$0.10 | $0.35 - $0.35 |
| 2/23/2016 | $0.25 / lb | -$0.05 | $0.25 - $0.25 |
| 8/13/2015 | $0.30 / lb | -$0.30 | $0.30 - $0.30 |
Maximizing Payouts on Aluminum Clips & MLC
If you are hauling clean aluminum punchings, plate scraps, or heavy solids, you are likely sitting on Aluminum Clips & MLC (Mixed Low Copper). This is a premium industrial grade. Buyers want uncoated, unpainted aluminum with bare minimum impurities. Right now, scrap yards are paying anywhere from $0.55 to $1.02 per pound for properly prepped loads. The tighter you sort, the closer you get to the top of that national average of $0.70.
Because this grade is tied closely to the LME exchange, yard payouts typically hover about 42% below spot. Mills demand pure melt stock, which means scrap buyers at the scale are incredibly strict. One bad piece of contamination can tank your entire ticket.
The Scale Survival Guide: Prepping Your MLC
Not all shiny metal makes the cut. To secure the premium $1.02 payout, your material must be absolutely free of dirt, oil, plastic, and iron. Here is how veterans ensure their loads pass inspection:
- Strip the contamination: Remove any tape, vinyl decals, rubber grommets, or heavy grease.
- Watch for Zinc: Die-cast zinc looks exactly like aluminum but is noticeably heavier. Toss it in the wrong bin, and the yard buyer will instantly drop your grade.
- Zero Steel Tolerance: Run a magnet through the bin. A single hidden steel bolt means you are getting paid for dirty aluminum.
Yard Pro Tip: When dealing with Aluminum Clips & MLC, always check punched holes and sheared edges for leftover steel rivets or drill shavings. Mills despise iron contamination in low-copper aluminum melts. If a scale master runs a magnet over your gaylord box and picks up even one steel shaving stuck in a clip, they will likely downgrade the entire load to breakage or dirty aluminum.
The Cost of Lazy Sorting
Throwing all your aluminum into one bucket is a rookie mistake. If your Aluminum Clips & MLC contains painted pieces, light foil, or iron screws, the yard will downgrade the entire load. Selling premium MLC as Aluminum Foil & Light Gauge will cost you roughly $0.60 per pound at the scale. Over a heavy gaylord box, that is hundreds of dollars left on the table. For context, yards are currently paying $0.30 to $0.70/lb and $0.72 to $0.87/lb for other clean aluminum grades. Sort it right, or lose your shirt.
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly makes aluminum qualify as MLC?
MLC stands for Mixed Low Copper. It consists of bare, uncoated, and unpainted aluminum clippings, solids, and punchings. It must be completely free of iron, plastic, hair wire, and heavy zinc or magnesium alloys.
Why is my local yard paying below the national average?
National averages sit at $0.70, but local prices in Maryland depend on freight costs to the nearest mill and the volume you bring. Peddlers bringing in a single bucket will almost always get a lower tier price than a fabrication shop dropping off three gaylord boxes of pristine clips.
Can I mix Aluminum 5052 with my MLC?
Generally, clean Aluminum 5052 (Plate) can be grouped into MLC at many yards if it is uncoated, but dedicated 5052 might fetch a slightly different premium depending on the specific buyer's mill contracts. Always ask your scale master before mixing alloys to ensure you don't dilute the value of either grade.
Aluminum Clips & MLC scrap prices in Maryland on the map
The map shows cities in Maryland with Aluminum Clips & MLC scrap prices. Click a marker or pick a city in the list below to see Aluminum Clips & MLC prices in that location.