Price trends for aluminum wheels and rims by grade

over the last 6 months

In the last 6 months in the Aluminum Rims & Wheels category: price is up for 5 grades and price is steady for 20 grades.

How Have Prices Moved Over the Last 52 Weeks?
Over the past year, the category average ranged from $0.61 to $0.82.
Jun '25Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Today
How Yard Prices Track the Exchange (LME)
Average discount to the exchange for this category: ~51.1% (-$0.82/ lb). Based on 25 grades with exchange data. Normal range for this category: 8%–93%.
✓ All 25 grades are within normal market range

U.S. National Price Benchmark — Aluminum Rims & Wheels in New Jersey

Local scrap yards in New Jersey sometimes post their prices with a short delay. To keep you informed of what your metal is worth right now, we use U.S. national averages as a reference. The secondary metals market responds to exchange moves in sync across the country — use this national benchmark when negotiating with local buyers. Aluminum Rims & Wheels prices across the U.S. →

Aluminum Rims & Wheels scrap prices by grade in New Jersey

Here is the Aluminum Rims & Wheels data we have on file for New Jersey. Local yards don't always update their online prices daily — if your grade isn't listed, use the National Benchmark above as leverage when negotiating with local buyers.

+7.8% / 6 mo.
Aluminum BX Based on 4 yards
Avg. Price:$2.07/ lbRange: $1.95 – $2.18/ lb
Trend for 6 mo.: +7.8%
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+2.1% / 6 mo.
Aluminum Wire (EC / Clean) Based on 3 yards
Avg. Price:$1.48/ lbRange: $1.40 – $1.55/ lb
Trend for 6 mo.: +2.1%
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Aluminum 5052 (Plate) Based on 2 yards
Avg. Price:$1.32/ lbRange: $1.32 – $1.32/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Lithographic Plates (Litho) Based on 3 yards
Avg. Price:$1.13/ lbRange: $1.05 – $1.20/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Painted Aluminum Extrusion Based on 3 yards
Avg. Price:$1.05/ lbRange: $1.04 – $1.05/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Avg. Price:$1.02/ lbRange: $0.83 – $1.20/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Avg. Price:$0.89/ lbRange: $0.85 – $0.93/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Avg. Price:$0.83/ lbRange: $0.83 – $0.83/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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+3.6% / 6 mo.
Aluminum Siding & Gutters Based on 4 yards
Avg. Price:$0.82/ lbRange: $0.74 – $0.90/ lb
Trend for 6 mo.: +3.6%
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+12.1% / 6 mo.
Dirty Aluminum Extrusion U.S. national average
Avg. Price:$0.80/ lbRange: $0.60 – $1.00/ lb
Trend for 6 mo.: +12.1%
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Aluminum 6061 Structural Based on 2 yards
Avg. Price:$0.78/ lbRange: $0.78 – $0.78/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Aluminum Clips & MLC Based on 2 yards
Avg. Price:$0.74/ lbRange: $0.74 – $0.74/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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+13.1% / 6 mo.
Clean Aluminum Sheet Based on 4 yards
Avg. Price:$0.71/ lbRange: $0.61 – $0.80/ lb
Trend for 6 mo.: +13.1%
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Aluminum 3003 U.S. national average
Avg. Price:$0.70/ lbRange: $0.70 – $0.70/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Avg. Price:$0.70/ lbRange: $0.70 – $0.70/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Avg. Price:$0.70/ lbRange: $0.70 – $0.70/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Avg. Price:$0.67/ lbRange: $0.66 – $0.68/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Avg. Price:$0.65/ lbRange: $0.55 – $0.75/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Thermal Break Aluminum Based on 2 yards
Avg. Price:$0.64/ lbRange: $0.58 – $0.70/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Cast Aluminum Based on 3 yards
Avg. Price:$0.62/ lbRange: $0.58 – $0.65/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Aluminum Cans (UBC) Based on 3 yards
Avg. Price:$0.55/ lbRange: $0.49 – $0.60/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Aluminum Turnings Based on 2 yards
Avg. Price:$0.37/ lbRange: $0.30 – $0.43/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Avg. Price:$0.15/ lbRange: $0.15 – $0.15/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Irony & Breakage Aluminum Based on 2 yards
Avg. Price:$0.15/ lbRange: $0.14 – $0.15/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Aluminum Foil & Light Gauge U.S. national average
Avg. Price:$0.13/ lbRange: $0.10 – $0.15/ lb
Trend for 30 days: 0.0%
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Scrap yards paying the most for aluminum wheels and rims in New Jersey

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Updated 5/28/2026

ADJ Metals

Keyport, New Jersey11 grades on price list
Thermal break (Not Glass)
$0.70/ lb|🠅 $0.10 (17%)
AL Litho Plates
$1.00/ lb|🠇 $0.05 (5%)
Alum solids
$0.80/ lb|🠅 $0.05 (7%)
Alum Painted (Clean no attachments)
$0.75/ lb
Aluminum Siding / Gutters
$0.75/ lb|🠅 $0.25 (50%)
Clean Aluminum Wire
$1.55/ lb|🠅 $0.10 (7%)
Aluminum BX
$2.10/ lb|🠅 $0.10 (5%)
Cast Aluminum
$0.65/ lb|🠅 $0.02 (3%)
Alum Turnings
$0.43/ lb|🠅 $0.03 (7%)
Alum Painted with attachments
$0.65/ lb|🠅 $0.59 (983%)
All Aluminum Rims
$0.85/ lb|🠅 $0.05 (6%)
Updated 5/18/2026

Scarpati Recycling and Auto Salvage

Trenton, New Jersey2 grades on price list
Aluminum Sheet
$0.70/ lb|🠅 $0.10 (17%)
Aluminum Siding
$0.90/ lb|🠅 $0.05 (6%)
Updated 3/4/2026

Sgt. Scrap

Pennsauken Township, New Jersey20 grades on price list
Cans UBC Used soda or Beer cans
$0.49/ lb|🠇 $0.09 (16%)
Extrustion Clean 6063
$1.20/ lb|🠇 $0.08 (6%)
Extrusion Painted
$1.04/ lb|🠇 $0.04 (4%)
6061 Extrusion/Sheet/Plate/Clip
$0.78/ lb|🠅 $0.15 (24%)
Thermal Extrusion
$0.50/ lb|🠇 $0.05 (9%)
Aluminum 5052
$1.32/ lb|🠅 $0.07 (6%)
Litho Plate
$1.20/ lb|🠇 $0.08 (6%)
Sheet
$0.50/ lb|🠇 $0.05 (9%)
MLC Clip Clean
$0.74/ lb|🠇 $0.05 (6%)
Road Signs (No ReflectiveTape)
$0.66/ lb|🠇 $0.02 (3%)
Painted Siding
$0.74/ lb|🠇 $0.02 (3%)
EC Wire
$1.40/ lb|🠇 $0.02 (1%)
ASCR Wire
$0.57/ lb
Aluminum Bx 53%
$2.18/ lb|🠅 $0.40 (22%)
Cast Aluminum
$0.58/ lb|🠅 $0.08 (16%)
Aluminum Turnings
$0.30/ lb|🠇 $0.03 (9%)
Clean Aluminum Wheels
$0.93/ lb|🠅 $0.08 (9%)
Aluminum Truck Wheels 6061
$0.70/ lb|🠇 $0.11 (14%)
Chrome Wheels
$0.70/ lb|🠅 $0.10 (17%)
Aluminum Wheels (Dirty)
$0.83/ lb|🠅 $0.18 (28%)
Updated 3/4/2026

Sgt. Scrap

Haddon Township, New Jersey20 grades on price list
Cans UBC Used soda or Beer cans
$0.49/ lb|🠇 $0.05 (9%)
Extrustion Clean 6063
$1.20/ lb|🠅 $0.20 (20%)
Extrusion Painted
$1.04/ lb|🠅 $0.11 (12%)
6061 Extrusion/Sheet/Plate/Clip
$0.78/ lb|🠅 $0.15 (24%)
Thermal Extrusion
$0.50/ lb|🠇 $0.05 (9%)
Aluminum 5052
$1.32/ lb|🠅 $0.14 (12%)
Litho Plate
$1.20/ lb|🠅 $0.13 (12%)
Sheet
$0.50/ lb|🠇 $0.05 (9%)
MLC Clip Clean
$0.74/ lb|🠅 $0.17 (30%)
Road Signs (No ReflectiveTape)
$0.66/ lb|🠇 $0.02 (3%)
Painted Siding
$0.74/ lb|🠅 $0.09 (14%)
EC Wire
$1.40/ lb|🠅 $0.20 (17%)
Insulated Aluminum
$0.57/ lb
Aluminum Bx 53%
$2.18/ lb|🠅 $0.26 (14%)
Cast Aluminum
$0.58/ lb|🠅 $0.11 (23%)
Aluminum Turnings
$0.30/ lb|🠇 $0.03 (9%)
Clean Aluminum Wheels
$0.93/ lb|🠅 $0.15 (19%)
Aluminum Truck Wheels 6061
$0.70/ lb|🠅 $0.19 (37%)
Chrome Wheels
$0.70/ lb|🠅 $0.10 (17%)
Aluminum Wheels (Dirty)
$0.83/ lb|🠅 $0.13 (19%)
Updated 3/4/2026

Rockaway Recycling

Rockaway, New Jersey14 grades on price list
6063 Bare Aluminum
$1.15/ lb|🠅 $0.05 (5%)
6063 Painted Aluminum
$1.05/ lb|🠅 $0.05 (5%)
AL Thermo-pane/break (Not Glass)
$0.58/ lb|🠅 $0.03 (5%)
AL Litho Plates
$1.05/ lb|🠅 $0.05 (5%)
Sheet Aluminum
$0.60/ lb|🠅 $0.05 (9%)
AL Machine Cuts
$0.70/ lb|🠇 $0.08 (10%)
Aluminum Siding / Gutters
$0.70/ lb|🠅 $0.03 (4%)
Clean Aluminum Wire
$1.20/ lb|🠅 $0.05 (4%)
Aluminum BX
$1.95/ lb|🠅 $0.10 (5%)
Cast Aluminum
$0.53/ lb|🠅 $0.03 (6%)
AL Turnings
$0.15/ lb|🠇 $0.15 (50%)
Dirty Aluminum
$0.05/ lb|🠇 $0.03 (38%)
All Aluminum Rims
$0.78/ lb|🠇 $0.07 (8%)
Dirty Aluminum Rims
$0.75/ lb
Updated 3/4/2026

Southard Scrap Metal

Rockaway Township, New Jersey5 grades on price list
EXTRUDED ALUMINUM
$0.83/ lb|🠇 $0.02 (2%)
ALUMINUM SHEET (CLEAN)
$0.61/ lb|🠅 $0.01 (2%)
BX Aluminum
$1.85/ lb
DIRTY ALUMINUM
$0.14/ lb
Aluminum Wheels
$0.83/ lb|🠅 $0.08 (11%)

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Price chart: aluminum wheels and rims grades and LME Aluminum exchange data

The chart shows average yard buyout rates and LME Aluminum exchange data for your selected aluminum wheels and rims grade. When the exchange moves up and local yard prices lag, they typically follow within a few trading days — a signal to hold if you can. When both lines drop, sell now before yards update their offers downward. Switch grades using the selector above the chart.

Calculate the value of your aluminum wheels and rims lot

Selling a mixed load? Pick the grades below — a weight field appears after you select at least one grade, then the calculator estimates your haul's value from current average prices New Jersey.

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Compare aluminum wheels and rims grades and their value

Wheel pricing follows LME Aluminum with a premium for clean, sorted alloy. Chrome plating and plastic faces reduce effective aluminum content and therefore payout. Identifying your material correctly before selling is the single most effective step to maximize your payout.

GradeExchange (100%)Yard Price (per lb)Grade Quality
Aluminum BX $1.60/ lb LME$2.07/ lb
High Grade129%
Why above exchange?
Aluminum Wire (EC / Clean) $1.60/ lb LME$1.48/ lb
High Grade92%
Why above exchange?
Aluminum 5052 (Plate) $1.60/ lb LME$1.32/ lb
Mid Grade82%
Lithographic Plates (Litho) $1.60/ lb LME$1.13/ lb
Mid Grade70%
Painted Aluminum Extrusion $1.60/ lb LME$1.05/ lb
Mid Grade65%
Aluminum 6063 Extrusion (Clean) $1.60/ lb LME$1.02/ lb
Mid Grade63%
Clean Aluminum Auto Wheels (Alloy 356) $1.60/ lb LME$0.89/ lb
Mid Grade56%
Dirty & Irony Aluminum Wheels $1.60/ lb LME$0.83/ lb
Mid Grade52%
Aluminum Siding & Gutters $1.60/ lb LME$0.82/ lb
Mid Grade51%
Dirty Aluminum Extrusion $1.60/ lb LME$0.80/ lb
Mid Grade50%
Aluminum 6061 Structural $1.60/ lb LME$0.78/ lb
Mid Grade49%
Aluminum Clips & MLC $1.60/ lb LME$0.74/ lb
Low Grade46%
Clean Aluminum Sheet $1.60/ lb LME$0.71/ lb
Low Grade44%
Aluminum 3003 $1.60/ lb LME$0.70/ lb
Low Grade44%
Chrome Plated Aluminum Wheels $1.60/ lb LME$0.70/ lb
Low Grade44%
Clean Truck & Semi Wheels (Alloy 6061) $1.60/ lb LME$0.70/ lb
Low Grade44%
Painted & Old Sheet Aluminum $1.60/ lb LME$0.67/ lb
Low Grade42%
Clad Aluminum Wheels (Plastic Face) $1.60/ lb LME$0.65/ lb
Low Grade41%
Thermal Break Aluminum $1.60/ lb LME$0.64/ lb
Low Grade40%
Cast Aluminum $1.60/ lb LME$0.62/ lb
Low Grade38%
Aluminum Cans (UBC) $1.60/ lb LME$0.55/ lb
Low Grade34%
Aluminum Turnings $1.60/ lb LME$0.37/ lb
Low Grade23%
Aluminum Wire (Insulated / ACSR) $1.60/ lb LME$0.15/ lb
Low Grade9%
Irony & Breakage Aluminum $1.60/ lb LME$0.15/ lb
Low Grade9%
Aluminum Foil & Light Gauge $1.60/ lb LME$0.13/ lb
Low Grade8%

📊 What determines the value of aluminum wheels and rims:

  • Alloy grade: Alloy 356 (auto wheels) and 6061 (truck/semi wheels) are the benchmark clean grades with the highest per-pound rate.
  • Chrome plating: Electroplated chrome is nearly impossible to remove economically — these wheels are discounted to dirty/irony aluminum pricing.
  • Plastic-faced wheels: Clad wheels with a plastic decorative face are separated by most yards and priced below clean alloy.
  • Tire weights: Lead wheel weights still attached will get you flagged at the scale and lower the per-pound rate; pull them before selling.
💡 Tip: Remove valve stems, tire weights, and center caps before selling — a clean bare wheel grades higher.