This statistic shows the average commodity price for nickel in selected years between 1980 and 2018. In 2018, nickel had an average price of approximately 13,144 U.S. dollars per metric ton. Nickel started the year trading for US$10,435 per metric ton and ended around the US$14,000 mark. Its jump happened in the summer, when it changed hands for its highest price of the year — US The most popular metals for today's scrap metal prices per pound are steel, aluminum, copper, lead, iron, steel, nickel, tin and brass. Many scrap yards in USA will also buy rare metals, including tungsten, beryllium, cobalt, mercury, lithium, cadmium and zirconium. Consider calling a few scrap metal yards today before heading to a one with a