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Junkyards and salvage yards in Alabama

11 mapped yards across 11 Alabama cities - plus the number the listings never give you: what a yard is likely to pay for the whole car.

What a yard pays in Alabama

Know this before you start phoning around. A yard buying your car as a unit is paying for the recyclable metal in it, which follows weight, plus whatever it expects to resell from it. Anything far below this range deserves a second quote.

What a yard pays for a whole car in Alabama

Clean title, catalytic converter still on the car, no crash damage. Regional scrap basis $150 - $180 per ton, as of 2026-08.

VehicleTypical range
Small car, will not start$250 - $420
Mid-size sedan, will not start$295 - $490
SUV or minivan, will not start$400 - $670
Full-size pickup, will not start$505 - $845

Estimates from our own model, not offers, and not quotes from any yard on this page. Our own estimate of what a whole scrap car fetches per ton in this region - not a live per-state quote and not a mill index. A yard that has to send its own truck for the car will usually pay less than one you drive it to.

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Junkyards in Alabama by city

Grouped by city, the cities with the most mapped yards first. The self-service tag is our own read of the yard's name, not something the yard told us, so confirm on the phone before you turn up with tools.

Ardmore (1)

  • LKQ Birmingham-Ardmore Auto Salvage

    29290 Mangum Drive - Ardmore, AL - 35739

    WebsiteMap

Athens (1)

  • Pitts Auto Parts

    14369 Blackburn Road - Athens, AL - 35611

    Map

Cottondale (1)

  • Bama Salvage

    9200 University Boulevard East - Cottondale, AL - 35453

    Map

Dothan (1)

Elkmont (1)

  • R J Auto Salvage

    27390 Bethel Road - Elkmont, AL - 35620

    Map

Five Points (1)

  • Royal Recycling

    5075 Chambers County 268 - Five Points, AL

    +1 281-582-0700Map

    Hours: Mo-Sa 07:30-15:30

Flat Rock (1)

  • A&K Metals

    1051 County Road 95 - Flat Rock, AL - 35966

    Map

Hokes Bluff (1)

  • Southeast Auto Parts

    US 278 - Hokes Bluff, AL - 35903

    Map

Huntsville (1)

  • SA Recycling - Huntsville

    606 Triana Boulevard Northwest - Huntsville, AL - 35805

    WebsiteMap

Meridianville (1)

  • North Parkway Auto Salvage

    12374 US-231 - Meridianville, AL - 35759

    Map

Rainsville (1)

  • CP Auto Parts

    Rainsville, AL - 35986

    Map

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Alabama questions people ask

It scales with weight, and with whether the catalytic converter is still fitted. For a whole car that will not start with a clean title, the table on this page gives our Alabama estimate for four vehicle sizes, from a small car up to a full-size pickup. Treat it as a yardstick for judging an offer rather than as a quote - a yard that has to collect the car will usually pay less than one you deliver to.

Other states

About this list. Locations come from OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0), snapshot 2026-08-23. OpenStreetMap is a volunteer map rather than a licensing registry, so the Alabama list is a real but partial list - there are yards operating that nobody has mapped yet, and a listed yard may have changed hands or closed. We have not verified any yard's licence, and a listing here is not a recommendation: some may buy parts only rather than a whole car. Phone before you drive out. Cities are ordered by how many yards we have mapped, and yards within a city alphabetically. We do not accept payment for placement on this page. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.