How to Sell or Drop Off Scrap Metal at Kadingers
Kadingers buys scrap metal daily and pays cash, and you have three ways to do business with them: bring your scrap directly to their yard outside Downing, Wisconsin, rent a roll-off dumpster, or set up an industrial account. The right option depends on how much material you have and whether you can haul it yourself. The yard is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, at N9919 130th St, Downing, WI 54734, phone 715-643-4211.
What Kadingers Accepts
The company advertises cash for:
- Scrap cars
- Appliances
- Catalytic converters
- Aluminum cans
- Other scrap metal
If you're unsure whether a specific item qualifies, call 715-643-4211 before loading it up.
Option 1: Bring Your Scrap to the Yard
This is the most direct route and works well for household quantities — a truck bed or trailer of metal, a few appliances, or a car you can tow or drive in.
Steps:
- Gather and separate your scrap by type where practical. Mixed loads are common, but sorting metal from non-metal (plastic, wood, glass) saves time at the scale.
- Check current pricing before you go. Kadingers posts current pricing on their Facebook page rather than on the website, so look there or call ahead.
- Drive to N9919 130th St, Downing, WI 54734 during scrap hours, Monday–Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
- Expect your load to be weighed and your payment issued in cash.
What to verify first: pricing for your specific material, and whether any item needs special handling (for example, a car may need a title depending on Wisconsin rules — confirm with Kadingers).
Option 2: Rent a Roll-Off Dumpster
Choose this when the material is too bulky or too much to haul yourself — a remodeling tear-out, a farm clean-up, or a large accumulation of metal on a property.
The trade-off: you pay for the convenience of on-site collection, and the container has to be placed somewhere a truck can reach. Confirm with Kadingers what sizes are available, what the rental terms are, and whether the contents affect what you're paid.
Option 3: Set Up an Industrial Account
Businesses that generate scrap regularly — manufacturers, contractors, shops — can open an industrial account instead of handling each load as a one-off transaction. This is the option to ask about if you need recurring pickup or ongoing service rather than a single drop-off. Call 715-643-4211 to discuss terms.
Choosing Between the Three
| Your situation | Best fit |
|---|---|
| A few appliances, cans, or a car you can haul | Bring it to the yard |
| Large volume or heavy material you can't transport | Roll-off dumpster |
| Ongoing, recurring scrap from a business | Industrial account |
Before You Go
- Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. Closed weekends.
- Location: N9919 130th St, Downing, WI 54734 — just outside Downing in Western Wisconsin.
- Pricing: posted on Facebook, not on the website. Check there or call 715-643-4211.
- Payment: cash, per the company's advertising.
- Background: family owned and operated, serving the area for over 60 years.
The main thing to settle before making the trip is current pricing for your material, since that figure isn't published on the site itself.