On average, a fence costs $3,930. On the low end, it costs $1,720, but it can cost as much as $6,140. A fence costs $28 per linear foot, and its total cost range is from $16 to $40 per linear foot.

At Riverdale Mills, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of wire fencing and welded mesh used in lobster and crab traps, Chief Executive James Knott said his domestic suppliers of steel wire rod ...