The invention relates to a steel wire separating machine which comprises a feeding hopper, a box body, a motor, a rack, a driving belt wheel, a belt, a driven belt wheel, a main shaft, a moving cutter roller, a stationary cutter, a screen bracket and a discharging bin. The box body is an irregular quadrilateral body which can be opened and closed vertically, the feeding hopper is communicated with the upper portion of the box body, the box body and the motor are both arranged on the rack, the driving belt wheel is arranged on the motor, the driven belt wheel is connected with the driving belt wheel through the belt, the driven belt wheel and the main shaft are connected in a key mode, the main shaft is arranged in the box body, the main shaft is sleeved with the moving cutter roller, the stationary cutter is arranged at a vertical port of the box body, the screen bracket is arranged on the lower portion of the box body, a screen is arranged on the screen bracket, and the discharging bin is connected with the screen bracket. The steel wire separating machine has the advantages of being simple and reasonable in structure, convenient to maintain, safe, reliable, and high in separating efficiency.