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Topsoil: cost per cubic yard in Alabama
The median awarded price is $42.00 per cubic yard, from 237 winning bids on 237 public projects in Alabama (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $30.00 and $54.00.
Cost by state › Alabama › Topsoil
$42.00median per cubic yard
$30.00 – $54.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
237winning bids, 237 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (ALDOT). These are prices agencies awarded, not quotes: a price on a given job depends on quantity, location and timing, and the figures here are not adjusted for any of them.
Trend
The median awarded price went from $23.66 in 2021 to $49.61 in 2026 (+110%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $23.66 | 86 |
| 2022 | $42.55 | 89 |
| 2023 | $45.69 | 96 |
| 2024 | $36.05 | 90 |
| 2025 | $42.67 | 84 |
| 2026 | $49.61 | 49 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | ALDOT | 1 CUYD | $1,050 | Open bid tab, contract 20260828004 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | ALDOT | 280 CUYD | $90.00 | Open bid tab, contract 20260828011 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | ALDOT | 441 CUYD | $54.00 | Open bid tab, contract 20260828030 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | ALDOT | 1471 CUYD | $50.00 | Open bid tab, contract 20260731001 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | ALDOT | 3846 CUYD | $62.10 | Open bid tab, contract 20260731017 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Topsoil item page.
Topsoil in other states
- North Dakota: median $12.00 (186 bids)
- Vermont: median $67.00 (103 bids)
- Texas: median $36.40 (86 bids)
- Oregon: median $100.00 (58 bids)
- Colorado: median $65.00 (17 bids)
- Wisconsin: median $50.58 (16 bids)
Related items in Alabama
- Unclassified Excavation: $27.48 per cubic yard
- Structure Excavation: $21.94 per cubic yard
- Borrow Excavation: $29.93 per cubic yard
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