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Unclassified Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Arkansas
The median awarded price is $23.73 per cubic yard, from 128 winning bids on 128 public projects in Arkansas (2024–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $16.89 and $51.89.
Cost by state › Arkansas › Unclassified Excavation
$23.73median per cubic yard
$16.89 – $51.89middle half (25th–75th percentile)
128winning bids, 128 source documents
2024–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (ARDOT). 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 $25.07 in 2021 to $23.75 in 2026 (-5%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $25.07 | 35 |
| 2022 | $20.63 | 44 |
| 2023 | $26.75 | 59 |
| 2024 | $22.40 | 56 |
| 2025 | $24.68 | 36 |
| 2026 | $23.75 | 36 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | ARDOT | 11520 CUYD | $10.00 | Open bid tab, contract 110716 ↗ |
| Sep 23, 2026 | ARDOT | 1741 CUYD | $517.08 | Open bid tab, contract 061938 ↗ |
| Sep 23, 2026 | ARDOT | 200 CUYD | $125.00 | Open bid tab, contract 012559 ↗ |
| Sep 23, 2026 | ARDOT | 150 CUYD | $127.68 | Open bid tab, contract 061921 ↗ |
| Sep 23, 2026 | ARDOT | 26486 CUYD | $9.89 | Open bid tab, contract 070458 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Unclassified Excavation item page.
Unclassified Excavation in other states
- Oklahoma: median $9.18 (310 bids)
- South Carolina: median $36.58 (260 bids)
- South Dakota: median $11.95 (202 bids)
- Alabama: median $27.48 (186 bids)
- Wyoming: median $26.50 (83 bids)
- Missouri: median $20.00 (80 bids)
- North Carolina: median $16.50 (65 bids)
- California: median $195.00 (39 bids)
- Illinois: median $40.00 (19 bids)
Related items in Arkansas
- Compacted Embankment: $29.87 per cubic yard
- Grubbing: $1,502 per station
- Clearing: $1,881 per station
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