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Mulching: cost per acre in Iowa
The median awarded price is $750.00 per acre, from 367 winning bids on 341 public projects in Iowa (2024–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $525.00 and $1,200.
Cost by state › Iowa › Mulching
$750.00median per acre
$525.00 – $1,200middle half (25th–75th percentile)
367winning bids, 341 source documents
2024–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Iowa DOT). 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 $725.00 in 2024 to $750.00 in 2026 (+3%).
| Year | Median per acre | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $725.00 | 118 |
| 2025 | $700.00 | 151 |
| 2026 | $750.00 | 98 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 2.000 ACRE | $1,200 | contract 49-0621-031 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 5.500 ACRE | $500.00 | contract 57-1001-129 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 10.600 ACRE | $525.00 | contract 85-0305-311 ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 11.340 ACRE | $400.00 | contract 12-0035-083-A ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 17.300 ACRE | $500.00 | contract 21-0182-142 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Mulching item page.
Mulching in other states
- Missouri: median $2,180 (304 bids)
- Alabama: median $1,375 (195 bids)
- Illinois: median $7,150 (15 bids)
Related items in Iowa
- Flaggers: $575.00 per each
- Safety Closure: $170.00 per each
- Engineering Fabric: $3.50 per square yard
- Revetment, Class E: $60.25 per ton
- Granular Shoulders, Type B: $33.62 per ton
- Reinforcing Steel (Epoxy Coated): $1.65 per pound
- Modified Subbase: $56.00 per cubic yard
- Shoulder Construction, Earth: $400.00 per station
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