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Structure steel: cost per pound in Iowa
Listed by the agency as “Structural Steel”.
The median awarded price is $5.50 per pound, from 188 winning bids on 150 public projects in Iowa (2024–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $4.20 and $10.25.
Cost by state › Iowa › Structural Steel
$5.50median per pound
$4.20 – $10.25middle half (25th–75th percentile)
188winning bids, 150 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 $4.75 in 2024 to $6.55 in 2026 (+38%).
| Year | Median per pound | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.75 | 68 |
| 2025 | $5.58 | 79 |
| 2026 | $6.55 | 41 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 6111.000 LB | $9.00 | contract 37-0303-057 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 611.000 LB | $16.77 | contract 61-0924-030 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 20294.000 LB | $3.95 | contract 85-0305-311 ↗ |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 215.200 LB | $75.00 | contract 57-3806-511 ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 12389.000 LB | $18.27 | contract 77-0803-274 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Structural Steel item page.
Structural Steel in other states
- Oklahoma: median $4.00 (113 bids)
- Alabama: median $8.00 (31 bids)
- California: median $20.00 (18 bids)
- South Carolina: median $16.00 (16 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
- Mulching: $750.00 per acre
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