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General Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Louisiana
The median awarded price is $35.00 per cubic yard, from 139 winning bids on 139 public projects in Louisiana (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $21.50 and $70.00.
Cost by state › Louisiana › General Excavation
$35.00median per cubic yard
$21.50 – $70.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
139winning bids, 139 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (LaDOTD). 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 $16.75 in 2021 to $35.00 in 2026 (+109%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $16.75 | 40 |
| 2022 | $25.50 | 60 |
| 2023 | $29.50 | 42 |
| 2024 | $34.00 | 40 |
| 2025 | $35.00 | 54 |
| 2026 | $35.00 | 41 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | LaDOTD | 260 CUYD | $26.00 | Open bid tab, 4400036364R1 ↗ |
| Sep 9, 2026 | LaDOTD | 6434 CUYD | $22.00 | Open bid tab, H.009602.6 ↗ |
| Sep 9, 2026 | LaDOTD | 33 CUYD | $375.00 | Open bid tab, H.011603.6 ↗ |
| Sep 9, 2026 | LaDOTD | 28 CUYD | $40.00 | Open bid tab, H.015850.6 ↗ |
| Sep 9, 2026 | LaDOTD | 571.5 CUYD | $32.00 | Open bid tab, H.016203.6 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the General Excavation item page.
General Excavation in other states
- Oregon: median $50.00 (79 bids)
Related items in Louisiana
- Borrow (Vehicular Measurement): $55.00 per cubic yard
- Embankment: $43.83 per cubic yard
- Trenching and Backfilling: $13.00 per linear foot
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