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Excavation Common: cost per cubic yard in Minnesota
The median awarded price is $14.90 per cubic yard, from 354 winning bids on 343 public projects in Minnesota (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $9.31 and $24.50.
Cost by state › Minnesota › Excavation Common
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Big Stone County, Blue Earth County, Brown County, City of Faribault, City of Rochester, City of Roseville and others). 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 $11.05 in 2021 to $15.89 in 2026 (+44%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $11.05 | 78 |
| 2022 | $14.00 | 104 |
| 2023 | $14.00 | 103 |
| 2024 | $15.00 | 120 |
| 2025 | $14.00 | 116 |
| 2026 | $15.89 | 103 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | MnDOT | 35348 C Y | $15.00 | Open the source page, contract 260109 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | MnDOT | 40270 C Y | $9.95 | Open the source page, contract 260113 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | MnDOT | 76493 C Y | $10.65 | Open the source page, contract 260117 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Jackson County | 692 CU. YD. | $15.00 | Open bid tab, 2605 ↗ |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Jackson County | 123 CU. YD. | $8.00 | Open bid tab, 2604 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Excavation Common item page.
Excavation Common in other states
- Wisconsin: median $17.00 (816 bids)
Related items in Minnesota
- Common Embankment (Cv): $10.00 per cubic yard
- Grubbing: $8,500 per acre
- Excavation Common **P**: $11.00 per cubic yard
- Select Granular Embankment (Cv): $26.00 per cubic yard
- Grubbing: $250.00 per each
- Clearing: $10,000 per acre
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