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Excavation Common **P**: cost per cubic yard in Minnesota
The median awarded price is $11.00 per cubic yard, from 211 winning bids on 178 public projects in Minnesota (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $6.90 and $16.00.
Cost by state › Minnesota › Excavation Common **P**
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Aitkin County, Beltrami County, Blue Earth County, City of Faribault, City of Rochester, Cottonwood County 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 $14.95 in 2021 to $10.00 in 2026 (-33%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $14.95 | 8 |
| 2022 | $11.00 | 41 |
| 2023 | $11.00 | 50 |
| 2024 | $14.00 | 47 |
| 2025 | $11.00 | 81 |
| 2026 | $10.00 | 73 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Goodhue County | 536 C Y | $12.00 | Open bid tab, 99141 ↗ |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Redwood County | 6573 C Y | $7.91 | Open bid tab, 26-5 ↗ |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Blue Earth County | 2370 C Y | $28.50 | Open bid tab, 262092 ↗ |
| Aug 25, 2026 | City of Rochester | 2500 C Y | $15.00 | Open bid tab, 7862 ↗ |
| Aug 25, 2026 | City of Rochester | 100 C Y | $38.00 | Open bid tab, 78541 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Excavation Common **P** item page.
Related items in Minnesota
- Common Embankment (Cv): $10.00 per cubic yard
- Excavation Common: $14.90 per cubic yard
- Grubbing: $8,500 per acre
- Select Granular Embankment (Cv): $26.00 per cubic yard
- Grubbing: $250.00 per each
- Clearing: $10,000 per acre
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