Earthwork · awarded bid prices · St. Louis County
Excavation Common: cost per cubic yard in St. Louis County, MN
The median awarded price is $15.00 per cubic yard, from 35 winning bids on 33 public projects in St. Louis County, MN (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $13.05 and $24.39.
Cost by state › Minnesota › St. Louis County › Excavation Common
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (MnDOT, St. Louis County). The county is the one the agency recorded for the project. 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 $15.00 in 2021 to $18.50 in 2026 (+23%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $15.00 | 5 |
| 2022 | $17.12 | 6 |
| 2023 | $13.10 | 11 |
| 2024 | $15.50 | 15 |
| 2025 | $15.20 | 8 |
| 2026 | $18.50 | 8 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | MnDOT | 35 C Y | $97.00 | Open the source page, contract 260086 |
| May 20, 2026 | MnDOT | 87 C Y | $80.00 | Open the source page, contract 260097 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | St. Louis County | 350 CU YD | $18.00 | Open bid tab, CP 0000-914689 ↗ |
| Feb 26, 2026 | St. Louis County | 4625 CU YD | $6.50 | Open bid tab, CP 4594-864151 ↗ |
| Feb 25, 2026 | MnDOT | 5970 C Y | $19.00 | Open the source page, contract 260027 |
The same item across Minnesota: statewide figures. See every awarded price for this item on the Excavation Common item page.
Related items in St. Louis County
- Structure Excavation Class E (P): $16.00 per cubic yard
- Grubbing: $8,901 per acre
- Granular Backfill (Cv) (P): $32.00 per cubic yard
- Excavation Common **P**: $15.00 per cubic yard
- Common Topsoil Borrow: $24.68 per cubic yard
- Select Granular Embankment Mod 7% (Cv) (P): $23.80 per cubic yard
- Base Stabilization (Base One): $0.91 per square yard
- Common Embankment (Cv): $9.50 per cubic yard