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Class 1 Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Missouri
The median awarded price is $50.00 per cubic yard, from 169 winning bids on 127 public projects in Missouri (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $30.00 and $81.73.
Cost by state › Missouri › Class 1 Excavation
$50.00median per cubic yard
$30.00 – $81.73middle half (25th–75th percentile)
169winning bids, 127 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (MoDOT). 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 $42.87 in 2021 to $60.00 in 2026 (+40%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $42.87 | 41 |
| 2022 | $53.50 | 38 |
| 2023 | $53.45 | 54 |
| 2024 | $45.12 | 58 |
| 2025 | $50.00 | 73 |
| 2026 | $60.00 | 31 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 85 CUYD | $134.00 | Open the source page, contract 260618-F01 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 70 CUYD | $45.00 | Open the source page, contract 260618-H01 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 35 CUYD | $45.00 | Open the source page, contract 260618-H03 |
| May 15, 2026 | MoDOT | 262 CUYD | $165.60 | Open the source page, contract 260515-C06 |
| May 15, 2026 | MoDOT | 50 CUYD | $50.00 | Open the source page, contract 260515-C13 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Class 1 Excavation item page.
Class 1 Excavation in other states
- Pennsylvania: median $44.00 (895 bids)
Related items in Missouri
- Rock Ditch Check: $17.12 per linear foot
- Compacting Embankment: $8.10 per cubic yard
- Class 3 Excavation: $27.82 per cubic yard
- Placing Type 2 Rock Blanket: $26.75 per cubic yard
- Class A Excavation: $20.70 per cubic yard
- Furnishing Type 2 Rock Blanket: $56.00 per cubic yard
- Clearing AND Grubbing: $7,228 per acre
- Embankment in Place: $26.75 per cubic yard
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