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Class 3 Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Missouri
The median awarded price is $27.82 per cubic yard, from 220 winning bids on 195 public projects in Missouri (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $15.00 and $55.00.
Cost by state › Missouri › Class 3 Excavation
$27.82median per cubic yard
$15.00 – $55.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
220winning bids, 195 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 $20.00 in 2021 to $35.00 in 2026 (+75%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $20.00 | 70 |
| 2022 | $24.96 | 62 |
| 2023 | $29.35 | 72 |
| 2024 | $24.15 | 73 |
| 2025 | $26.00 | 95 |
| 2026 | $35.00 | 42 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 276 CUYD | $49.97 | Open the source page, contract 260618-C02 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 25 CUYD | $41.17 | Open the source page, contract 260618-D05 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 3699 CUYD | $13.95 | Open the source page, contract 260618-F01 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 60 CUYD | $20.00 | Open the source page, contract 260618-H01 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 32 CUYD | $18.20 | Open the source page, contract 260618-H03 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Class 3 Excavation item page.
Class 3 Excavation in other states
- Pennsylvania: median $60.26 (164 bids)
Related items in Missouri
- Rock Ditch Check: $17.12 per linear foot
- Compacting Embankment: $8.10 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
- Class 1 Excavation: $50.00 per cubic yard
- Embankment in Place: $26.75 per cubic yard
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