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Class A Excavation: cost per cubic yard in Missouri
The median awarded price is $20.70 per cubic yard, from 204 winning bids on 179 public projects in Missouri (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $14.00 and $35.00.
Cost by state › Missouri › Class A Excavation
$20.70median per cubic yard
$14.00 – $35.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
204winning bids, 179 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 $15.00 in 2021 to $21.45 in 2026 (+43%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $15.00 | 81 |
| 2022 | $17.00 | 54 |
| 2023 | $20.50 | 76 |
| 2024 | $21.00 | 75 |
| 2025 | $20.50 | 83 |
| 2026 | $21.45 | 37 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 4391 CUYD | $14.61 | Open the source page, contract 260618-C02 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 11557 CUYD | $12.00 | Open the source page, contract 260618-H01 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 837 CUYD | $6.80 | Open the source page, contract 260618-H03 |
| May 15, 2026 | MoDOT | 1969 CUYD | $50.00 | Open the source page, contract 260515-A02 |
| May 15, 2026 | MoDOT | 56 CUYD | $135.00 | Open the source page, contract 260515-C08 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Class A Excavation item page.
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
- 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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