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Compacting Embankment: cost per cubic yard in Missouri
The median awarded price is $8.10 per cubic yard, from 237 winning bids on 202 public projects in Missouri (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $5.00 and $14.49.
Cost by state › Missouri › Compacting Embankment
$8.10median per cubic yard
$5.00 – $14.49middle half (25th–75th percentile)
237winning bids, 202 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Boone County, 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 $5.00 in 2021 to $10.00 in 2026 (+100%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.00 | 76 |
| 2022 | $6.74 | 63 |
| 2023 | $6.61 | 91 |
| 2024 | $7.36 | 82 |
| 2025 | $7.00 | 95 |
| 2026 | $10.00 | 49 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | Boone County | 360 CY | $20.00 | Open bid tab, 3023jul26rippetoroadbrid-s0 ↗ |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Boone County | 360 CY | $17.50 | Open bid tab, 3023jul26rippetoroadbrid-s1 ↗ |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 2258 CUYD | $11.54 | Open the source page, contract 260618-C02 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 16208 CUYD | $6.55 | Open the source page, contract 260618-F01 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | MoDOT | 854 CUYD | $4.50 | Open the source page, contract 260618-H01 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Compacting Embankment item page.
Related items in Missouri
- Rock Ditch Check: $17.12 per linear foot
- 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
- Class 1 Excavation: $50.00 per cubic yard
- Embankment in Place: $26.75 per cubic yard
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