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Topsoil: cost per cubic yard in North Dakota
The median awarded price is $12.00 per cubic yard, from 186 winning bids on 185 public projects in North Dakota (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $7.07 and $18.11.
Cost by state › North Dakota › Topsoil
$12.00median per cubic yard
$7.07 – $18.11middle half (25th–75th percentile)
186winning bids, 185 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Burleigh County, NDDOT). 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 $7.20 in 2021 to $12.73 in 2026 (+77%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $7.20 | 16 |
| 2022 | $8.25 | 69 |
| 2023 | $12.75 | 68 |
| 2024 | $15.00 | 53 |
| 2025 | $10.00 | 65 |
| 2026 | $12.73 | 51 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | NDDOT | 638 CY | $5.19 | project BRJ-0014(050) ↗ |
| Aug 7, 2026 | NDDOT | 644 CY | $8.65 | project BRJ-0019(027) ↗ |
| Jul 17, 2026 | NDDOT | 1565 CY | $7.79 | project BRJ-0004(057) ↗ |
| Jul 2, 2026 | NDDOT | 285 CY | $5.19 | project H-7-016(011)133 ↗ |
| Jun 12, 2026 | NDDOT | 604 CY | $15.00 | project CERP-FXS-3411(063) ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Topsoil item page.
Topsoil in other states
- Alabama: median $42.00 (237 bids)
- Vermont: median $67.00 (103 bids)
- Texas: median $36.40 (86 bids)
- Oregon: median $100.00 (58 bids)
- Colorado: median $65.00 (17 bids)
- Wisconsin: median $50.58 (16 bids)
Related items in North Dakota
- Borrow Excavation: $21.42 per cubic yard
- Common Excavation-type A: $15.12 per cubic yard
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