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Borrow Excavation: cost per cubic yard in South Carolina
The median awarded price is $50.00 per cubic yard, from 409 winning bids on 409 public projects in South Carolina (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $35.25 and $69.40.
Cost by state › South Carolina › Borrow Excavation
$50.00median per cubic yard
$35.25 – $69.40middle half (25th–75th percentile)
409winning bids, 409 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (SCDOT). 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 $24.00 in 2021 to $53.00 in 2026 (+121%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $24.00 | 128 |
| 2022 | $31.00 | 133 |
| 2023 | $40.88 | 104 |
| 2024 | $54.00 | 167 |
| 2025 | $48.80 | 141 |
| 2026 | $53.00 | 71 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | SCDOT | 148 CY | $59.60 | Open bid tab, contract 1477330 ↗ |
| Aug 11, 2026 | SCDOT | 19308 CY | $32.00 | Open bid tab, contract 1871410 ↗ |
| Aug 11, 2026 | SCDOT | 62874 CY | $35.50 | Open bid tab, contract 2970980 ↗ |
| Aug 11, 2026 | SCDOT | 658 CY | $58.00 | Open bid tab, contract 3077260 ↗ |
| Aug 11, 2026 | SCDOT | 1517 CY | $53.00 | Open bid tab, contract 3276951 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Borrow Excavation item page.
Borrow Excavation in other states
- North Dakota: median $21.42 (128 bids)
- Virginia: median $55.00 (125 bids)
- North Carolina: median $22.00 (108 bids)
- Alabama: median $29.93 (29 bids)
Related items in South Carolina
- Unclassified Excavation: $36.58 per cubic yard
- Hauling of Excavated Shoulder Material: $70.80 per station
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