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Unclassified Excavation: cost per cubic yard in South Dakota
The median awarded price is $11.95 per cubic yard, from 202 winning bids on 202 public projects in South Dakota (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $5.46 and $24.00.
Cost by state › South Dakota › Unclassified Excavation
$11.95median per cubic yard
$5.46 – $24.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
202winning bids, 202 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (SDDOT). 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 $8.17 in 2021 to $8.93 in 2026 (+9%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $8.17 | 68 |
| 2022 | $10.77 | 51 |
| 2023 | $14.00 | 64 |
| 2024 | $14.26 | 74 |
| 2025 | $10.50 | 76 |
| 2026 | $8.93 | 36 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | SDDOT | 605992 CuYd | $9.35 | Open bid tab, PCN 05X0 ↗ |
| Aug 5, 2026 | SDDOT | 2770 CuYd | $8.50 | Open bid tab, PCN 0AL0 ↗ |
| Jul 15, 2026 | SDDOT | 2870 CuYd | $8.00 | Open bid tab, PCN 09MP ↗ |
| Jul 15, 2026 | SDDOT | 22 CuYd | $29.95 | Open bid tab, PCN 09TA ↗ |
| Jun 3, 2026 | SDDOT | 508 CuYd | $30.00 | Open bid tab, PCN 09QH ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Unclassified Excavation item page.
Unclassified Excavation in other states
- Oklahoma: median $9.18 (310 bids)
- South Carolina: median $36.58 (260 bids)
- Alabama: median $27.48 (186 bids)
- Arkansas: median $23.73 (128 bids)
- Wyoming: median $26.50 (83 bids)
- Missouri: median $20.00 (80 bids)
- North Carolina: median $16.50 (65 bids)
- California: median $195.00 (39 bids)
- Illinois: median $40.00 (19 bids)
Related items in South Dakota
- Placing Topsoil: $7.75 per cubic yard
- Contractor Furnished Borrow Excavation: $24.50 per cubic yard
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