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Borrow: cost per cubic yard in Wisconsin
The median awarded price is $16.88 per cubic yard, from 304 winning bids on 304 public projects in Wisconsin (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $10.00 and $25.00.
Cost by state › Wisconsin › Borrow
$16.88median per cubic yard
$10.00 – $25.00middle half (25th–75th percentile)
304winning bids, 304 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (WisDOT). 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 $14.25 in 2021 to $18.62 in 2026 (+31%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $14.25 | 105 |
| 2022 | $15.50 | 102 |
| 2023 | $16.00 | 79 |
| 2024 | $15.16 | 102 |
| 2025 | $18.77 | 115 |
| 2026 | $18.62 | 64 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 118 CY | $26.50 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 001 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 232 CY | $0.5 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 002 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 1099 CY | $14.00 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 009 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 27073 CY | $0.01 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 018 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 1190 CY | $6.40 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 019 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Borrow item page.
Borrow in other states
- Connecticut: median $40.00 (41 bids)
Related items in Wisconsin
- Excavation Common: $17.00 per cubic yard
- Topsoil: $5.50 per square yard
- Grubbing: $444.70 per station
- Salvaged Topsoil: $2.75 per square yard
- Clearing: $670.00 per station
- Topsoil: $50.58 per cubic yard
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