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Excavation Common: cost per cubic yard in Wisconsin
The median awarded price is $17.00 per cubic yard, from 816 winning bids on 816 public projects in Wisconsin (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $12.00 and $22.57.
Cost by state › Wisconsin › Excavation Common
$17.00median per cubic yard
$12.00 – $22.57middle half (25th–75th percentile)
816winning bids, 816 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 $14.36 in 2021 to $18.00 in 2026 (+25%).
| Year | Median per cubic yard | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $14.36 | 241 |
| 2022 | $16.00 | 284 |
| 2023 | $16.00 | 208 |
| 2024 | $15.00 | 246 |
| 2025 | $18.00 | 310 |
| 2026 | $18.00 | 199 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 470 CY | $18.00 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 001 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 863 CY | $12.75 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 002 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 12900 CY | $16.75 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 003 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 147 CY | $30.85 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 005 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WisDOT | 80700 CY | $11.00 | Open bid tab, letting 20260915, call 008 |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Excavation Common item page.
Excavation Common in other states
- Minnesota: median $14.90 (354 bids)
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