Asphalt binder reference cost

Find the latest average selling price of asphalt cement for both eastern and western Washington.

An asphalt cost price adjustment provision is included in all of our contracts that use hot mix asphalt. The prices published below are used to determine the credit or payment amount when there are qualifying changes in the reference cost of asphalt binder, as specified in the contract special provisions. This information is updated frequently, however, there is no set schedule. The reference cost posted is for the period immediately preceding the bid opening date.

We establish the asphalt binder reference cost from the selling price of asphalt cement furnished by Poten and Partners, Inc. for the Pacific Northwest:

  • Western reference cost is based on the selling price for the Seattle, Washington area
  • Eastern reference cost is based on the selling price for the eastern Washington area, including northern Idaho

The asphalt binder reference cost will be the average of the selling price for each Friday during the specified period. Asphalt binder reference costs are posted at the end of the period.

Date EffectiveBegin PeriodEnd PeriodEasternWestern
11/18/202411/01/202411/15/2024$535.00$567.50
11/13/202410/16/202410/31/2024$555.00$567.50
10/15/202410/01/202410/15/2024$565.00$567.50
10/01/202409/16/202409/30/2024$575.00$595.00
09/16/202409/01/202409/15/2024$602.50$595.00
09/03/202408/16/202408/31/2024$630.00$595.00
08/19/202408/01/202408/15/2024$630.00$595.00
08/05/202407/16/202407/31/2024$630.00$595.00
07/15/202407/01/202407/15/2024$630.00$595.00
07/08/202406/16/202406/30/2024$620.00$595.00
06/17/202406/01/202406/15/2024$620.00$595.00
06/04/202405/16/202405/31/2024$595.00$595.00
05/20/202405/01/202405/15/2024$595.00$595.00
05/06/202404/16/202404/30/2024$590.00$578.33
04/16/202404/01/202404/15/2024$587.50$570.00
04/02/202403/16/202403/31/2024$570.00$570.00
03/27/202403/01/202403/15/2024$570.00$570.00
03/05/202402/16/202402/29/2024$562.50$570.00
02/28/202402/01/202402/15/2024$555.00$570.00
02/12/202401/16/202401/31/2024$555.00$570.00
01/16/202401/01/202401/15/2024$555.00$570.00
01/03/202412/16/202312/31/2023$555.00$582.50
12/18/202312/01/202312/15/2023$555.00$595.00
12/04/202311/16/202311/30/2023$560.00$591.25
11/20/202311/01/202311/15/2023$565.00$587.50
11/02/202310/16/202310/31/2023$565.00$600.00
10/13/202310/01/202310/15/2023$565.00$600.00
10/02/202309/16/202309/30/2023$597.50$587.50
09/18/202309/01/202309/15/2023$597.50$587.50
09/05/202308/16/202308/31/2023$597.50$587.50
08/17/202308/01/202308/15/2023$597.50$587.60
07/31/202307/16/202307/31/2023$597.50$567.50
07/17/202307/01/202307/15/2023$597.50$567.50
07/07/202306/16/202306/30/2023$597.50$545.00
06/20/202306/01/202306/15/2023$597.50$545.00
05/30/202305/16/202305/31/2023$597.50$545.00
05/16/202305/01/202305/15/2023$597.50$545.00
05/01/202304/16/202304/30/2023$587.50$545.00
04/17/202304/01/202304/15/2023$587.50$545.00
04/04/202303/16/202303/31/2023$555.00$545.00
03/21/202303/01/202303/15/2023$555.00$545.00
03/07/202302/16/202302/28/2023$550.00$545.00
02/22/202302/01/202302/15/2023$545.00$545.00
02/13/202301/16/202301/31/2023$545.00$545.00
01/19/202301/01/202301/15/2023$545.00$545.00
01/03/202312/16/202212/31/2022$545.00$545.00
12/19/202212/01/202212/15/2022$556.25$545.00
12/07/202211/16/202211/30/2022$638.33$578.33
11/14/202211/01/202211/15/2022$645.00$672.50
11/03/202210/16/202210/31/2022$670.00$672.50
10/17/202210/1/202210/15/2022$720.00$672.50
10/03/202209/16/202209/30/2022$762.50$672.50
09/20/202209/01/202209/15/2022$768.75$687.50
09/06/202208/16/202208/31/2022$783.33$695.00
08/15/202208/01/202208/15/2022$787.50$720.00
08/01/202207/16/202207/31/2022$787.50$720.00
07/18/202207/01/202207/15/2022$762.50$720.00
07/11/202206/16/202206/30/2022$759.17$700.83
06/14/202206/01/202206/15/2022$743.75$690.00
05/31/202205/16/202205/31/2022$707.50$672.50
05/18/202205/01/202205/15/2022$707.50$672.50
05/03/202204/16/202204/30/2022$691.25$645.00
04/20/202204/01/202204/15/2022$685.00$637.50
04/04/202203/16/202203/31/2022$665.00$637.50
03/14/202203/01/202203/15/2022$641.25$607.50
03/02/202202/16/202202/28/2022$567.50$570.00
02/16/202202/01/202202/15/2022$567.50$566.25
01/31/202201/16/202201/31/2022$555.00$520.00
01/19/202201/01/202201/15/2022$555.00$520.00
01/04/202212/16/202112/31/2021$555.00$520.00
01/04/202212/01/202112/15/2021$555.00$520.00
11/29/202111/16/202111/30/2021$555.00$520.00
11/15/202111/01/202111/15/2021$545.00$520.00
11/02/202110/16/202110/31/2021$545.00$520.00
10/18/202110/01/202110/15/2021$545.00$503.75
10/04/202109/16/202109/30/2021$542.50$495.00
10/04/202109/01/202109/15/2021$540.00$495.00
09/09/202108/16/202108/31/2021$534.17$495.00
08/16/202108/01/202108/15/2021$517.50$495.00
08/03/202107/16/202107/31/2021$517.50$495.00
07/19/202107/01/202107/15/2021$517.50$495.00
07/08/202106/16/202106/30/2021$497.50$463.33
06/14/202106/01/202106/15/2021$490.00$445.00
06/01/202105/16/202105/31/2021$462.50$445.00
05/18/202105/01/202105/15/2021$457.50$445.00
05/03/202104/16/202104/30/2021$445.00$445.00
04/26/202104/01/202104/15/2021$440.00$445.00
04/05/202103/16/202103/31/2021$415.00$403.33
03/15/202103/01/202103/15/2021$412.50$360.00
03/02/202102/16/202102/28/2021$382.50$345.00
02/16/202102/01/202102/15/2021$380.00$345.00
02/01/202101/16/202101/31/2021$375.00$322.50
01/20/202101/01/202101/15/2021$365.00$322.50
01/07/202112/16/202012/31/2020$340.00$322.50
12/14/202012/01/202012/15/2020$340.00$322.50
12/01/202011/16/202011/30/2020$360.00$322.50
11/16/202011/01/202011/15/2020$360.00$322.50
11/02/202010/16/202010/31/2020$360.00$345.00
10/20/202010/01/202010/15/2020$360.00$342.50
10/05/202009/16/202009/30/2020$400.00$345.00
09/14/202009/01/202009/15/2020$400.00$345.00
09/01/202008/16/202008/31/2020$400.00$345.00
08/17/202008/01/202008/15/2020$400.00$345.00
08/04/202007/16/202007/31/2020$400.00$345.00
07/20/202007/01/202007/15/2020$395.00$345.00
07/07/202006/16/202006/30/2020$395.00$345.00
06/15/202006/01/202006/15/2020$395.00$345.00
06/02/202005/16/202005/31/2020$395.00$345.00
05/18/202005/01/202005/15/2020$405.00$345.00
05/05/202004/16/202004/30/2020$405.00$345.00
04/13/202004/01/202004/15/2020$405.00$345.00
03/30/202003/16/202003/31/2020$411.25$345.00
03/17/202003/01/202003/15/2020$412.50$345.00
03/02/202002/16/202002/29/2020$402.50$345.00
02/19/202002/01/202002/15/2020$392.50$345.00
02/03/202001/16/202001/31/2020$392.50$345.00
01/24/202001/01/202001/15/2020$390.00$345.00
01/06/202012/16/201912/31/2019$387.50$345.00
12/17/201912/01/201912/15/2019$393.75$352.50
12/03/201911/16/201911/30/2019$412.50$385.00
11/18/201911/01/201911/15/2019$422.50$408.75
11/04/201910/16/201910/31/2019$437.50$430.00
10/21/201910/01/201910/15/2019$443.33$433.33
09/30/201909/16/201909/30/2019$467.50$456.25
09/17/201909/01/201909/15/2019$498.75$465.00
09/04/201908/16/201908/31/2019$510.00$467.50
08/19/201908/01/201908/15/2019$515.00$470.00
08/06/201907/16/201907/31/2019$515.00$470.00
07/15/201907/01/201907/15/2019$515.00$470.00
07/08/201906/16/201906/30/2019$515.00$460.00
06/17/201906/01/201906/15/2019$515.00$450.00
06/03/201905/16/201905/31/2019$512.50$450.00
05/21/201905/01/201905/15/2019$505.00$433.75
05/13/201904/16/201904/30/2019$482.50$430.00
04/16/201904/01/201904/15/2019$477.50$430.00
04/01/201903/16/201903/30/2019$477.50$430.00
03/18/201903/01/201903/15/2019$477.50$430.00
03/04/201902/16/201902/28/2019$487.50$430.00
02/20/201902/01/201902/15/2019$482.50$430.00
02/04/201901/16/201901/31/209$480.00$430.00
01/22/201901/01/201901/15/2019$480.00$430.00
01/03/201912/16/201812/30/2018$480.00$430.00
12/17/201812/01/201812/15/2018$480.00$430.00
12/03/201811/16/201811/30/2018$505.00$460.00
11/19/201811/01/201811/15/2018$509.17$478.33
11/06/201810/16/201810/31/2018$515.83$500.00
10/15/201810/01/201810/15/2018$535.00$510.00
10/01/201809/16/201809/30/2018$540.00$510.00
09/17/201809/01/201809/15/2018$540.00$510.00
09/04/201808/16/201808/30/2018$540.00$500.00
08/16/201808/01/201808/15/2018$538.75$493.75
07/31/201807/16/201807/31/2018$531.25$482.50
07/16/201807/01/201807/15/2018$506.25$467.50
07/03/201806/16/201806/30/2018$483.75$457.50
06/18/201806/01/201806/15/2018$464.17$420.00
06/06/201805/16/201805/31/2018$431.25$396.25
05/29/201805/01/201805/15/2018$413.75$387.50
05/07/201804/16/201804/30/2018$402.50$375.00
04/18/201804/01/201804/15/2018$397.50$355.00
03/30/201803/16/201803/31/2018$387.50$350.00
03/15/201803/01/201803/15/2018$383.75$350.00
03/02/201802/16/201802/28/2018$380.00$350.00
02/16/201802/01/201802/15/2018$375.00$345.00
01/29/201801/16/201801/31/2018$362.50$330.00
01/16/201801/01/201801/15/2018$362.50$327.50
01/08/201812/16/201712/31/2018$360.00$327.50
12/19/201712/01/201712/15/2017$360.00$327.50
12/02/201711/16/201711/30/2017$360.00$327.50
11/20/201711/01/201711/15/2017$360.00$327.50
11/07/201710/16/201710/31/2017$360.00$327.50
10/23/201710/01/201710/15/2017$360.00$340.00
10/02/201709/16/201709/30/2017$362.50$342.50
09/20/201709/01/201709/15/2017$365.00$345.00
08/28/201708/16/201708/31/2017$365.00$345.00
08/14/201708/01/201708/15/2017$365.00$345.00
07/31/201707/16/201707/31/2017$372.50$345.00
07/17/201707/01/201707/15/2017$372.50$345.00
07/03/201706/16/201706/30/2017$372.50$345.00
06/12/201706/01/201706/15/2017$375.00$327.50
06/05/201705/16/201705/31/2017$375.00$325.00
05/15/201705/01/201705/15/2017$375.00$325.00
05/01/201704/16/201704/30/2017$373.75$325.00
04/18/201704/01/201704/15/2017$372.50$325.00
04/04/201703/16/201703/31/2017$367.50$309.17
03/23/201703/01/201703/15/2017$360.00$305.00
02/27/201702/16/201702/28/2017$342.50$300.00
02/21/201702/01/201702/15/2017$336.67$300.00
01/31/201701/16/201701/31/2017$335.00$300.00
01/17/201701/01/201701/15/2017$335.00$300.00
01/03/201712/16/201612/31/2017$335.00$300.00
12/19/201612/01/201612/15/2016$335.00$300.00
11/28/201611/16/201611/30/2016$335.00$300.00
11/21/201611/01/201611/15/2016$342.50$312.50
10/31/201610/16/201610/31/2016$350.00$325.00
10/24/201610/01/201610/15/2016$351.25$326.25
10/03/201609/16/201609/30/2016$363.33$327.50
09/16/201609/01/201609/15/2016$365.00$327.50
09/06/201608/16/201608/31/2016$365.00$327.50
08/23/201608/01/201608/15/2016$365.00$325.00
08/02/201607/16/201607/31/2016$365.00$325.00
07/18/201607/01/201607/15/2016$362.50$325.00
07/05/201606/16/201606/30/2016$352.50$322.50
06/20/201606/01/201606/15/2016$352.50$322.50
06/06/201605/16/201605/31/2016$346.67$322.50
05/16/201605/01/201605/15/2016$350.00$322.50
05/09/201604/16/201604/30/2016$353.75$328.75
04/18/201604/01/201604/15/2016$372.50$347.50
04/11/201603/16/201603/31/2016$372.50$351.25
03/21/201603/01/201603/15/2016$372.50$372.50
03/07/201602/16/201602/28/2016$383.33$372.50
02/16/201602/01/201602/15/2016$405.00$372.50
02/08/201601/16/201601/31/2016$405.00$372.50
01/19/201601/01/201601/15/2016$410.00$395.00
01/04/201612/16/201512/31/2015$433.75$403.75
12/28/201512/01/201512/15/2015$448.33$407.50
12/7/201511/16/201511/30/2015$455.00$424.17
11/16/201511/1/201511/15/2015$455.00$430.00
11/02/201510/16/201510/31/2015$465.00$430.00
10/19/201510/01/201510/15/2015$471.67$430.00
10/07/201509/16/201509/30/2015$476.25$431.25
09/21/201509/01/201509/15/2015$480.83$432.50
09/08/201508/16/201508/31/2015$490.00$432.50
08/24/201508/01/201508/15/2015$492.50$432.50
08/05/201507/16/201507/31/2015$492.50$430.00
07/20/201507/01/201507/15/2015$492.50$430.00
07/06/201506/16/201506/30/2015$492.50$425.83
06/15/201506/01/201506/15/2015$498.75$442.50
06/01/201505/16/201505/31/2015$505.00$445.00
05/18/201505/01/201505/15/2015$505.00$455.00
05/05/201504/16/201504/30/2015$505.00$471.25
04/20/201504/01/201504/15/2015$505.00$480.00
04/02/201503/16/201503/31/2015$505.00$480.00
03/18/201503/01/201503/15/2015$505.00$483.75
03/02/201502/16/201502/28/2015$515.00$495.00
02/17/201502/01/201502/15/2015$527.50$495.00
02/03/201501/16/201501/31/2015$550.00$501.25
01/20/201501/01/201501/15/2015$577.50$520.00
01/05/201512/16/201412/31/2014$577.50$547.50
12/15/201412/01/201412/15/2014$622.50$522.50
12/1/201411/16/201411/30/2014$625.00$553.75
11/17/201411/1/201411/15/2014$632.50$555.00
11/3/201410/16/201410/31/2014$638.00$560.00
10/20/201410/01/201410/15/2014$640.00$562.50
10/1/20149/16/20149/30/2014$640.00$562.50
9/15/20149/1/20149/15/2014$637.50$562.50
9/3/20148/16/20148/31/2014$633.75$562.50
8/19/20148/1/20148/15/2014$632.50$562.50
8/4/20147/16/20147/31/2014$632.50$562.50
7/21/20147/1/20147/15/2014$617.50$559.17
7/1/20146/16/20146/30/2014$612.50$557.50
6/16/20146/1/20146/15/2014$612.50$557.50
6/1/20145/16/20145/31/2014$592.50$552.50
5/20/20145/1/20145/15/2014$587.50$540.00
5/5/20144/16/20144/30/2014$565.00$532.50
4/14/20144/1/20144/15/2014$557.50$512.50
3/31/20143/16/20143/31/2014$542.50$505.00
3/17/20143/1/20143/16/2014$542.50$505.00
3/03/20142/16/20142/28/2014$542.50$505.00
2/18/20142/1/20142/15/2014$530.00$505.00
2/03/20141/16/20141/31/2014$530.00$505.00
1/14/20141/1/20141/15/2014$532.50$507.50
12/30/201312/16/201312/31/2013$535.00$510.00
12/17/201312/1/201312/15/2013$537.50$512.50
12/02/201311/16/201311/30/2013$545.00$520.00
11/18/201311/1/201311/15/2013$546.67$522.50
10/31/201310/16/201310/31/2013$550.00$525.00
10/14/201310/1/201310/15/2013$560.00$525.00
9/30/20139/16/20139/30/2013$567.50$525.00
9/17/20139/1/20139/15/2013$567.50$525.00
9/3/20138/15/20138/31/2013$567.50$525.00
8/12/20138/1/20138/15/2013$567.50$525.00
7/29/20137/16/20137/31/2013$567.50$525.00
7/15/20137/1/20137/15/2013$567.50$525.00
7/9/20136/15/20136/30/2013$567.50$525.00
6/17/20136/1/20136/15/2013$567.50$526.25
6/3/20135/16/20135/31/2013$567.50$535.00
5/13/20135/1/20135/15/2013$567.50$535.0
5/1/20134/16/20134/30/2013$567.50$537.50
4/15/20134/1/20134/15/2013$568.75$543.75
4/1/20133/16/20133/31/2013$570.00$545.00
3/19/20133/1/20133/15/2013$570.00$545.00
2/25/20132/16/20132/28/2013$570.00$545.00
2/19/20132/1/20132/15/2013$568.33$550.83
1/28/20131/16/20131/31/2013$567.50$560.00
1/14/20131/1/20131/15/2013$567.50$565.00
1/7/201312/16/201212/31/2012$567.50$570.00
12/17/201212/1/201212/15/2012$567.50$570.00
12/3/201211/16/201211/30/2012$569.17$570.00
11/13/201211/1/201211/15/2012$580.00$570.00
10/29/201210/16/201210/31/2012$602.50$570.00
10/15/201210/1/201210/15/2012$605.00$570.00
10/1/20129/16/20129/30/2012$605.00$570.00
9/17/20129/1/20129/15/2012$605.00$595.00
9/4/20128/16/20128/31/2012$610.83$598.33
8/14/20128/1/20128/15/2012$607.50$612.50
7/30/20127/16/20127/31/2012$633.75$612.50
7/16/20127/1/20127/15/2012$635.00$617.50
7/2/20126/16/20126/30/2012$635.00$622.50
6/19/20126/1/20126/15/2012$634.17$619.17
5/14/20125/1/20125/15/2012$618.75$612.50
5/29/20125/16/20125/31/2012$631.25$612.50

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