How many bags of concrete are on a pallet?
A pallet of QUIKRETE Concrete Mix holds 42 bags of 80 lb, 56 bags of 60 lb or 80 bags of 40 lb, according to QUIKRETE's own product listing. A full 80 lb or 60 lb pallet makes about 0.93 cubic yards of concrete.
Bags, volume and weight per pallet
Bag counts from quikrete.com; the other columns follow from the bag yields and weights.
| Bag size | Bags per pallet | Concrete per pallet | Weight of the bags | Pallets per cubic yard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 lb | 42 | 25.2 cu ft (0.93 cu yd) | 3,360 lb | 1.07 (45 bags) |
| 60 lb | 56 | 25.2 cu ft (0.93 cu yd) | 3,360 lb | 1.07 (60 bags) |
| 40 lb | 80 | 24.0 cu ft (0.89 cu yd) | 3,200 lb | 1.13 (90 bags) |
| 50 lb | no data |
How we worked it out
- Volume = bags × yield (0.60 / 0.45 / 0.30 cu ft).
- Weight = bags × bag weight. It excludes the pallet and wrap, for which there is no data.
- Other brands and stores may stack differently, so ask your store.
Questions
How many cubic feet of concrete are in a 60-pound bag?
About 0.45 cu ft.
How many bags of concrete do I need for a 4x8 slab?
At 4 in deep (10.67 cu ft): 18 bags of 80 lb, or 24 of 60 lb, before waste.
Related pages
Sources
QUIKRETE Concrete Mix yields; other products differ — check your bag.
Values marked with a link come from the linked source, which opens in a new tab. Unit conversions and our own defaults are listed separately. Every value the site uses is in the methodology source register.
Where the numbers come from 6
- 80 lb Concrete Mix bags per pallet
- 42 bags/pallet
- QUIKRETE Concrete Mix retail page (Lowe's), product 1101: "42 per pallet (SKU #10385)" (opens in a new tab)quikrete.com
- 60 lb Concrete Mix bags per pallet
- 56 bags/pallet
- QUIKRETE Concrete Mix retail page (Lowe's), product 1101: "56 per pallet (SKU #10387)" (opens in a new tab)quikrete.com
- 40 lb Concrete Mix bags per pallet
- 80 bags/pallet
- QUIKRETE Concrete Mix retail page (Lowe's), product 1101: "80 per pallet (SKU #4030)" (opens in a new tab)quikrete.com
- 80 lb concrete bag yield
- 0.6 cu ft/bag
- QUIKRETE Concrete Mix No. 1101 data sheet (revised October 2022) (opens in a new tab)quikrete.com · PDF
- 60 lb concrete bag yield
- 0.45 cu ft/bag
- QUIKRETE Concrete Mix No. 1101 data sheet (revised October 2022) (opens in a new tab)quikrete.com · PDF
- 40 lb concrete bag yield
- 0.3 cu ft/bag
- QUIKRETE Concrete Mix No. 1101 data sheet (revised October 2022) (opens in a new tab)quikrete.com · PDF
Unit conversions and our defaults2
- Cubic feet per cubic yard
- 27 cu ft/cu yd
- Geometry: 3 × 3 × 3 feet
- Inches per foot
- 12 in/ft
- Unit definition: one foot contains twelve inches
By Taimoor Zayad, DAE in Civil Engineering, three years as a site supervisor.Last updated How we calculate