How much does a cubic yard of mulch weigh?
A cubic yard of mulch typically weighs 400–800 lb (0.2–0.4 US tons). Water adds weight, so wet mulch weighs more. No primary standard publishes this, so treat it as a typical range and ask your supplier.
What you carry per 100 sq ft of bed
The site's typical range.
| Mulch depth | 1 cu yd covers | Mulch for 100 sq ft | Weight for 100 sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 in | 162 sq ft | 0.62 cu yd | 247–494 lb |
| 3 in | 108 sq ft | 0.93 cu yd | 370–741 lb |
| 4 in | 81 sq ft | 1.23 cu yd | 494–988 lb |
Yards per ton
2.5–5 cubic yards. For the exact weight of a delivery, ask the supplier for the weight ticket.
Questions
How much do 2 yards of mulch weigh?
About 800–1,600 lb.
How much mulch per square foot?
See the table: one cubic yard covers about 108 sq ft at 3 in deep.
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Sources
Densities are a typical range — ask your supplier. Weight varies with moisture and gradation.
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 2
- Mulch density range
- 0.2 – 0.4 US tons/cu yd
- Typical range; no primary standard exists, and weight varies with moisture and gradation. Confirm with your supplier.
- Pounds per US short ton
- 2000 lb/US ton
- NIST Guide to the SI, US short ton (2000 lb) (opens in a new tab)nist.gov
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