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How many bags of Quikrete or Sakrete you need, and how many bags make a yard.
80 lb Bag of Concrete Cubic FeetAn 80 lb bag of concrete makes 0.60 cubic feet (17 litres). See the yield of every bag size in ft³, yd³ and litres, and how much area each bag covers.Open calculator 
Bags of Concrete per YardA cubic yard of concrete takes 45 × 80 lb bags, 60 × 60 lb or 90 × 40 lb. Chart, bags per m³, and a calculator for any number of yards.Open calculator 
Concrete Bag CalculatorFree concrete bag calculator. Enter your slab, hole or step size to get how many 40, 50, 60 or 80 lb bags of concrete you need, plus yards and m³.Open calculator Concrete Bags per PalletBags of concrete per pallet from Quikrete and Sakrete product pages: 42 of 80 lb, 56 of 60 lb, 80 of 40 lb, plus pallet weight, volume and pallets per yard.Open calculator 
Quikrete CalculatorIndependent Quikrete calculator. Get how many 40, 50, 60 or 80 lb bags of QUIKRETE Concrete Mix you need for a slab, post hole, Sonotube or step.Open calculator Ready-Mix vs Bagged Concrete CalculatorReady mix concrete calculator: enter your yards and local prices to see how many bags it takes, what a truck order would be, and which costs less.Open calculator 
Sakrete CalculatorIndependent Sakrete calculator: how many 40, 60, 80 or 90 lb bags of concrete mix you need for a slab, post hole or Sonotube, plus yards and m³.Open calculator FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many bags of concrete make a yard?
A cubic yard is 27 ft³. At QUIKRETE's published yields that is 45 bags of 80 lb (0.60 ft³), 60 bags of 60 lb (0.45 ft³) or 90 bags of 40 lb (0.30 ft³), before any waste allowance.
Do Quikrete and Sakrete bags yield the same?
Nearly. Both data sheets list 0.30 ft³ for 40 lb, 0.45 ft³ for 60 lb and 0.60 ft³ for 80 lb. The 90 lb bag differs: 0.675 ft³ for QUIKRETE 1101 and 0.66 ft³ for Sakrete High-Strength.
When should I use bags instead of ready-mix?
Bags suit small pours such as post holes, steps and small pads. For larger pours, compare the bag count from the bag calculator with a ready-mix quote; mixing dozens of bags by hand is slow and makes even placement harder.
How much water does an 80 lb bag of concrete need?
QUIKRETE says to start with about 6 pints (2.8 L) per 80 lb bag of Concrete Mix 1101 and go up to about 9 pints (4.3 L) at most, for a 2–3 in slump.
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