How Many Bags of Sand Are on a Pallet?

Sand bags per pallet

56 bags of 50 lb sand per pallet.

Most sizes are 56 to a pallet — 50 lb and 60 lb bags alike; only the 70 lb bag drops to 42.
Weight — 2,800 lb of sand for 56 × 50 lb bags, before the pallet.
Play sand vs all-purpose — play sand is washed and screened for sandboxes; all-purpose sand is graded for concrete and paver bedding.
Shipping a pallet? Check its freight class.

Quikrete packs its 50 lb play sand and 50 lb all-purpose sand 56 bags to a pallet, and its 60 lb all-purpose sand 56 as well. The 70 lb all-purpose sand comes 42 to a pallet. That is 2,800 to 3,360 lb of sand on one pallet.

Bag (Quikrete)	Per pallet · sand weight
50 lb Premium Play Sand	56 bags · 2,800 lb
50 lb All-Purpose Sand	56 bags · 2,800 lb
60 lb All-Purpose Sand	56 bags · 3,360 lb
70 lb All-Purpose Sand	42 bags · 2,940 lb
50 lb All-Purpose Gravel	56 bags · 2,800 lb

Play sand or all-purpose sand?

Quikrete's data sheet describes two different products. Premium Play Sand is washed and screened for children's sandboxes. All-Purpose Sand meets the ASTM C33 standard for concrete aggregate, and is sold for mixing concrete, as a base under brick pavers, for traction on ice and for mixing into soil.

Both come 56 to a pallet in 50 lb bags, so the pallet count does not tell them apart. Check the product name on the bag before you order a pallet for a specific job.

Moving a pallet of sand

A 56-bag pallet of 50 lb sand carries 2,800 lb, and the 60 lb version 3,360 lb. Sand also takes on water, so bags stored outside in the rain weigh more than the label says.

As freight it is dense. If a 50 lb pallet measured 48 × 40 × 36 in, it would be 40 cubic feet and 70 lb per cubic foot: class 50 on the freight class chart.

Shipping a pallet of sand?

Sand pallets are small and heavy. Enter the size and weight to check the freight class before you book.