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How many pallets of sod for 1 acre? (400, 500 and 600 sq ft pallets, ¼ to 5 acres, with weight)

An acre is 43,560 sq ft, so it takes 73 to 109 pallets of sod depending on the pallet: 88 of 500 sq ft, 73 of 600 sq ft, 109 of 400 sq ft (CT Sod, read 2026-09-29), rounded up. Add the 10% extra for cuts the same farm recommends and it becomes 96, 80, 120. On standard 500 sq ft pallets that is 71,874-143,748 lb of sod to haul. The tables give each pallet size for one acre and for ¼ to 5 acres.

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How many pallets of sod for 1 acre, by pallet size?

Pallets = 43,560 sq ft × (1 + the extra) ÷ the square feet on one pallet, rounded up to a whole pallet. The column without extra is the bare area; the one with 10% follows CT Sod’s advice to add 5 to 10 percent for waste, top of the range. Weight = the pallet’s published range per square foot × the area ordered.

One acre (43,560 sq ft)
PalletArea per palletPallets, no extraPallets, +10%Weight, +10%
Cool-season rolls, 500 sq ft pallet500 sq ft889671,874-143,748 lb
Cool-season rolls, 600 sq ft pallet600 sq ft738071,874-143,748 lb
Warm-season slabs, 400 sq ft pallet400 sq ft109120179,685-359,370 lb

Pallets of sod for ¼ to 5 acres

The same arithmetic for smaller and larger plots, all with the 10% extra. Warm-season grasses (zoysia, bermuda, St. Augustine and centipede) come on the smaller pallet, so they need the most pallets for the same ground.

Pallets with 10% extra for cuts
PlotArea500 sq ft pallets600 sq ft pallets400 sq ft pallets
¼ acre10,890 sq ft242030
½ acre21,780 sq ft484060
1 acre43,560 sq ft9680120
2 acres87,120 sq ft192160240
3 acres130,680 sq ft288240360
5 acres217,800 sq ft480400599

An acre of lawn is rarely an acre of sod: the house, drive and beds sit on the lot. Measure the grass as rectangles, circles and triangles minus obstacles in the sod calculator, which gives the rolls, pallets, cost and weight for that area and your farm’s pallet.

How much does an acre of sod weigh?

71,874-143,748 lb on 500 sq ft cool-season pallets with the 10% extra. CT Sod says one cool-season pallet fits in a half-ton pickup on a normal day; an acre is 73 or more, so plan on the farm’s delivery. The weight of each pallet and of one roll are in how much does a pallet of sod weigh.

Seed instead of sod for an acre?

Sodding an acre means 73 pallets or more. Seeding it with tall fescue (turf-type) takes 305 lb of seed (Penn State Extension, Lawn Establishment, Table 1). The pounds of seed per acre for each grass type, new lawn and overseeding, are in how much grass seed per acre.

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Frequently asked questions

How many pallets of sod for 1 acre?
88 pallets of 500 sq ft (96 with 10% extra); 73 pallets of 600 sq ft (80 with 10% extra); 109 pallets of 400 sq ft (120 with 10% extra). Pallets = 43,560 sq ft ÷ the square feet on one pallet, rounded up.
How many rolls of sod in an acre?
4,356 rolls of 10 sq ft with no extra, 4,792 with 10% for cuts (CT Sod's rolls).
How many pallets of sod for half an acre?
With 10% extra: 48 pallets of 500 sq ft, 40 pallets of 600 sq ft, 60 pallets of 400 sq ft.
How much does an acre of sod weigh?
71,874-143,748 lb on 500 sq ft pallets; 71,874-143,748 lb on 600 sq ft pallets; 179,685-359,370 lb on 400 sq ft pallets, with 10% extra: each farm's pallet weight, dry to wet, scaled to the area ordered.
How much turf for an acre or a hectare in the UK?
UK turf is sold by the roll of about 1 m² (Rolawn, How to measure your lawn), with at least 5% extra: 4,249.2 (buy 4,250 rolls) for an acre (4,047 m²), 10,500 rolls for a hectare. No pallet count is published.

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Last updated 2026-09-29. Rates from university extension guides and product labels, each with its source and date: the label on the bag wins.