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1 Soil: Weighs about 2,200 pounds per cubic yard, depending on the moisture content. 2  Sand, Gravel, Stone: Can tip the scales at upwards of 3,000 pounds per cubic yard.
How much ground will 1 yard of gravel cover? It depends how thick the gravel is being laid - at 4 inches thick, a cubic yard will cover 81 square feet. How much does a cubic yard of gravel weigh? A cubic foot of dry, loose gravel with 1/4 to 2 stones is 105 pounds per cubic foot. So, a cubic yard is that times 27, or 2835 lb. (There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard.â¦)