2026 Ready-Mix & Slab Cost Planning
Estimate concrete cost in Kansas from slab dimensions, cubic yards, waste, delivery fees and your local ready-mix quote. For early 2026 budgeting, a broad Kansas planning range of roughly $125–$175 per cubic yard can be useful, but supplier quotes can differ substantially.
Estimate a slab from dimensions, calculate ready-mix cost from cubic yards, estimate bag quantities for small pours, or build an installed square-foot budget using your own contractor rate.
Enter slab dimensions, waste allowance, your concrete price per cubic yard, and any delivery or short-load fee.
Replace $160 with your Kansas supplier quote.
Enter the cubic yards you plan to order, your supplier rate, waste if the entered volume is theoretical, and extra fees.
Use 0 if your quantity already includes waste.
Estimate how many 80 lb bags are needed for a small rectangular pour. Default yield is 0.60 ft³ per bag; confirm the actual yield on your product label.
Build a rough installed-cost budget from square footage and your contractor's quoted or planning rate per square foot.
Use your contractor quote. $10 is only a sample planning input.
The cost of concrete in Kansas depends on whether you mean ready-mix material only or a fully installed slab, driveway, patio, sidewalk, footing, or foundation. For material planning, current 2026 guides commonly place standard ready-mix around the mid-$100s per cubic yard nationally. A Kansas-specific planning range of roughly $125 to $175 per cubic yard is useful for preliminary budgeting, but actual supplier quotes can land outside that range.
Local suppliers in Wichita and elsewhere in Kansas commonly ask customers to request a quote rather than publishing a single statewide price. That is sensible because concrete is a highly local product: the plant-to-jobsite distance, truck schedule, aggregate source, fuel, order size, mix design and unloading time all affect delivered cost.
For a basic rectangular slab, first calculate concrete volume in cubic yards. If dimensions are in feet and thickness is in inches:
Then add your waste allowance and apply the quoted ready-mix price:
The table below uses an illustrative $160 per cubic yard material rate. It is not a quote; replace the rate with the supplier price available for your Kansas ZIP code and mix specification.
| Order Volume | At $140/yd³ | At $160/yd³ | At $175/yd³ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yd³ | $140 | $160 | $175 |
| 2 yd³ | $280 | $320 | $350 |
| 3 yd³ | $420 | $480 | $525 |
| 5 yd³ | $700 | $800 | $875 |
| 7 yd³ | $980 | $1,120 | $1,225 |
| 10 yd³ | $1,400 | $1,600 | $1,750 |
| 12 yd³ | $1,680 | $1,920 | $2,100 |
| 15 yd³ | $2,100 | $2,400 | $2,625 |
| 20 yd³ | $2,800 | $3,200 | $3,500 |
Small orders can have short-load charges that make the effective cost per yard much higher. A Kansas City-area U-Cart supplier, for example, advertises smaller pickup quantities with a one-yard 4,000 PSI mix priced above typical full-truck per-yard planning rates. That illustrates why order size and delivery method matter.
Higher PSI, air entrainment, accelerators, retarders, fibers, color and specialty mixes can change material pricing.
A job farther from the batch plant can cost more because concrete trucks are time- and distance-sensitive.
Orders below a supplier's efficient truck quantity may carry minimum-order or short-load charges.
Restricted access, long chutes, wheelbarrowing, pumping or difficult truck positioning can increase project cost.
Wichita has multiple ready-mix providers, including companies that quote concrete based on the project rather than publishing a universal per-yard price. This makes the editable-rate approach especially useful: calculate the required yardage first, request quotes using the same quantity and mix specification, then enter the best comparable quote into the calculator.
For local pricing, you can request a quote from suppliers such as Beran Concrete in Wichita or compare with other ready-mix companies serving south-central Kansas. Ask whether the quote includes delivery, fuel, environmental fees, short-load charges and waiting time.
Kansas City, Kansas and nearby eastern Kansas communities have several ready-mix plants and suppliers. Geiger Ready-Mix, for example, lists locations serving Kansas City, De Soto, Leavenworth and Olathe. Plant proximity can help delivery logistics, but the final rate still depends on the order and mix.
When comparing quotes, give every supplier the same information: jobsite ZIP code, required PSI, cubic yards, desired slump, admixtures, pour date and time, access conditions, and whether a pump is required.
These examples show ready-mix material only using $160/yd³ and a 10% extra allowance. They exclude excavation, gravel base, forms, rebar or mesh, labor, finishing, pumping, permits and fees.
| Slab | Thickness | Approx. Order with 10% | Material at $160/yd³ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 × 10 ft | 4 in | 1.36 yd³ | ≈ $217 |
| 12 × 12 ft | 4 in | 1.96 yd³ | ≈ $313 |
| 20 × 20 ft | 4 in | 5.43 yd³ | ≈ $869 |
| 24 × 24 ft | 4 in | 7.82 yd³ | ≈ $1,251 |
| 20 × 40 ft | 4 in | 10.86 yd³ | ≈ $1,738 |
| 24 × 24 ft | 6 in | 11.73 yd³ | ≈ $1,877 |
The price of ready-mix is only one part of a finished concrete project. Installed pricing can include demolition, excavation, base preparation, compaction, forms, reinforcing steel or wire mesh, concrete pumping, placing, screeding, finishing, curing, saw-cut joints, cleanup and contractor overhead.
The Kansas Department of Revenue states that the statewide sales and use tax rate is 6.5%, and local jurisdictions can add their own rates. Construction tax treatment is more nuanced than simply multiplying every contractor invoice by 6.5%; the treatment can depend on materials, labor, project type and exemptions.
Volume is only the first step; a realistic budget applies waste, local ready-mix pricing and project-specific extras.
Common questions about Kansas ready-mix pricing, slab volume, waste, delivery and installed concrete budgets.