Estimate Concrete Prices Across Montana
Use this Concrete Cost in Montana calculator to estimate ready-mix material, cubic yards, delivery and short-load fees, pump or equipment costs, labor, and total installed slab cost. Enter your own supplier quote for the most accurate estimate, or start with a flexible planning price and adjust it for Missoula, Bozeman, Billings, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, or your local market.
Estimate a slab from dimensions, price known cubic yards, calculate installed cost by square foot, or compare two supplier quotes side by side.
Calculate cubic yards, waste allowance, ready-mix material, fixed fees, labor and estimated total project cost.
Replace with your current Montana supplier quote.
Use this when you already know the cubic yards required and need a delivered-material budget.
Create a low-high budget for a slab, patio, walkway, garage floor or driveway using editable installed pricing.
Compare two ready-mix quotes using the same yardage while including each supplier's fixed fees.
Concrete pricing in Montana can vary more than it does in some compact metro areas because delivery distance, plant location, winter conditions, truck availability and project access all matter. The final invoice can include ready-mix material, delivery, short-load charges, accelerators or other admixtures, pump costs, labor, reinforcement, site preparation and finishing.
Current Missoula-area published pricing provides a useful local benchmark: Missoula Concrete lists $205 per yard for a 5-sack mix, $210 per yard for 5.5-sack and $215 per yard for 6-sack. The company also lists a $150 flat short-load fee for under 3 yards, plus delivery charges beyond its local threshold. Broader 2026 Montana planning tools use lower base assumptions, showing why your actual supplier quote should always replace any statewide planning figure.
| Cost Component | What It Covers | Why It Changes | Estimator Input |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ready-mix concrete | Concrete material per cubic yard | Mix design, supplier, local market | $/yd³ |
| Delivery | Truck dispatch and travel | Distance, road access, plant location | Fixed or distance fee |
| Short-load fee | Charge for small orders | Supplier minimum and yardage | Fixed fee |
| Accelerator / admixtures | Cold-weather or mix adjustments | Season, placement needs, specification | $/yd³ or fixed |
| Pump / equipment | Placement equipment | Access, hose reach, volume | Fixed or hourly |
| Labor / finishing | Place, screed and finish | Crew, finish, complexity | $/ft² |
| Site work | Excavation, base and grading | Soil, slope, frost, access | Separate allowance |
There is no single permanent Montana price per cubic yard. Current published Missoula-area pricing is above $200 per yard for several sack mixes, while a statewide 2026 planning source uses roughly $160 per yard as a base and describes a broad regional range around $125–$175 per yard. A 2025 Bozeman cost guide estimated roughly $133–$160 per yard depending on PSI.
Because these sources reflect different suppliers, markets and methodologies, a practical calculator should keep the price field editable. The default $185 per yard on this page is a planning midpoint, not a guaranteed Montana rate.
Use feet for length and width, and inches for slab thickness.
Add delivery, short-load, pumping, additives and labor separately.
A 20 ft × 20 ft slab at 4 inches thick contains about 4.94 cubic yards before waste. With an 8% allowance, the order quantity is about 5.33 cubic yards. At a planning price of $185 per cubic yard, the ready-mix material portion is about $986 before delivery, short-load, pumping, reinforcement or labor.
If labor and finishing are budgeted at $7 per square foot, a 400-square-foot slab adds $2,800 before other site-specific items. This is why a complete concrete project estimate is usually much higher than material cost alone.
Missoula is one of the clearest Montana markets for published current pricing. Missoula Concrete currently lists 5-, 5.5- and 6-sack mixes at about $205, $210 and $215 per cubic yard. It also publishes a $150 short-load fee for orders under three yards and a per-mile delivery charge beyond its local delivery threshold.
That makes small Missoula-area pours a good example of why total delivered price matters more than simply multiplying yardage by a base material rate.
Bozeman and Gallatin County have active ready-mix suppliers, including Kenyon Noble and Quality Ready Mix. Many suppliers quote projects directly rather than posting fixed public prices. A 2025 local cost guide placed Bozeman concrete around $133–$160 per yard depending on PSI, with delivery charges potentially added separately.
For a Bozeman estimate, request the exact mix, yardage, delivery location and all small-load charges before comparing quotes.
Billings is Montana's largest urban market and has several ready-mix options. A 2025 Billings cost guide estimated roughly $134–$161 per cubic yard depending on PSI, with truck delivery service charges potentially ranging separately. Actual 2026 quotes may differ, so enter your current supplier rate into the calculator.
Great Falls and Helena projects can vary depending on supplier location, trip distance, mix requirements and season. In central Montana, delivery logistics can be a major part of small-project pricing, especially when the job is outside a plant's normal service area.
Ask whether the quoted rate includes delivery and whether waiting time, after-hours service, winter admixtures or minimum-order charges apply.
Northwest Montana includes Kalispell, Whitefish and surrounding communities where project distance and seasonal demand can influence concrete pricing. Remote or mountain-access jobs may require more coordination than an in-town slab.
For projects outside a supplier's standard delivery zone, compare both the base $/yard price and the travel or dispatch structure.
Short-load fees are especially important for patios, small pads, repairs and shed slabs. Missoula Concrete currently lists a $150 flat short-load fee for orders under three yards. This means a 1.5-yard project may have a much higher effective price per yard than a larger order, even before other fees.
Montana's cold climate can affect scheduling, curing and mix requirements. Accelerators, heated materials, ground thawing, blankets or temporary protection may be needed in cold conditions. These are project-specific costs and should not be assumed to be included in a basic ready-mix price.
The correct cold-weather placement procedure depends on temperature, specification and structural requirements. For professional work, follow the contractor, engineer and applicable concrete practice requirements.
Concrete price changes with mix design, cement content, aggregate, air entrainment, fibers, accelerators and other admixtures. Some Montana suppliers publish pricing by sack mix rather than directly by PSI, while other suppliers quote based on project specifications.
Do not choose a lower-cost mix if the plans or project requirements call for a higher-strength or air-entrained mix.
Installed pricing includes material plus labor and often part of the forming, placing and finishing scope. For planning, this page defaults to $7–$14 per square foot, but actual Montana bids can be lower or higher depending on access, reinforcement, excavation, finish, demolition, frost conditions and crew availability.
Use the green calculator to create a low-high budget, then replace the rates with local contractor estimates.
Driveway cost depends on area, thickness, base preparation, reinforcement, slope, drainage and finish. Montana freeze-thaw exposure can also make base preparation and mix selection especially important.
Use the slab calculator for cubic yards, then add reinforcement, excavation, finishing and project-specific site costs separately.
A simple rectangular patio with easy access is usually easier to estimate than a decorative or backyard patio that requires pumping. Curves, steps, stamped finishes, color, demolition and poor access can all raise the cost.
For non-rectangular layouts, use the Irregular Shape Concrete Calculator before applying Montana pricing.
Thickness has a direct effect on material quantity. A 6-inch slab uses 50% more concrete than a 4-inch slab over the same area. That makes thickness, along with project area, one of the largest drivers of ready-mix cost.
Always use the thickness required by the project design rather than reducing thickness solely to save material.
Concrete is rarely ordered at the exact theoretical volume. Subgrade variation, uneven excavation, form tolerances, spillage and measurement error can increase actual use. Many preliminary estimates use around 5%–10% extra, but the correct allowance depends on project conditions.
Make sure both suppliers are quoting the same strength and specifications.
Ask whether travel is included or charged separately.
Small-load charges can change the effective price significantly.
Use the blue quote-comparison calculator instead of looking only at $/yard.
For current local context, see Missoula Concrete's current pricing, the 2026 Montana concrete planning calculator, the Kenyon Noble Ready-Mix service information, and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association. Always confirm the final price directly with the supplier before ordering.
Use our Concrete Slab Calculator, Concrete Bag Calculator, Concrete Yard Calculator, Cubic Feet to Cubic Yards, Cubic Yards to Cubic Feet, and Irregular Shape Concrete Calculator to calculate project quantity before pricing your Montana concrete order.
Ready-mix price is only one part of the total project budget.
Common questions about ready-mix, delivery, cubic yards and installed concrete prices in Montana.