Pima County, Arizona pastureland cash rent averages $1.40/acre (USDA NASS, 2025). Arizona pasture rent runs $12.00/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $10.00/AUM (USDA NASS, 2010 survey). Grass hay is $273/ton this week (USDA AMS). Feeding that hay costs about $4.63 per pair per day.
State-level series shown for context; the county figure above is Pima County’s own.