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Florida grazing rates

Pastureland cash rent averages $20.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).

Southeast · Florida

This week

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national
Feeder cattle
$323.72/​cwt
758 lb avg, FL

Source: USDA AMS via LivestockValue and HayValue, week of Jul 30, 2026

What grass rents for

State cash rent
$20.00/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (23 of Florida’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Gilchrist County$52.00/acre2025
Palm Beach County$41.50/acre2025
Jefferson County$41.50/acre2025
Glades County$37.00/acre2025
Jackson County$35.50/acre2025
St. Lucie County$32.00/acre2025
Walton County$32.00/acre2025
Alachua County$26.00/acre2025
Okeechobee County$25.00/acre2025
Highlands County$23.00/acre2025
Marion County$22.00/acre2025
Polk County$19.50/acre2025
Hillsborough County$17.50/acre2025
Citrus County$17.50/acre2025
Brevard County$16.50/acre2025

Source: USDA NASS Cash Rents.

Published benchmarks

Some figures are published rates, not CustomGrazing listing data. Each one names its source.

FigureValueSource
US average pastureland cash rent$15.50/acreUSDA NASS Cash Rents, 2025
Kansas Flint Hills summer lease occupancy97.2% of bluestem pasture under contract, 2024–25K-State Bluestem Pasture Report, 2025
Observed asking prices, full care$30–50/AUMasking prices observed in public listings, July 2026
Observed asking prices, Texas pair rate$30–40/pair/monthasking prices observed in public listings, July 2026
Observed asking prices, custom care$1.25–2.50/head/dayasking prices observed in public listings, July 2026

Common questions

What do Florida pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $20.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).