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Idaho grazing rates

Idaho pasture rent runs $23.00/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $20.50/AUM (USDA NASS, 2025 survey). Pastureland cash rent averages $15.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025). Grass hay is $168/ton this week (USDA AMS). Feeding that hay costs about $2.85 per pair per day.

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West · Idaho

This week

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national
Grass hay
$168/​ton
ID
Hay feed cost
$2.85
per pair per day

Source: USDA AMS via LivestockValue and HayValue, week of Jul 31, 2026

What grass rents for

NASS pastureland rent
$20.50/​AUM
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Cow-calf pair rent
$23.00/​pair/​mo
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
State cash rent
$15.00/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (21 of Idaho’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Canyon County$58.00/acre2025
Fremont County$43.50/acre2025
Jerome County$40.00/acre2025
Payette County$34.00/acre2025
Bingham County$28.00/acre2025
Adams County$24.00/acre2025
Lemhi County$20.00/acre2025
Valley County$17.50/acre2025
Kootenai County$17.00/acre2025
Bear Lake County$16.00/acre2025
Bonneville County$13.50/acre2025
Custer County$13.00/acre2025
Blaine County$12.50/acre2025
Cassia County$9.30/acre2025
Gem County$8.50/acre2025
$/AUM by year, ID
$20.5$122010: $122012: $15.32013: $15.52014: $16.52015: $172016: $182017: $182018: $182019: $182020: $18.52021: $192022: $192023: $192024: $202025: $20.5201020142017202020232025

Source: USDA NASS Cash Rents, USDA NASS, 2025 survey.

Hay feed cost

Hay feed cost
$2.85
per pair per day, this week

34 lb hay per pair per day (1.3 AU at 26 lb per AU). feeding waste not included.

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 does pasture rent cost in Idaho?

Idaho pasture rent runs $23.00/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $20.50/AUM (USDA NASS, 2025 survey).

What does it cost to feed hay instead of grazing in Idaho?

Grass hay is $168/ton this week (USDA AMS). Feeding that hay costs about $2.85 per pair per day.

What do Idaho pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $15.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).