Ness County, Kansas pastureland cash rent averages $20.50/acre (USDA NASS, 2025). Kansas pasture rent runs $33.00/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $27.00/AUM (USDA NASS, 2025 survey). Grass hay is $144/ton this week (USDA AMS). Feeding that hay costs about $2.45 per pair per day.
State-level series shown for context; the county figure above is Ness County’s own.