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Kentucky grazing rates

Pastureland cash rent averages $35.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).

Southeast · Kentucky

This week

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national
Feeder cattle
$359.52/​cwt
781 lb avg, KY

Source: USDA AMS via LivestockValue and HayValue, week of Aug 1, 2026

What grass rents for

State cash rent
$35.00/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (68 of Kentucky’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Warren County$51.00/acre2025
Christian County$50.50/acre2025
Barren County$49.50/acre2025
Ballard County$49.00/acre2025
Marion County$46.50/acre2025
Allen County$46.00/acre2025
Clark County$45.50/acre2025
Logan County$45.00/acre2025
Boyle County$45.00/acre2025
Bourbon County$44.00/acre2025
Nelson County$43.50/acre2025
Caldwell County$43.00/acre2025
Hardin County$42.00/acre2025
Monroe County$41.50/acre2025
Russell County$41.50/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 Kentucky pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $35.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).