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Maryland grazing rates

Pastureland cash rent averages $59.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).

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Southeast · Maryland

This week

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national

Source: USDA AMS via LivestockValue and HayValue, week of Aug 2, 2026

What grass rents for

State cash rent
$59.00/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (6 of Maryland’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Kent County$117.00/acre2025
Frederick County$83.50/acre2025
Carroll County$63.00/acre2025
Washington County$52.00/acre2025
Baltimore County$44.00/acre2025
Garrett County$32.00/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 Maryland pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $59.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).