Rates / Nebraska / Hayes County
Hayes County, Nebraska pastureland cash rent averages $21.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025). Nebraska pasture rent runs $56.00/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $47.50/AUM (USDA NASS, 2025 survey). Grass hay is $105/ton this week (USDA AMS). Feeding that hay costs about $1.78 per pair per day.
State-level series shown for context; the county figure above is Hayes County’s own.