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Nevada grazing rates

Nevada pasture rent runs $18.10/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $14.00/AUM (USDA NASS, 2017 survey). Pastureland cash rent averages $10.50/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).

West · Nevada

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

NASS pastureland rent
$14.00/​AUM
USDA NASS, 2024 survey
Cow-calf pair rent
$18.10/​pair/​mo
USDA NASS, 2017 survey
State cash rent
$10.50/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (2 of Nevada’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
White Pine County$10.50/acre2024
Elko County$8.90/acre2024
$/AUM by year, NV
$15$9.52010: $12.52012: $152014: $11.52016: $102017: $9.92018: $9.52019: $102024: $1420102014201720192024

Source: USDA NASS Cash Rents, USDA NASS, 2024 survey.

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 Nevada?

Nevada pasture rent runs $18.10/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $14.00/AUM (USDA NASS, 2017 survey).

What do Nevada pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $10.50/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).