Rates / New Mexico / Lea County
Lea County, New Mexico pastureland cash rent averages $1.70/acre (USDA NASS, 2025). New Mexico pasture rent runs $18.50/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $17.50/AUM (USDA NASS, 2020 survey).
State-level series shown for context; the county figure above is Lea County’s own.