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New York grazing rates

Pastureland cash rent averages $31.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).

Southeast · New York

This week

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national
Feeder cattle
$368.50/​cwt
790 lb avg, NY

Source: USDA AMS via LivestockValue and HayValue, week of Jul 26, 2026

What grass rents for

State cash rent
$31.00/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (12 of New York’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Rensselaer County$61.50/acre2025
Schuyler County$33.00/acre2025
Chautauqua County$31.00/acre2025
Cortland County$27.50/acre2025
Madison County$23.00/acre2025
Orange County$21.50/acre2025
Washington County$20.00/acre2025
Steuben County$20.00/acre2025
Columbia County$18.50/acre2025
Chenango County$16.00/acre2025
Delaware County$15.00/acre2025
Schoharie County$12.00/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 New York pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $31.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).