CGCustomGrazing

Ohio grazing rates

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

USSouthern PlainsNorthern PlainsMidwestWestSoutheast

Midwest · Ohio

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
$31.00/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (30 of Ohio’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Miami County$78.50/acre2025
Hocking County$62.50/acre2025
Holmes County$60.00/acre2025
Portage County$59.00/acre2025
Stark County$51.00/acre2025
Champaign County$50.00/acre2025
Richland County$43.00/acre2025
Knox County$43.00/acre2025
Ross County$43.00/acre2025
Union County$41.50/acre2025
Highland County$41.50/acre2025
Columbiana County$39.50/acre2025
Jackson County$38.50/acre2025
Adams County$38.00/acre2025
Brown County$31.00/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 Ohio pastureland cash rents run per acre?

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