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South Carolina grazing rates

Pastureland cash rent averages $20.50/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).

Southeast · South Carolina

This week

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national
Feeder cattle
$334.96/​cwt
766 lb avg, SC

Source: USDA AMS via LivestockValue and HayValue, week of Aug 1, 2026

What grass rents for

State cash rent
$20.50/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (17 of South Carolina’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Greenville County$33.00/acre2025
Marion County$32.00/acre2025
Bamberg County$28.00/acre2025
Chesterfield County$24.50/acre2025
Oconee County$24.00/acre2025
Spartanburg County$23.50/acre2025
Laurens County$23.00/acre2025
Pickens County$21.50/acre2025
York County$21.00/acre2025
Lancaster County$21.00/acre2025
Cherokee County$20.00/acre2025
Saluda County$17.50/acre2025
Fairfield County$16.50/acre2025
Chester County$15.50/acre2025
Anderson County$15.00/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 South Carolina pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $20.50/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).