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Tennessee grazing rates

Pastureland cash rent averages $26.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).

Southeast · Tennessee

This week

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national
Feeder cattle
$355.10/​cwt
784 lb avg, TN

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

What grass rents for

State cash rent
$26.00/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (81 of Tennessee’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Lauderdale County$55.00/acre2025
Warren County$48.50/acre2025
Gibson County$46.50/acre2025
Robertson County$46.50/acre2025
Carroll County$42.00/acre2025
Coffee County$41.00/acre2025
Haywood County$40.50/acre2025
Weakley County$40.00/acre2025
Crockett County$39.00/acre2025
Pickett County$38.50/acre2025
Tipton County$37.00/acre2025
Obion County$36.00/acre2025
Sumner County$36.00/acre2025
Montgomery County$36.00/acre2025
Dyer County$33.00/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 Tennessee pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $26.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).