Karnes County, Texas pastureland cash rent averages $8.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025). Texas pasture rent runs $15.00/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $14.50/AUM (USDA NASS, 2020 survey). Grass hay is $111/ton this week (USDA AMS). Feeding that hay costs about $1.89 per pair per day.
State-level series shown for context; the county figure above is Karnes County’s own.