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Utah grazing rates

Utah pasture rent runs $23.00/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $21.00/AUM (USDA NASS, 2024 survey). Pastureland cash rent averages $5.50/acre (USDA NASS, 2025). Grass hay is $193/ton this week (USDA AMS). Feeding that hay costs about $3.27 per pair per day.

West · Utah

This week

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national
Feeder cattle
$341.47/​cwt
789 lb avg, UT
Grass hay
$193/​ton
UT
Hay feed cost
$3.27
per pair per day

Source: USDA AMS via LivestockValue and HayValue, week of Jul 31, 2026

What grass rents for

NASS pastureland rent
$21.00/​AUM
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Cow-calf pair rent
$23.00/​pair/​mo
USDA NASS, 2024 survey
State cash rent
$5.50/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (21 of Utah’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Weber County$28.50/acre2025
Piute County$26.00/acre2025
Wasatch County$16.00/acre2025
Wayne County$13.50/acre2025
Cache County$13.00/acre2025
Uintah County$9.90/acre2025
Beaver County$9.80/acre2025
Utah County$8.00/acre2025
Sanpete County$6.90/acre2025
Duchesne County$6.80/acre2025
Sevier County$6.30/acre2025
Box Elder County$5.80/acre2025
Millard County$5.60/acre2025
Washington County$4.90/acre2025
Summit County$4.80/acre2025
$/AUM by year, UT
$21$13.12010: $13.12012: $13.72013: $14.52014: $152015: $162016: $16.52017: $16.52018: $172019: $182020: $182021: $18.52022: $192023: $19.52024: $20.52025: $21201020142017202020232025

Source: USDA NASS Cash Rents, USDA NASS, 2025 survey.

Hay feed cost

Hay feed cost
$3.27
per pair per day, this week

34 lb hay per pair per day (1.3 AU at 26 lb per AU). feeding waste not included.

Grass gain

Grass at $21.00/AUM prices gain at $0.24 to $0.32 per lb. The market pays $341.47/cwt for 789-lb feeders this week.

yearling at 0.7 AU. 1.5 to 2.0 lb per day gain on grass.

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 does pasture rent cost in Utah?

Utah pasture rent runs $23.00/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $21.00/AUM (USDA NASS, 2024 survey).

What does it cost to feed hay instead of grazing in Utah?

Grass hay is $193/ton this week (USDA AMS). Feeding that hay costs about $3.27 per pair per day.

What do Utah pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $5.50/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).