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Virginia grazing rates

Pastureland cash rent averages $28.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).

Southeast · Virginia

This week

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national
Feeder cattle
$346.39/​cwt
791 lb avg, VA

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

What grass rents for

State cash rent
$28.00/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (58 of Virginia’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Rockingham County$45.00/acre2025
Shenandoah County$40.00/acre2025
Washington County$36.00/acre2025
Pulaski County$35.50/acre2025
Wythe County$35.00/acre2025
Orange County$33.50/acre2025
Carroll County$33.00/acre2025
Botetourt County$31.00/acre2025
Louisa County$31.00/acre2025
Amelia County$31.00/acre2025
Smyth County$30.50/acre2025
Floyd County$30.50/acre2025
Culpeper County$30.00/acre2025
Montgomery County$30.00/acre2025
Loudoun County$30.00/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 Virginia pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $28.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).