Rates / Washington / Yakima County
Yakima County, Washington pastureland cash rent averages $27.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025). Washington pasture rent runs $19.00/pair/mo per cow-calf pair and $17.00/AUM (USDA NASS, 2024 survey). Grass hay is $233/ton this week (USDA AMS). Feeding that hay costs about $3.95 per pair per day.
State-level series shown for context; the county figure above is Yakima County’s own.