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West Virginia grazing rates

Pastureland cash rent averages $16.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).

Southeast · West Virginia

This week

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national

Source: USDA AMS via LivestockValue and HayValue, week of Aug 2, 2026

What grass rents for

State cash rent
$16.00/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (27 of West Virginia’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Monroe County$29.50/acre2025
Greenbrier County$23.00/acre2025
Berkeley County$21.00/acre2025
Jefferson County$18.50/acre2025
Raleigh County$17.50/acre2025
Nicholas County$17.00/acre2025
Mineral County$16.50/acre2025
Pocahontas County$16.00/acre2025
Hardy County$15.50/acre2025
Preston County$15.00/acre2025
Lewis County$15.00/acre2025
Braxton County$14.00/acre2025
Hampshire County$12.50/acre2025
Pendleton County$12.50/acre2025
Summers County$11.50/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 West Virginia pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $16.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).