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Wisconsin grazing rates

Pastureland cash rent averages $45.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).

Midwest · Wisconsin

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
$45.00/​acre
USDA NASS, 2025 survey
Top counties by pastureland cash rent (30 of Wisconsin’s counties reporting)
County$/acreYear
Rock County$66.00/acre2025
Lafayette County$64.50/acre2025
Walworth County$58.50/acre2025
Grant County$55.50/acre2025
Iowa County$54.50/acre2025
Dane County$54.00/acre2025
Columbia County$51.00/acre2025
Waupaca County$49.50/acre2025
Green County$45.00/acre2025
Pierce County$43.00/acre2025
Jackson County$42.00/acre2025
Crawford County$40.00/acre2025
Clark County$37.00/acre2025
La Crosse County$37.00/acre2025
Juneau County$36.50/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 Wisconsin pastureland cash rents run per acre?

Pastureland cash rent averages $45.00/acre (USDA NASS, 2025).