CGCustomGrazing

Going rates

Market numbers with sources.

Feeder Cattle Index
$359.19/​cwt
national

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

What grass rents for, West

Westmedian $20.25/AUM of 8 states
CA$26.00/AUM(2025)
CO$23.50/AUM(2025)
UT$21.00/AUM(2025)
ID$20.50/AUM(2025)
OR$20.00/AUM(2025)
WA$17.00/AUM(2025)
NV$14.00/AUM(2024)
AZ$10.00/AUM(2020)

Source: USDA NASS Cash Rents. Each state carries its own survey year.

Pasture rent by state

State$/AUM$/pair/month$/acre
Alabama$25.00/acre (2025)
Arizona$10.00/AUM (2020)$12.00/pair/mo (2010)$1.90/acre (2025)
Arkansas$22.00/acre (2025)
California$26.00/AUM (2025)$30.00/pair/mo (2024)$16.00/acre (2025)
Colorado$23.50/AUM (2025)$28.00/pair/mo (2025)$7.00/acre (2025)
Delaware$55.00/acre (2020)
Florida$20.00/acre (2025)
Georgia$36.00/acre (2025)
Hawaii$12.00/acre (2025)
Idaho$20.50/AUM (2025)$23.00/pair/mo (2025)$15.00/acre (2025)
Illinois$49.00/acre (2025)
Indiana$53.50/acre (2025)
Iowa$65.00/acre (2025)
Kansas$27.00/AUM (2025)$33.00/pair/mo (2025)$23.50/acre (2025)
Kentucky$35.00/acre (2025)
Louisiana$23.00/acre (2025)
Maine$33.00/acre (2025)
Maryland$59.00/acre (2025)
Massachusetts$32.00/acre (2025)
Michigan$35.00/acre (2025)
Minnesota$34.50/acre (2025)
Mississippi$22.50/acre (2025)
Missouri$38.50/acre (2025)
Montana$29.50/AUM (2025)$32.50/pair/mo (2025)$8.30/acre (2025)
Nebraska$47.50/AUM (2025)$56.00/pair/mo (2025)$28.50/acre (2025)
Nevada$14.00/AUM (2024)$18.10/pair/mo (2017)$10.50/acre (2025)
New Hampshire$27.00/acre (2020)
New Jersey$47.50/acre (2025)
New Mexico$17.50/AUM (2024)$18.50/pair/mo (2020)$4.10/acre (2025)
New York$31.00/acre (2025)
North Carolina$31.00/acre (2025)
North Dakota$25.00/AUM (2025)$27.50/pair/mo (2024)$23.50/acre (2025)
Ohio$31.00/acre (2025)
Oklahoma$11.00/AUM (2025)$14.00/pair/mo (2024)$18.00/acre (2025)
Oregon$20.00/AUM (2025)$23.00/pair/mo (2024)$11.00/acre (2025)
Pennsylvania$44.00/acre (2025)
South Carolina$20.50/acre (2025)
South Dakota$36.50/AUM (2025)$44.00/pair/mo (2025)$31.00/acre (2025)
Tennessee$26.00/acre (2025)
Texas$14.50/AUM (2024)$15.00/pair/mo (2020)$7.70/acre (2025)
Utah$21.00/AUM (2025)$23.00/pair/mo (2024)$5.50/acre (2025)
Vermont$31.00/acre (2025)
Virginia$28.00/acre (2025)
Washington$17.00/AUM (2025)$19.00/pair/mo (2024)$8.60/acre (2025)
West Virginia$16.00/acre (2025)
Wisconsin$45.00/acre (2025)
Wyoming$27.00/AUM (2025)$27.50/pair/mo (2025)$7.50/acre (2025)

Source: USDA NASS Cash Rents. Each state carries its own survey year, shown per cell.

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