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Cash rent for pasture: Bates County, Missouri
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for pasture, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
Up to dateYearly. States at the end of July, counties in August. Last published Aug 21, 2026. Next expected August 2027.
The latest figures and how they have changed
Bates County, 2026
$46.50 an acre
Down 4.1% from $48.50 in 2025
Missouri, 2026
$39.50 an acre
Up 2.6% from $38.50 in 2025
United States, 2026
$16.50 an acre
Up 6.5% from $15.50 in 2025
Bates CountyMissouriUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Bates County's rent is 1.2 times the Missouri average and 2.8 times the US average.
- It is tied for the 24th highest of the 104 Missouri counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2019 it has risen 9.4%, from $42.50 to $46.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Bates figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, and in 2017 it combined Bates into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Bates County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $46.50 | $39.50 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | $48.50 | $38.50 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | $52 | $37.50 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | $42.50 | $36.50 | $15 |
| 2022 | $51 | $35 | $14 |
| 2021 | $45 | $34 | $13 |
| 2020 | $48.50 | $34 | $13 |
| 2019 | $42.50 | $32 | $13 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | $33 | $12.50 |
| 2017 | Combined into "other counties" | $31 | $12.50 |
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Every Missouri county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $12 an acre in Shannon County to $65.50 an acre in Nodaway County.
- Under $30 (20 counties)
- $30 to under $36 (21 counties)
- $36 to under $43.50 (20 counties)
- $43.50 to under $48.50 (22 counties)
- $48.50 and over (21 counties)
- Not published separately (11 counties, $30 an acre combined)
NASS combined Butler County, Dunklin County, Mississippi County, New Madrid County, Pemiscot County, Scott County, St. Charles County, St. Louis city, St. Louis County, Stoddard County and Warren County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nodaway County | $65.50 | 3.9% |
| 2 | Atchison County | $62.50 | 4.9% |
| 3 | Knox County | $60 | 13.4% |
| 4 | Scotland County | $58.50 | 5.4% |
| 5 | Worth County | $58 | 5.3% |
| 6 | Howard County | $56.50 | 2.7% |
| 6 | Ray County | $56.50 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Saline County | $56.50 | 4.7% |
| 9 | Gentry County | $54 | 10.2% |
| 9 | Holt County | $54 | 6.9% |
| 11 | Pike County | $53.50 | 5.5% |
| 11 | Schuyler County | $53.50 | 6.0% |
| 13 | Carroll County | $53 | 5.1% |
| 14 | De Kalb County | $52 | 4.0% |
| 14 | Mercer County | $52 | 5.1% |
| 14 | Putnam County | $52 | 4.3% |
| 17 | Andrew County | $51 | 6.5% |
| 17 | Chariton County | $51 | 8.2% |
| 19 | Daviess County | $49 | 7.2% |
| 19 | Lewis County | $49 | 4.4% |
| 21 | Grundy County | $48.50 | 8.3% |
| 22 | Clay County | $48 | 7.0% |
| 22 | Linn County | $48 | 4.6% |
| 24 | Bates County This county | $46.50 | 2.8% |
| 24 | Caldwell County | $46.50 | 9.5% |
| 24 | Livingston County | $46.50 | 6.9% |
| 24 | Newton County | $46.50 | 7.6% |
| 24 | Randolph County | $46.50 | 3.9% |
| 29 | Cass County | $46 | 6.9% |
| 29 | Lafayette County | $46 | 6.0% |
| 31 | Clinton County | $45.50 | 4.2% |
| 31 | Harrison County | $45.50 | 3.9% |
| 31 | Lawrence County | $45.50 | 13.2% |
| 31 | Sullivan County | $45.50 | 3.9% |
| 35 | Greene County | $45 | 6.1% |
| 35 | Henry County | $45 | 3.6% |
| 35 | Platte County | $45 | 1.8% |
| 38 | Johnson County | $44.50 | 4.8% |
| 38 | Perry County | $44.50 | 13.1% |
| 40 | Pettis County | $44 | 4.7% |
| 41 | Buchanan County | $43.50 | 5.4% |
| 41 | Cooper County | $43.50 | 4.0% |
| 41 | Moniteau County | $43.50 | 7.2% |
| 44 | Audrain County | $42.50 | 4.3% |
| 45 | Adair County | $42 | 7.1% |
| 45 | Boone County | $42 | 7.1% |
| 45 | Monroe County | $42 | 7.5% |
| 45 | Polk County | $42 | 2.7% |
| 49 | Cedar County | $41.50 | 7.2% |
| 49 | Jasper County | $41.50 | 4.7% |
| 51 | Jackson County | $41 | 7.0% |
| 52 | Lincoln County | $40 | 7.4% |
| 53 | Clark County | $39.50 | 6.5% |
| 54 | Barton County | $38.50 | 4.1% |
| 54 | Ralls County | $38.50 | 5.9% |
| 54 | Shelby County | $38.50 | 8.8% |
| 57 | Christian County | $38 | 7.3% |
| 57 | Dade County | $38 | 6.9% |
| 57 | Marion County | $38 | 5.4% |
| 60 | Montgomery County | $37.50 | 5.3% |
| 60 | Vernon County | $37.50 | 5.7% |
| 62 | Dallas County | $36 | 5.7% |
| 62 | Morgan County | $36 | 4.7% |
| 64 | Cape Girardeau County | $35.50 | 3.8% |
| 64 | Cole County | $35.50 | 6.5% |
| 66 | Hickory County | $34.50 | 8.8% |
| 66 | McDonald County | $34.50 | 5.3% |
| 68 | Phelps County | $33.50 | 4.8% |
| 68 | St Clair County | $33.50 | 6.2% |
| 68 | Texas County | $33.50 | 5.7% |
| 71 | Oregon County | $33 | 6.0% |
| 72 | Barry County | $32.50 | 4.8% |
| 73 | Benton County | $32 | 10.0% |
| 73 | Franklin County | $32 | 3.3% |
| 73 | Macon County | $32 | 10.3% |
| 76 | Jefferson County | $31.50 | 4.2% |
| 77 | Osage County | $31 | 5.6% |
| 77 | Ste Genevieve County | $31 | 7.7% |
| 77 | Washington County | $31 | 7.9% |
| 80 | Stone County | $30.50 | 7.7% |
| 81 | Douglas County | $30 | 8.3% |
| 81 | Howell County | $30 | 8.2% |
| 81 | Webster County | $30 | 6.1% |
| 81 | Wright County | $30 | 8.8% |
| 85 | Callaway County | $29.50 | 8.0% |
| 85 | Laclede County | $29.50 | 5.6% |
| 87 | Maries County | $29 | 4.0% |
| 88 | Madison County | $26.50 | 3.0% |
| 89 | Gasconade County | $26 | 3.2% |
| 89 | Miller County | $26 | 4.6% |
| 91 | Ripley County | $25.50 | 8.7% |
| 92 | Dent County | $25 | 2.4% |
| 92 | Wayne County | $25 | 11.9% |
| 94 | Bollinger County | $24.50 | 9.6% |
| 95 | Iron County | $22 | 8.3% |
| 96 | St Francois County | $21.50 | 8.3% |
| 97 | Taney County | $19 | 6.4% |
| 98 | Crawford County | $18 | 20.5% |
| 99 | Pulaski County | $17 | 5.2% |
| 100 | Carter County | $15.50 | 10.0% |
| 100 | Ozark County | $15.50 | 4.8% |
| 102 | Camden County | $14 | 4.0% |
| 103 | Reynolds County | $13 | 10.2% |
| 104 | Shannon County | $12 | 20.9% |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Cash Rents Survey. County estimates released Aug 21, 2026; state and US estimates released Jul 31, 2026. Quick Stats item "RENT, CASH, PASTURELAND - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Precision: NASS's coefficient of variation for Bates is 2.8% (lower means more precise). Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.
What this measures
NASS asks farm operators what they pay in cash rent per acre, separately for irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture. State figures come out at the end of July; county figures follow in August. When too few farms in a county answer, NASS combines that county with others and publishes one "other counties" figure, so some counties have no figure of their own.