Missouri farmland and pasture cash rent, 2026
County-by-county cash rents for non-irrigated cropland and pasture in Missouri, from USDA's annual Cash Rents Survey, with land values and the state's lease notice rule. Reports available
average cash rent, non-irrigated cropland, 2026
USDA NASSaverage cropland value per acre, 2026
USDA NASS Land Valuesrent as a share of land value
Our arithmetic from the two figuresWhat the average misses
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Missouri cash rent trend
Statewide non-irrigated cropland: 2021: $130, 2022: $139, 2023: $141, 2024: $148, 2025: $148, 2026: $145. Irrigated cropland: $226 (2026). Pasture: $40 an acre (2026).
Lease notice rule in Missouri
Written notice at least 60 days before the end of the lease year, even for a handshake lease. For a March 1 lease year, by about December 30.
Source: RSMo 441.050. General information, not legal advice. A written lease with set dates avoids most of this.
Cash rent by county
Dollars per acre: non-irrigated cropland by year, and pasture for 2026. USDA doesn't publish every county every year; a dash means no published figure.
| County | Crop 2024 | Crop 2025 | Crop 2026 | Pasture 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | $105 | $114 | $121 | $42 |
| Andrew | $178 | $180 | $175 | $51 |
| Atchison | $244 | $270 | $247 | $62 |
| Audrain | $171 | $176 | $179 | $42 |
| Barry | $85 | $60 | $45 | $32 |
| Barton | $88 | $88 | $83 | $38 |
| Bates | $97 | $148 | $155 | $46 |
| Benton | $54 | $50 | $74 | $32 |
| Bollinger | $52 | $58 | $68 | $24 |
| Boone | $144 | $168 | $143 | $42 |
| Buchanan | $166 | $181 | $164 | $44 |
| Butler | $129 | $88 | $74 | — |
| Caldwell | $175 | $165 | $158 | $46 |
| Callaway | $156 | $145 | $131 | $30 |
| Camden | — | — | $16 | $14 |
| Cape Girardeau | $126 | $105 | $117 | $36 |
| Carroll | $179 | $185 | $192 | $53 |
| Carter | $30 | $22 | $19 | $16 |
| Cass | $106 | $122 | $130 | $46 |
| Cedar | $38 | $82 | $52 | $42 |
| Chariton | $155 | $172 | $156 | $51 |
| Christian | $44 | $34 | $46 | $38 |
| Clark | $164 | $171 | $157 | $40 |
| Clay | $169 | $161 | $175 | $48 |
| Clinton | $210 | $223 | $200 | $46 |
| Cole | $78 | $104 | $84 | $36 |
| Cooper | $139 | $144 | $144 | $44 |
| Crawford | $32 | $30 | $24 | $18 |
| Dade | — | $49 | $66 | $38 |
| Dallas | $35 | $34 | $32 | $36 |
| Daviess | $192 | $190 | $175 | $49 |
| De Kalb | $164 | $150 | $156 | $52 |
| Dent | $35 | $23 | $20 | $25 |
| Douglas | $34 | $37 | $32 | $30 |
| Dunklin | $125 | $131 | — | — |
| Franklin | $72 | $52 | $70 | $32 |
| Gasconade | $42 | $42 | $38 | $26 |
| Gentry | $171 | $175 | $160 | $54 |
| Greene | — | $52 | $50 | $45 |
| Grundy | $177 | $158 | $165 | $48 |
| Harrison | $159 | $146 | $136 | $46 |
| Henry | $104 | $102 | $96 | $45 |
| Hickory | $40 | $71 | $58 | $34 |
| Holt | $227 | $218 | $217 | $54 |
| Howard | $132 | $152 | $142 | $56 |
| Howell | $70 | $58 | $47 | $30 |
| Iron | $26 | $20 | — | $22 |
| Jackson | $159 | $124 | $158 | $41 |
| Jasper | $82 | $91 | $96 | $42 |
| Jefferson | $42 | $56 | $52 | $32 |
| Johnson | $115 | $115 | $105 | $44 |
| Knox | $151 | $173 | $173 | $60 |
| Laclede | $35 | $30 | $38 | $30 |
| Lafayette | $195 | $209 | $226 | $46 |
| Lawrence | $54 | $60 | $68 | $46 |
| Lewis | $147 | $179 | $176 | $49 |
| Lincoln | $141 | $141 | $149 | $40 |
| Linn | $147 | $128 | $134 | $48 |
| Livingston | $199 | $176 | $185 | $46 |
| Macon | $105 | $139 | $135 | $32 |
| Madison | $26 | $42 | $36 | $26 |
| Maries | $42 | $42 | $47 | $29 |
| Marion | $219 | $194 | $185 | $38 |
| Mcdonald | $46 | $62 | $46 | $34 |
| Mercer | $130 | $118 | $139 | $52 |
| Miller | $50 | $46 | $55 | $26 |
| Mississippi | $181 | $162 | $183 | — |
| Moniteau | $98 | $98 | $84 | $44 |
| Monroe | $152 | $156 | $171 | $42 |
| Montgomery | $105 | $138 | $119 | $38 |
| Morgan | $81 | $78 | $64 | $36 |
| New Madrid | — | $174 | $161 | — |
| Newton | $54 | $51 | $60 | $46 |
| Nodaway | $170 | $192 | $192 | $66 |
| Oregon | $32 | $35 | $28 | $33 |
| Osage | $72 | $95 | $68 | $31 |
| Ozark | $40 | — | $32 | $16 |
| Pemiscot | $151 | $200 | $157 | — |
| Perry | $115 | $135 | $116 | $44 |
| Pettis | $127 | $136 | $149 | $44 |
| Phelps | $24 | $17 | — | $34 |
| Pike | $130 | $137 | $148 | $54 |
| Platte | $175 | $193 | $168 | $45 |
| Polk | $36 | $38 | $48 | $42 |
| Pulaski | $40 | $39 | $29 | $17 |
| Putnam | $124 | $131 | $118 | $52 |
| Ralls | $199 | $176 | $165 | $38 |
| Randolph | $128 | $144 | $144 | $46 |
| Ray | $146 | $168 | $187 | $56 |
| Reynolds | — | $36 | $42 | $13 |
| Ripley | $38 | $90 | $74 | $26 |
| Saline | $201 | $178 | $196 | $56 |
| Schuyler | $126 | $109 | $97 | $54 |
| Scotland | $164 | $180 | $175 | $58 |
| Scott | $217 | $194 | $176 | — |
| Shannon | — | $22 | — | $12 |
| Shelby | $165 | $163 | $177 | $38 |
| St Charles | $151 | $174 | $157 | — |
| St Clair | $119 | $146 | $109 | $34 |
| St Francois | $66 | $102 | $63 | $22 |
| St Louis | $143 | $117 | $142 | — |
| Ste Genevieve | $106 | $161 | $104 | $31 |
| Stoddard | $100 | $100 | $113 | — |
| Stone | — | — | — | $30 |
| Sullivan | $118 | $126 | $123 | $46 |
| Taney | $18 | $18 | $24 | $19 |
| Texas | $35 | $55 | $56 | $34 |
| Vernon | $99 | $100 | $115 | $38 |
| Warren | $119 | $128 | $107 | — |
| Washington | $24 | $20 | $22 | $31 |
| Wayne | $78 | — | $42 | $25 |
| Webster | $33 | $44 | $37 | $30 |
| Worth | $188 | $198 | $188 | $58 |
| Wright | $26 | $35 | $34 | $30 |