South Dakota farmland and pasture cash rent, 2026
County-by-county cash rents for non-irrigated cropland and pasture in South Dakota, 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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South Dakota cash rent trend
Statewide non-irrigated cropland: 2021: $120, 2022: $125, 2023: $126, 2024: $131, 2025: $136, 2026: $140. Irrigated cropland: $235 (2026). Pasture: $31 an acre (2026).
Lease notice rule in South Dakota
Oral leases of 40 acres or more renew on the same terms unless either side gives written notice by September 1; the lease then ends March 1.
Source: SDCL 43-32-22.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | $124 | $127 | $139 | $58 |
| Beadle | $133 | $128 | $140 | $56 |
| Bennett | $32 | $34 | $32 | $16 |
| Bon Homme | $158 | $164 | $160 | $52 |
| Brookings | $196 | $207 | $205 | $58 |
| Brown | $159 | $165 | $166 | $53 |
| Brule | $106 | $114 | $110 | $50 |
| Buffalo | $80 | $75 | — | $42 |
| Butte | $60 | $56 | $40 | $14 |
| Campbell | $74 | $85 | $80 | $35 |
| Charles Mix | $145 | $145 | $142 | $54 |
| Clark | $154 | $151 | $170 | $51 |
| Clay | $210 | $213 | $241 | — |
| Codington | $170 | $176 | $175 | $60 |
| Corson | $46 | $46 | $50 | — |
| Custer | $20 | $24 | $28 | $10 |
| Davison | $160 | $159 | $153 | $64 |
| Day | $149 | $149 | $159 | $50 |
| Deuel | $178 | $182 | $181 | $60 |
| Dewey | $40 | $50 | $47 | $12 |
| Douglas | $144 | $144 | $143 | $54 |
| Edmunds | $109 | $119 | $112 | $44 |
| Fall River | $26 | — | $24 | $10 |
| Faulk | $103 | $111 | $112 | $47 |
| Grant | $154 | $157 | $155 | $58 |
| Gregory | $75 | $80 | $73 | $35 |
| Haakon | $50 | $50 | $54 | $20 |
| Hamlin | $189 | $194 | $176 | $64 |
| Hand | $110 | $103 | $108 | $46 |
| Hanson | $177 | $184 | $184 | $56 |
| Harding | $29 | $32 | $32 | $12 |
| Hughes | $92 | $77 | $90 | $30 |
| Hutchinson | $164 | $172 | $165 | $60 |
| Hyde | $81 | $76 | $92 | $47 |
| Jackson | $38 | $48 | $40 | $16 |
| Jerauld | $104 | $112 | $105 | $47 |
| Jones | $38 | $33 | $36 | $20 |
| Kingsbury | $154 | $162 | $158 | $64 |
| Lake | $205 | $183 | $180 | $66 |
| Lawrence | $24 | $29 | $25 | $16 |
| Lincoln | $232 | $232 | $244 | $58 |
| Lyman | $88 | $94 | $102 | $30 |
| Marshall | $157 | $149 | $153 | $40 |
| Mccook | $187 | $193 | $214 | $56 |
| Mcpherson | $98 | $105 | $100 | $44 |
| Meade | $33 | $34 | $31 | $15 |
| Mellette | $36 | $43 | $50 | $21 |
| Miner | $151 | $146 | $146 | $62 |
| Minnehaha | $211 | $212 | $221 | $56 |
| Moody | $256 | $251 | $252 | $58 |
| Oglala Lakota | $34 | — | — | — |
| Pennington | $33 | $38 | $37 | $16 |
| Perkins | $38 | $42 | $39 | $16 |
| Potter | $105 | $98 | $111 | $42 |
| Roberts | $167 | $174 | $179 | $46 |
| Sanborn | $128 | $129 | $138 | $65 |
| Spink | $129 | $126 | $139 | $53 |
| Stanley | $48 | $42 | $48 | $19 |
| Sully | $90 | $97 | $96 | $36 |
| Todd | $30 | $36 | $45 | $20 |
| Tripp | $66 | $72 | $70 | $37 |
| Turner | $202 | $198 | $218 | $60 |
| Union | $223 | $235 | $252 | $61 |
| Walworth | $103 | $98 | $105 | $34 |
| Yankton | $199 | $194 | $194 | $60 |
| Ziebach | $36 | $46 | — | $10 |