Cash rent in Yellowstone County, Montana.
USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Yellowstone County at $26.5 per acre per year, with pasture at $5.5/acre and irrigated ground at $120/acre. The county's soils index 0.14 (NCCPI), below the Montana county average of 0.17 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents.
| Non-irrigated cropland | $26.5/ac · 2025 |
| Irrigated cropland | $120/ac · 2025 |
| Pasture | $5.5/ac · 2025 |
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Source: USDA NASS cash rents survey, county estimates, latest published year per series. Soil productivity from USDA SSURGO (NCCPI). Planning-grade market data — not an appraisal, legal, or financial advice.