Leasing by the month

[5S Cattle]

I have too much grass! Don't have enough cows to keep up with the grass I have right now. A guy I know is interested in running 15-20 heifers on my pastures for a couple months til winter I suppose. Told him it would be a short term deal, I'm not feeding his cattle in he winter. What would be fair to charge?

 

[farmerjan]

Don't have any idea of values in TX. Here it can run from 5 to 15 per head or per cow/calf pair per month all according to the fences, water, grass. What would it cost to feed these heifers in hay and or grain?

 

[LimoX]

Not sure what the going rate for leasing is there, but take your going rate per acre (ex. $25 x 100= $2500) Divide $2500 by 12 ($208.33) should get you a reasonable starting point I guess.

 

[RanchMan90]

80¢ per head per day for lease and care. You'll reach a point of resistance at $1 a day per head.

 

[Brute 23]

If you are providing facilities, water, fences, etc... basically he only has to fix what he breaks... I would charge $10 per head per month. I would be happy on either side of that deal. Be sure to put an end date in the contract with a penalty for going over so he understands it will end.

 

[5S Cattle]

If you are providing facilities, water, fences, etc... basically he only has to fix what he breaks... I would charge $10 per head per month. I would be happy on either side of that deal. Be sure to put an end date in the contract with a penalty for going over so he understands it will end.

I like this one. Seems fair on both ends

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

You can call the extension office & they should have the "going rate" for your area. $0.33/day/head seems awfully cheap to me. but you are not graining???

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Local guy rents pasture all over for his operation and he pays .75/day/head. Landowner is responsible for fence, water and general care, cattleman takes care of buying salt/mineral, and any vet needs.

 

[Brute 23]

You can call the extension office & they should have the "going rate" for your area. $0.33/day/head seems awfully cheap to me. but you are not graining???

That's risky. Our expansion agent is an idiot and will screw you over in a heart beat. If he can screw you out of a lease he will too.

I'm fighting some A&M extension agent some thing or another right now because he told a company trying to lease our land for a ROW that 2 bales to the acre is average for our area. I told the company I wanted that person's contact info to speak to them directly. I wouldn't even cut a field that only produces 2 bales to the acre.

 

[snoopdog]

.50 a head per day, his responsibility for their care.