Enter the number of animal units, the hay price per ton ($/ton), and the pasture quality factor into the calculator to determine the Pasture Rent. 

Pasture Rent Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Pasture Rent. 

Rp = A * H * Q
  • Where Rp is the Pasture Rent ($/AUM)
  • A is the number of animal units 
  • H is the hay price per ton ($/ton) 
  • Q is the pasture quality factor 

To calculate the pasture rent, multiply the number of animal units by the hay price per ton and the pasture quality factor.

How to Calculate Pasture Rent?

The following example problems outline how to calculate Pasture Rent.

Example Problem #1

  1. First, determine the number of animal units. In this example, the number of animal units is given as 3 .
  2. Next, determine the hay price per ton ($/ton). For this problem, the hay price per ton ($/ton) is given as  4 .
  3. Next, determine the pasture quality factor. In this case, the pasture quality factor is found to be .2.
  4. Finally, calculate the Pasture Rent using the formula above: 

Rp = A * H * Q

Inserting the values from above yields: 

Rp = 3 * 4 * .2 = 2.4 ($/AUM)

Example Problem #2

The variables needed for this problem are provided below:

number of animal units = 300

hay price per ton ($/ton) = 40

pasture quality factor = .18

Entering these values and solving gives:

Rp = 300 * 40 * .18 = 2160 ($/AUM)