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Custom Combining wheat and small grains Rates in Iowa

Green = 2026 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach survey. Amber = what farmers report paying.

Range excludes the single lowest and highest response.

Per acre

Bars share one scale: $0–350. Bar = low to high; tick = average.

Small grain combining

Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

$47.00 avg per acre

$0$88$175$263$350

Low $35.00 · High $65.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Small grain

harvesting, and hauling to farm, no drying) · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

$186 avg per acre

$0$88$175$263$350

Low $70.00 · High $290 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Other states

Combining wheat and small grains, as each survey worded it. Survey years differ and aren't inflation-adjusted.

State · surveyJobAvgRange
Oklahoma · 2021–22Combining wheat & sm. grains (fat rate) (per acre)$23.89not published
Base rate for combining small grains (per acre)$23.61not published
extra charge per bushel (per bu.)$0.24not published
Georgia · 2024Combine Small Grains (per acre)$52.33$25.00–$97.00
Mississippi · 2024Wheat (per acre)$41.00$35.00–$50.00
Kansas · 2026Wheat Harvest [column group 1 of 2] (unit n/a)$30.91$20.00–$42.00
Wheat Harvest [column group 2 of 2] (unit n/a)$34.37$22.00–$51.00
Ohio · 2026Combine Only - Small Grains (per acre)$36.08$15.00–$65.00
Small Grains (per acre)$158$90.00–$250
North Dakota · 2024Straight Combining: Small Grains & Flaxseed (per acre)$36.49$13.00–$60.00
ArkansasNo university survey; farmer reports wanted

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Source

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, 2026 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey (A3-10). https://www.extension.iastate.edu/AGDM/crops/pdf/a3-10.pdf. Other-state rows come from each state's survey; see all sources.

Disclaimer

Survey averages are not price quotes. Rates vary with field size, distance, crop, equipment, fuel and local supply. Farmer reports are reviewed before publishing and never blended with survey data. Full disclaimer.