Missouri custom farm work rates
52 rates from the Custom Rates for Farm Services in Missouri (G302), University of Missouri Extension.
Rates charged or paid in 2025; published March 2026. Original PDF
Jobs with detail pages
Spraying and fertilizer
Dry fertilizer spreading
5 survey rates · from $7.97 avg
Spraying and fertilizer
Anhydrous ammonia application
2 survey rates · from $19.35 avg
Planting
Row crop planting
8 survey rates · from $24.65 avg
Planting
Drilling small grains and soybeans
7 survey rates · from $22.45 avg
Tillage
Disking
3 survey rates · from $16.71 avg
Tillage
Subsoiling and ripping
2 survey rates · from $26.86 avg
Harvest
Grain hauling
9 survey rates · from $5.60 avg
Every Missouri rate in the survey
Shown as published. Low/high left blank where the survey doesn't publish them.
Full-service custom farming (4)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn, conventional tillage | per acre | $90.00 | $113 | $140 |
| Corn, no-till | per acre | $85.00 | $99.17 | $130 |
| Soybean, conventional tillage | per acre | $90.00 | $111 | $125 |
| Soybean, no-till | per acre | $80.00 | $96.00 | $110 |
Tillage activities (10)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisel plowing | per acre | $22.00 | $25.44 | $30.00 |
| Heavy or offset disking | per acre | $21.00 | $25.60 | $30.00 |
| Ripping or subsoiling | per acre | $25.00 | $26.86 | $30.00 |
| Disk ripping | per acre | $25.00 | $27.60 | $30.00 |
| Tandem disk | per acre | $15.00 | $20.28 | $27.00 |
| Vertical tillage | per acre | $14.00 | $19.30 | $25.00 |
| Vertical tillage with cover crop seeder | per acre | $18.00 | $23.20 | $35.00 |
| Soil finisher or do-all | per acre | $18.00 | $21.57 | $25.00 |
| Phillips harrow or chain disk | per acre | $9.00 | $16.71 | $25.00 |
| Field cultivator | per acre | $11.00 | $15.63 | $23.00 |
Planting activities (17)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $15.00 | $24.65 | $33.00 |
| Conventional planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 20-inch rows | per acre | $16.00 | $26.00 | $40.00 |
| Conventional planting: Soybean: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $15.00 | $26.19 | $40.00 |
| Conventional planting: Soybean: plant in 15-inch rows | per acre | $15.00 | $27.40 | $40.00 |
| Conventional planting: Soybean: drill | per acre | $15.00 | $22.45 | $30.00 |
| Conventional planting: Small grains: drill | per acre | $15.00 | $25.11 | $30.00 |
| Conventional planting: Forages and small seeds: drill | per acre | $23.00 | $29.17 | $35.00 |
| No-till planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $15.00 | $26.65 | $35.00 |
| No-till planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 20-inch rows | per acre | $20.00 | $29.00 | $40.00 |
| No-till planting: Soybean: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $20.00 | $29.17 | $35.00 |
| No-till planting: Soybean: plant in 15-inch rows | per acre | $15.00 | $28.85 | $40.00 |
| No-till planting: Soybean: drill | per acre | $22.00 | $27.56 | $40.00 |
| No-till planting: Small grains: drill | per acre | $15.00 | $23.82 | $35.00 |
| No-till planting: Forages and small seeds: drill | per acre | $15.00 | $24.60 | $35.00 |
| No-till planting: Cover crops: drill | per acre | $15.00 | $24.17 | $35.00 |
| No-till planting: Additional charge for liquid fertilizer | per acre | $4.50 | $7.31 | $10.00 |
| No-till planting: Additional charge for variable rate | per acre | $2.00 | $3.90 | $5.00 |
Fertilizer and chemical application (12)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry fertilizer on cropland: single spread | per acre | $4.00 | $7.97 | $10.00 |
| Dry fertilizer on cropland: double spread | per acre | $10.00 | $11.94 | $15.00 |
| Dry fertilizer on cropland: variable rate | per acre | $6.00 | $10.30 | $17.00 |
| Dry fertilizer on pasture (topdressing) | per acre | $3.00 | $8.32 | $12.00 |
| Dry fertilizer plus seed | per acre | $6.00 | $8.93 | $12.00 |
| Spray liquid fertilizer | per acre | $8.00 | $10.69 | $12.00 |
| Spray liquid fertilizer and other chemicals | per acre | $8.00 | $12.29 | $30.00 |
| Inject anhydrous ammonia | per acre | $10.00 | $19.35 | $25.00 |
| Inject anhydrous ammonia, variable rate application | per acre | $21.00 | $23.40 | $25.00 |
| Deliver and spread lime: including lime, per ton | per acre | $20.00 | $30.58 | $40.00 |
| Spray with row crop sprayer | per acre | $4.00 | $9.42 | $12.00 |
| Spray with floater | per acre | $7.00 | $10.25 | $12.00 |
Harvesting and hauling activities (9)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combining, including grain cart: Corn | per acre | $35.00 | $47.95 | $60.00 |
| Combining, including grain cart: Soybean | per acre | $35.00 | $46.22 | $70.00 |
| Combining, including grain cart: Grain sorghum | per acre | $35.00 | $46.80 | $55.00 |
| Combining, including grain cart: Small grains | per acre | $35.00 | $45.17 | $55.00 |
| Combining, without grain cart: Corn | per acre | $35.00 | $47.56 | $95.00 |
| Combining, without grain cart: Soybean | per acre | $35.00 | $42.33 | $60.00 |
| Combining, without grain cart: Small grains | per acre | $30.00 | $45.60 | $75.00 |
| Combining, without grain cart: Grain cart, per acre | per acre | $4.00 | $5.60 | $8.00 |
| Combining, without grain cart: Grain cart, per hour | per acre | $85.00 | $109 | $150 |
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