Custom work rates · Southern states first
What job? What state?
University survey rates and what farmers near you actually paid, side by side, never blended.
Popular: Hay baling in TX · Planting in GA · Spraying in MS
Texas · 2026 survey
Round Bales Less than 1500 lbs Twine or Wire Tie
$33.07
per bale · avg
Oklahoma · 2021–22 survey
Baling a round bale, 5-foot width
$16.16
per bale · avg
Georgia · 2024 survey
Bale Hay-Round Bales
$22.60
per bale · avg
Mississippi · 2024 survey
Less than 100 HP
$54.00
per hour · avg
Survey averages from university extension reports. Not price quotes.
Southern states
All states →Texas
SURVEY2026 survey · 120 rates
Oklahoma
SURVEY2021–22 survey · 72 rates
Georgia
SURVEY2024 survey · 66 rates
Mississippi
SURVEY2024 survey · 58 rates
Tennessee
SURVEY2023 survey · 27 rates
Arkansas
HELP USNo survey yet · farmer reports wanted
Also: Missouri · Kansas · Iowa · Nebraska · Ohio · North Dakota
Paid for custom work this season?
Share the rate, job and county. Anonymous, about 60 seconds. Reviewed before publishing. Not blended with the survey.
Report a rate you paidFree · every other week
The CustomAcre Report
New survey releases, what farmers report paying, and changes that move custom rates.
Straight from the source
Every survey rate links to the university PDF it came from.
Two numbers, never mixed
Survey averages and farmer-reported rates are always labeled separately.
Find an operator (soon)
Join the waitlist to be listed when the directory opens.