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Wisconsin ARC-CO benchmark yields for 2026, by county
FSA’s official program year 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yields for 72 Wisconsin counties, by crop and by practice where FSA splits irrigated and non-irrigated. FSA has not posted 2027 benchmarks; the 2027 benchmark shifts the window one year.
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Prices that apply in every county. 2026 effective reference price: corn $4.42, soybeans $10.71, wheat $6.35. 2026 ARC-CO benchmark price: corn $5.03, soybeans $12.17, wheat $6.98. When the county yield comes in at its benchmark, ARC-CO pays when the season-average price ends at $4.52 or lower for corn, $10.95 for soybeans and $6.28 for wheat.
Official benchmark yield and revenue by county
Benchmark yield in bu/acre (FSA, 2026). Revenue = yield × 2026 benchmark price, $/acre. Max/base ac = 12% of revenue on 85% of base.
| County | Crop | Practice | Yield | Revenue | Max/base ac |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Corn | Irrigated | 210.87 | $1,061 | $108 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 131.80 | $663 | $68 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 53.58 | $652 | $67 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 32.96 | $401 | $41 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 43.68 | $305 | $31 | |
| Ashland | Corn | All practices | 158.27 | $796 | $81 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 34.58 | $421 | $43 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 45.33 | $316 | $32 | |
| Barron | Corn | Irrigated | 209.25 | $1,053 | $107 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 174.54 | $878 | $90 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 56.40 | $686 | $70 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 46.24 | $563 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 60.38 | $421 | $43 | |
| Bayfield | Corn | All practices | 118.40 | $596 | $61 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 31.67 | $385 | $39 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 44.00 | $307 | $31 | |
| Brown | Corn | All practices | 173.42 | $872 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 50.07 | $609 | $62 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 79.29 | $553 | $56 | |
| Buffalo | Corn | Irrigated | 216.06 | $1,087 | $111 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 187.23 | $942 | $96 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 56.33 | $686 | $70 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 52.07 | $634 | $65 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 44.67 | $312 | $32 | |
| Burnett | Corn | All practices | 130.69 | $657 | $67 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.02 | $426 | $43 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 41.00 | $286 | $29 | |
| Calumet | Corn | All practices | 184.96 | $930 | $95 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 55.04 | $670 | $68 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 86.28 | $602 | $61 | |
| Chippewa | Corn | Irrigated | 210.82 | $1,060 | $108 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 180.78 | $909 | $93 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 55.27 | $673 | $69 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 48.37 | $589 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 54.48 | $380 | $39 | |
| Clark | Corn | All practices | 182.36 | $917 | $94 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.19 | $623 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 51.10 | $357 | $36 | |
| Columbia | Corn | Irrigated | 220.46 | $1,109 | $113 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 205.78 | $1,035 | $106 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 65.17 | $793 | $81 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 59.98 | $730 | $74 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 83.27 | $581 | $59 | |
| Crawford | Corn | All practices | 173.99 | $875 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 46.02 | $560 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.91 | $495 | $50 | |
| Dane | Corn | Irrigated | 222.11 | $1,117 | $114 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 208.64 | $1,049 | $107 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 60.23 | $733 | $75 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 90.21 | $630 | $64 | |
| Dodge | Corn | All practices | 211.11 | $1,062 | $108 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 62.70 | $763 | $78 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 93.40 | $652 | $66 | |
| Door | Corn | All practices | 168.63 | $848 | $87 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.43 | $577 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.46 | $499 | $51 | |
| Douglas | Corn | All practices | 139.55 | $702 | $72 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 34.37 | $418 | $43 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 37.00 | $258 | $26 | |
| Dunn | Corn | Irrigated | 223.42 | $1,124 | $115 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 179.55 | $903 | $92 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 64.98 | $791 | $81 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 45.51 | $554 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 42.00 | $293 | $30 | |
| Eau Claire | Corn | Irrigated | 213.76 | $1,075 | $110 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 171.49 | $863 | $88 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 64.14 | $781 | $80 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 45.34 | $552 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 54.63 | $381 | $39 | |
| Florence | Corn | All practices | 132.27 | $665 | $68 |
| Fond du Lac | Corn | All practices | 197.48 | $993 | $101 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 58.97 | $718 | $73 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 92.00 | $642 | $66 | |
| Forest | Corn | All practices | 111.08 | $559 | $57 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.61 | $433 | $44 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 53.71 | $375 | $38 | |
| Grant | Corn | All practices | 215.46 | $1,084 | $111 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 66.01 | $803 | $82 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 86.38 | $603 | $61 | |
| Green | Corn | Irrigated | 228.75 | $1,151 | $117 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 208.82 | $1,050 | $107 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 64.89 | $790 | $81 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 59.56 | $725 | $74 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.33 | $561 | $57 | |
| Green Lake | Corn | Irrigated | 222.53 | $1,119 | $114 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 187.61 | $944 | $96 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 52.39 | $638 | $65 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.99 | $565 | $58 | |
| Iowa | Corn | Irrigated | 205.63 | $1,034 | $106 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 216.41 | $1,089 | $111 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 60.09 | $731 | $75 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 61.53 | $749 | $76 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 77.98 | $544 | $56 | |
| Iron | Corn | All practices | 113.03 | $569 | $58 |
| Wheat | All practices | 43.38 | $303 | $31 | |
| Jackson | Corn | All practices | 173.76 | $874 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 46.92 | $571 | $58 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 47.00 | $328 | $33 | |
| Jefferson | Corn | Irrigated | 227.44 | $1,144 | $117 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 197.47 | $993 | $101 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 77.07 | $538 | $55 | |
| Juneau | Corn | Irrigated | 201.15 | $1,012 | $103 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 157.29 | $791 | $81 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 61.68 | $751 | $77 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 44.79 | $545 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 56.33 | $393 | $40 | |
| Kenosha | Corn | All practices | 197.53 | $994 | $101 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 56.83 | $692 | $71 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 83.27 | $581 | $59 | |
| Kewaunee | Corn | All practices | 176.67 | $889 | $91 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 54.58 | $664 | $68 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 74.67 | $521 | $53 | |
| La Crosse | Corn | All practices | 177.94 | $895 | $91 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 50.83 | $619 | $63 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 44.67 | $312 | $32 | |
| Lafayette | Corn | All practices | 229.23 | $1,153 | $118 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 66.59 | $810 | $83 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 91.83 | $641 | $65 | |
| Langlade | Corn | Irrigated | 156.98 | $790 | $81 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 145.80 | $733 | $75 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 44.98 | $547 | $56 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 37.49 | $456 | $47 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 47.86 | $334 | $34 | |
| Lincoln | Corn | All practices | 150.86 | $759 | $77 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.33 | $491 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 46.67 | $326 | $33 | |
| Manitowoc | Corn | All practices | 186.60 | $939 | $96 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.46 | $626 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 82.28 | $574 | $59 | |
| Marathon | Corn | Irrigated | 198.22 | $997 | $102 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 175.66 | $884 | $90 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 60.83 | $740 | $76 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 49.53 | $603 | $61 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.30 | $484 | $49 | |
| Marinette | Corn | All practices | 156.37 | $787 | $80 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.09 | $524 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 63.96 | $446 | $46 | |
| Marquette | Corn | Irrigated | 170.30 | $857 | $87 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 132.14 | $665 | $68 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 58.78 | $715 | $73 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 36.79 | $448 | $46 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 42.84 | $299 | $31 | |
| Menominee | Corn | All practices | 143.17 | $720 | $73 |
| Milwaukee | Corn | All practices | 173.80 | $874 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.14 | $586 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 76.83 | $536 | $55 | |
| Monroe | Corn | All practices | 157.60 | $793 | $81 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.36 | $528 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 44.33 | $309 | $32 | |
| Oconto | Corn | All practices | 161.36 | $812 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 46.31 | $564 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 63.91 | $446 | $46 | |
| Oneida | Corn | All practices | 120.25 | $605 | $62 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.73 | $447 | $46 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 42.67 | $298 | $30 | |
| Outagamie | Corn | All practices | 181.89 | $915 | $93 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.88 | $631 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 79.95 | $558 | $57 | |
| Ozaukee | Corn | All practices | 179.55 | $903 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.40 | $626 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 86.00 | $600 | $61 | |
| Pepin | Corn | Irrigated | 221.68 | $1,115 | $114 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 179.75 | $904 | $92 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 66.96 | $815 | $83 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 51.08 | $622 | $63 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 44.00 | $307 | $31 | |
| Pierce | Corn | All practices | 202.83 | $1,020 | $104 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 57.89 | $705 | $72 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 52.83 | $369 | $38 | |
| Polk | Corn | Irrigated | 206.32 | $1,038 | $106 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 169.83 | $854 | $87 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.98 | $560 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 41.94 | $293 | $30 | |
| Portage | Corn | Irrigated | 202.29 | $1,018 | $104 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 141.36 | $711 | $73 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 57.04 | $694 | $71 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 39.79 | $484 | $49 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 50.67 | $354 | $36 | |
| Price | Corn | All practices | 128.63 | $647 | $66 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 34.45 | $419 | $43 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 46.33 | $323 | $33 | |
| Racine | Corn | All practices | 191.47 | $963 | $98 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 54.81 | $667 | $68 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.72 | $570 | $58 | |
| Richland | Corn | Irrigated | 192.74 | $969 | $99 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 170.18 | $856 | $87 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 56.26 | $685 | $70 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 46.37 | $564 | $58 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 65.82 | $459 | $47 | |
| Rock | Corn | Irrigated | 231.02 | $1,162 | $119 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 211.90 | $1,066 | $109 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 70.22 | $855 | $87 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 59.73 | $727 | $74 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 78.32 | $547 | $56 | |
| Rusk | Corn | All practices | 166.02 | $835 | $85 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.34 | $503 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 45.67 | $319 | $33 | |
| Sauk | Corn | Irrigated | 198.62 | $999 | $102 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 173.03 | $870 | $89 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 62.49 | $761 | $78 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 48.67 | $592 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.41 | $491 | $50 | |
| Sawyer | Corn | All practices | 176.65 | $889 | $91 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 39.58 | $482 | $49 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 45.67 | $319 | $33 | |
| Shawano | Corn | All practices | 171.52 | $863 | $88 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.12 | $586 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.07 | $503 | $51 | |
| Sheboygan | Corn | All practices | 179.38 | $902 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 53.67 | $653 | $67 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 82.72 | $577 | $59 | |
| St. Croix | Corn | Irrigated | 226.52 | $1,139 | $116 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 187.39 | $943 | $96 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 67.23 | $818 | $83 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 51.89 | $632 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 45.08 | $315 | $32 | |
| Taylor | Corn | All practices | 175.65 | $884 | $90 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.70 | $629 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 47.00 | $328 | $33 | |
| Trempealeau | Corn | Irrigated | 211.83 | $1,066 | $109 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 178.12 | $896 | $91 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 63.47 | $772 | $79 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 48.51 | $590 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 44.00 | $307 | $31 | |
| Vernon | Corn | All practices | 179.90 | $905 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 50.59 | $616 | $63 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 65.33 | $456 | $47 | |
| Vilas | Corn | All practices | 128.47 | $646 | $66 |
| Walworth | Corn | Irrigated | 233.62 | $1,175 | $120 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 208.83 | $1,050 | $107 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 58.67 | $714 | $73 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 79.08 | $552 | $56 | |
| Washburn | Corn | Irrigated | 183.10 | $921 | $94 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 161.82 | $814 | $83 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.29 | $490 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 45.00 | $314 | $32 | |
| Washington | Corn | All practices | 191.10 | $961 | $98 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 55.00 | $669 | $68 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 87.11 | $608 | $62 | |
| Waukesha | Corn | All practices | 178.98 | $900 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.86 | $582 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.85 | $571 | $58 | |
| Waupaca | Corn | Irrigated | 209.74 | $1,055 | $108 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 159.60 | $803 | $82 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 63.21 | $769 | $78 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 45.03 | $548 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 62.75 | $438 | $45 | |
| Waushara | Corn | Irrigated | 226.38 | $1,139 | $116 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 145.11 | $730 | $74 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 63.56 | $774 | $79 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 42.44 | $516 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 62.59 | $437 | $45 | |
| Winnebago | Corn | All practices | 171.85 | $864 | $88 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.72 | $629 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 83.37 | $582 | $59 | |
| Wood | Corn | All practices | 178.56 | $898 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.57 | $579 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 62.59 | $437 | $45 |
A county or crop not listed: FSA’s files have nothing for it. Ask the county FSA office for “the 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yield for my county, crop and practice (irrigated or non-irrigated)”, or look it up in FSA’s program data (file: ARC-CO benchmark yields and revenues, program year 2026). Then type it into the calculator.
PLC vs ARC-CO break-even at the benchmark yield
When the county yield comes in at its benchmark, which program pays more depends on the season-average price and on your PLC yield as a share of the county’s official benchmark. Expressed that way, the break-even is the same in every Wisconsin county. 2026 prices, corn:
| PLC yield, % of your official benchmark | Which pays more, by season-average price |
|---|---|
| 60% | PLC: $3.41 or lower ARC-CO: $3.42 to $4.52 |
| 70% | PLC: $3.55 or lower ARC-CO: $3.56 to $4.52 |
| 80% | PLC: $3.66 or lower ARC-CO: $3.67 to $4.52 |
| 90% | PLC: $3.74 or lower ARC-CO: $3.75 to $4.52 |
| 100% | PLC: $3.81 or lower ARC-CO: $3.82 to $4.52 |
Soybeans:
| PLC yield, % of your official benchmark | Which pays more, by season-average price |
|---|---|
| 60% | PLC: $8.27 or lower ARC-CO: $8.28 to $10.95 |
| 70% | PLC: $8.62 or lower ARC-CO: $8.63 to $10.95 |
| 80% | PLC: $8.88 or lower ARC-CO: $8.89 to $10.95 |
| 90% | PLC: $9.08 or lower ARC-CO: $9.09 to $10.95 |
| 100% | PLC: $9.24 or lower ARC-CO: $9.25 to $10.95 |
Wheat:
| PLC yield, % of your official benchmark | Which pays more, by season-average price |
|---|---|
| 60% | PLC: $4.95 or lower ARC-CO: $4.96 to $6.17 |
| 70% | PLC: $5.15 or lower ARC-CO: $5.16 to $6.12 |
| 80% | PLC: $5.30 or lower ARC-CO: $5.31 to $6.00 |
| 90% | PLC: $5.41 or lower ARC-CO: $5.42 to $5.66 |
| 100% | PLC: $6.34 or lower ARC-CO: never |
Per base acre, both programs on 85% of base. Your PLC yield is on the FSA-156EZ. A county yield below benchmark favors ARC-CO.
An estimate, not a USDA determination. FSA ARC/PLC · FSA program data · Find your county office
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