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Wyoming ARC-CO benchmark yields for 2026, by county
FSA’s official program year 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yields for 15 Wyoming 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn | Corn | All practices | 180.22 | $907 | $92 |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.30 | $491 | $50 | |
| Carbon | Wheat | All practices | 28.67 | $200 | $20 |
| Converse | Corn | All practices | 161.67 | $813 | $83 |
| Wheat | All practices | 40.00 | $279 | $28 | |
| Crook | Corn | All practices | 87.20 | $439 | $45 |
| Wheat | All practices | 31.80 | $222 | $23 | |
| Fremont | Corn | All practices | 150.07 | $755 | $77 |
| Goshen | Corn | Irrigated | 169.71 | $854 | $87 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 22.67 | $114 | $12 | |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 64.12 | $448 | $46 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 24.19 | $169 | $17 | |
| Johnson | Corn | All practices | 109.20 | $549 | $56 |
| Laramie | Corn | Irrigated | 188.29 | $947 | $97 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 36.40 | $183 | $19 | |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 69.04 | $482 | $49 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 25.20 | $176 | $18 | |
| Lincoln | Wheat | All practices | 42.00 | $293 | $30 |
| Natrona | Corn | All practices | 155.33 | $781 | $80 |
| Niobrara | Corn | All practices | 208.67 | $1,050 | $107 |
| Wheat | All practices | 31.33 | $219 | $22 | |
| Park | Corn | All practices | 175.03 | $880 | $90 |
| Wheat | All practices | 92.00 | $642 | $66 | |
| Platte | Corn | All practices | 167.79 | $844 | $86 |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 60.73 | $424 | $43 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 21.28 | $149 | $15 | |
| Washakie | Corn | All practices | 196.78 | $990 | $101 |
| Weston | Corn | All practices | 120.67 | $607 | $62 |
| Wheat | All practices | 28.90 | $202 | $21 |
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 Wyoming 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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