Oklahoma custom rates, 2021 survey
Sigurd Lindquist, CCA · numbers from Oklahoma State University Extension, with the USDA NASS Oklahoma Field Office mailing
What farmers and custom operators in Oklahoma said they charged or paid for custom work, as the Oklahoma Farm and Ranch Custom Rates, 2021-2022 (OSU Extension Current Report CR-205, revised March 2022) printed it. Rates are survey averages; your local custom operator may charge more or less.
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| Job | Average | Range | Answers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillage | |||
| Discing, offset | $10.79 per acre | not printed | 12 |
| Discing, tandem | $12.27 per acre | not printed | 11 |
| Blade or wide sweeps | $13.17 per acre | not printed | 6 |
| Fertilizer and chemical | |||
| Applying bulk dry fertilizer | $6.09 per acre | not printed | 64 |
| Applying liquid fertilizer | $5.82 per acre | not printed | 20 |
| Applying liquid fertilizer, side-dress | $7.88 per acre | not printed | 8 |
| Lime application | $9.92 per ton | not printed | 6 |
| Ground application, herbicides with boom sprayer | $6.48 per acre | not printed | 56 |
| Air application, herbicides | $10.20 per acre | not printed | 13 |
| Ground application, fungicides with boom sprayer | $5.33 per acre | not printed | 10 |
| Air application, fungicides | $7.53 per acre | not printed | 8 |
| Planting | |||
| Drill small grains, conventional tillage | $12.55 per acre | not printed | 10 |
| Haying | |||
| Mowing hay | $16.19 per acre | not printed | 27 |
| Raking hay | $4.22 per acre | not printed | 27 |
| Swathing | $16.09 per acre | not printed | 116 |
| Baling a small square bale | $2.05 per bale | not printed | 20 |
| Baling a large square bale, 4-foot width | $17.58 per bale | not printed | 8 |
| Baling a round bale, 4-foot width | $14.67 per bale | not printed | 22 |
| Cutting, raking, baling round bales, 4-foot width | $22.56 per bale | not printed | 166 |
| Baling a round bale, 5-foot width | $16.16 per bale | not printed | 123 |
| Cutting, raking, baling round bales, 5-foot width | $25.55 per bale | not printed | 175 |
| Small grain harvest | |||
| Combining wheat and small grains (flat rate) | $23.89 per acre | not printed | 61 |
| Base rate for combining small grains (plus $0.24 a bushel over about 21.68 bushels an acre) | $23.61 per acre | not printed | 38 |
| Flat rate for hauling small grains | $0.24 per bushel | not printed | 28 |
| Combining soybeans (flat rate) | $27.11 per acre | not printed | 9 |
| Livestock | |||
| Pregnancy test cattle | $4.78 per head | not printed | 27 |
| Worming cattle | $4.43 per head | not printed | 20 |
| Hauling cattle, belly semi truck | $3.92 per mile | not printed | 21 |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| Brush hogging | $55.24 per hour | not printed | 29 |
| Dozing (D6 or smaller) | $107.44 per hour | not printed | 43 |
| Dozing (D7 or larger) | $143.18 per hour | not printed | 17 |
| Welding | $54.46 per hour | not printed | 28 |
Survey of Oklahoma farmers, ranchers and custom operators, fall 2021; about 675 usable surveys. Custom work means the operator furnishes the implement, fuel, labor and other inputs tied to the job; seed or fertilizer only when stated. This report prints the average and the median, not a range. It is the newest Oklahoma edition we could find, from a 2021 survey, so it runs older than its neighbors. Rows with the state average withheld (D) are left out.
Source: Oklahoma State University Extension, with the USDA NASS Oklahoma Field Office mailing, the survey. AGSIST did not set these rates and does not adjust them. Bordering states with a survey here: Kansas (2026), Missouri (2023).
Questions
What does custom combining cost in Oklahoma?
In the Oklahoma Farm and Ranch Custom Rates, 2021-2022 (OSU Extension Current Report CR-205, revised March 2022), combining soybeans averaged $27.11 per acre (not printed, 9 answers). Rates are survey averages; your local custom operator may charge more or less.
What does custom spraying cost in Oklahoma?
Ground application, herbicides with boom sprayer: $6.48 per acre in the 2021 survey (not printed, 56 answers). Chemical is not included.
Who set these rates?
Nobody set them. They are averages of what farmers and custom operators told Oklahoma State University Extension, with the USDA NASS Oklahoma Field Office mailing they charged or paid. AGSIST copied them from the survey and links it. Your local custom operator may charge more or less.
What is included in a custom rate?
Custom work means the operator furnishes the implement, fuel, labor and other inputs tied to the job; seed or fertilizer only when stated.
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