Corn combining
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$46.05 avg per acre
$0$28$55$83$110
Low $25.00 · High $80.00 · statewide
Custom grain hauling rates in Iowa
Short answer · 2026 survey averagesHauling only: about $3.95–50 an acre. Combine and haul: about $13–82 an acre.
Green = 2026 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach survey. Amber = what farmers report paying.
Range excludes the single lowest and highest response.
Unit
Hauling only
Priced per acre
Priced per acre. Bars share one scale: $0–110. Bar = low to high; tick = average.
Soybean combining
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$43.05 avg per acre
$0$28$55$83$110
Low $24.00 · High $70.00 · statewide
Small grain combining
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$47.00 avg per acre
$0$28$55$83$110
Low $35.00 · High $65.00 · statewide
Added charge for GPS mapping
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$3.95 avg per acre
$0$28$55$83$110
Low $1.00 · High $8.00 · statewide
Picking ear corn
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$49.70 avg per acre
$0$28$55$83$110
Low $30.00 · High $100 · statewide
Hauling grain - grain cart, corn
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$9.25 avg per acre
$0$28$55$83$110
Low $3.00 · High $22.00 · statewide
Hauling grain - grain cart, soybean
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$8.10 avg per acre
$0$28$55$83$110
Low $2.00 · High $19.00 · statewide
Priced per bushel
Priced per bushel. Bars share one scale: $0–1. Bar = low to high; tick = average.
Handling grain by auger
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$0.09 avg per bushel
$0$0$1$1$1
Low $0.02 · High $0.16 · statewide
Hauling grain - to farm storage, wagon
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$0.10 avg per bushel
$0$0$1$1$1
Low $0.04 · High $0.15 · statewide
Hauling grain - farm storage to market, wagon
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$0.13 avg per bushel
$0$0$1$1$1
Low $0.05 · High $0.24 · statewide
Hauling grain - to market, truck, (5 miles, 1-way trip)
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$0.14 avg per bushel
$0$0$1$1$1
Low $0.06 · High $0.50 · statewide
Hauling grain - to market, truck, (25 miles, 1-way trip)
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$0.20 avg per bushel
$0$0$1$1$1
Low $0.09 · High $0.35 · statewide
Hauling grain - to market, truck, (100 miles, 1-way trip)
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$0.41 avg per bushel
$0$0$1$1$1
Low $0.18 · High $0.65 · statewide
Priced per point per bushel
Priced per point per bushel. Bars share one scale: $0–1. Bar = low to high; tick = average.
Drying corn (includes fuel, electricity, labor) - continuous flow dryer
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$0.06 avg per point per bushel
$0$0$1$1$1
Low $0.03 · High $0.09 · statewide
Drying corn (includes fuel, electricity, labor) - bin dryer
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$0.05 avg per point per bushel
$0$0$1$1$1
Low $0.03 · High $0.06 · statewide
Combine and haul
Priced per acre. Bars share one scale: $0–190. Bar = low to high; tick = average.
Combining added charge for corn reel (downed corn)
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$12.55 avg per acre
$0$48$95$143$190
Low $5.00 · High $30.00 · statewide
Combining with air reel
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$47.00 avg per acre
$0$48$95$143$190
Low $26.00 · High $70.00 · statewide
Combining with draper head
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$48.20 avg per acre
$0$48$95$143$190
Low $24.00 · High $80.00 · statewide
Complete harvesting (combine, grain cart, haul to farm storage) - Corn
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$82.00 avg per acre
$0$48$95$143$190
Low $40.00 · High $175 · statewide
Complete harvesting (combine, grain cart, haul to farm storage) - Soybean
Harvesting, Drying, and Hauling Grain
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$77.40 avg per acre
$0$48$95$143$190
Low $32.00 · High $175 · statewide
Farmer-reported rates
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Other states
Only rows for the same job and unit as this page, tagged with what the job includes. Survey years differ and aren't inflation-adjusted.
| State · survey | Includes | Job (survey wording) | Avg | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas · 2026 | Hauling only | Hauling add-on for custom-harvested corn, per bushel (per bushel) | $0.38 | $0.20–$0.75 |
| Hauling only | Hauling add-on for custom-harvested soybeans, per bushel (per bushel) | $0.30 | $0.20–$0.50 | |
| Combine and haul | Combining and hauling corn: rate per acre (per acre) | $34.73 | $25.00–$50.00 | |
| Combine and haul | Combining and hauling soybeans: rate per acre (per acre) | $39.67 | $29.00–$60.00 | |
| Oklahoma · 2021–22 | Hauling only | Flat rate for hauling small grains (per bushel) | $0.24 | not published |
| Mississippi · 2024 | Hauling only | Corn (per bushel) | $0.31 | $0.20–$0.40 |
| Hauling only | Soybeans (per bushel) | $0.29 | $0.20–$0.35 | |
| Hauling only | Rice (per bushel) | $0.30 | $0.20–$0.40 | |
| Hauling only | Wheat (per bushel) | $0.30 | $0.20–$0.35 | |
| Nebraska · 2026 | Hauling only | Soybeans from Field to Local Storage (15 miles or less) (per bushel) | $0.15 | $0.06–$0.27 |
| Ohio · 2026 | Hauling only | Farm to Market (per bushel) | $0.19 | $0.01–$0.52 |
| Hauling only | Field to Farm (per bushel) | $0.10 | $0.01–$0.22 | |
| Combine and haul | Combine, Grain Cart, Haul Local to Farm (per acre) | $45.41 | $25.00–$75.00 | |
| North Dakota · 2024 | Hauling only | Wheat, All (per bushel) | $0.26 | $0.05–$0.80 |
| Hauling only | Oats (per bushel) | $0.28 | $0.10–$0.48 | |
| Hauling only | Flaxseed (per bushel) | $0.29 | $0.10–$0.48 | |
| Hauling only | Corn (per bushel) | $0.22 | $0.03–$0.48 | |
| Arkansas | No university survey; farmer reports wanted | |||
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Source
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, 2026 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey (A3-10). https://www.extension.iastate.edu/AGDM/crops/pdf/a3-10.pdf. Other-state rows come from each state's survey; see all sources.
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