Oklahoma custom farm work rates
72 rates from the Oklahoma Farm and Ranch Custom Rates, 2021–2022 (CR-205), Oklahoma State University Extension.
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Every Oklahoma rate in the survey
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Tillage (4)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discing - offset | per acre | — | $10.79 | — |
| Discing - tandem | per acre | — | $12.27 | — |
| Blade or wide sweeps | per acre | — | $13.17 | — |
| Spike tooth harrow | per acre | — | $7.80 | — |
Fertilizer And Chemical Results (15)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applying bulk dry fertilizer | per acre | — | $6.09 | — |
| Applying liquid fertilizer | per acre | — | $5.82 | — |
| Applying liquid fertilizer, side-dress | per acre | — | $7.88 | — |
| Lime application | per ton | — | $9.92 | — |
| Ground appl - herbicides with boom sprayer | per acre | — | $6.48 | — |
| Ground appl - herbicides, liquid broadcast or banded | per acre | — | $12.04 | — |
| Ground appl - herbicides, dry broadcast or banded | per acre | — | $8.80 | — |
| Air application - herbicides | per acre | — | $10.20 | — |
| Ground appl - fungicides with boom sprayer | per acre | — | $5.33 | — |
| Air application - fungicides | per acre | — | $7.53 | — |
| Ground appl - insecticides with boom sprayer | per acre | — | $5.63 | — |
| Air application - insecticides | per acre | — | $6.69 | — |
| Ground application -desiccants | per acre | — | $5.75 | — |
| Air application - desiccants | per acre | — | $6.00 | — |
| Air application - growth regulators | per acre | — | $6.21 | — |
Planting (2)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Seeder - conventional tillage, small grains w/o fertilizer | per acre | — | $16.60 | — |
| Drill small grains - conventional tillage | per acre | — | $12.55 | — |
Haying (15)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowing hay | per acre | — | $16.19 | — |
| Raking hay | per acre | — | $4.22 | — |
| Swathing | per acre | — | $16.09 | — |
| Baling a small square bale | per bale | — | $2.05 | — |
| Cost of all haying operations (cutting to stacking sm squares) | per bale | — | $2.22 | — |
| Flat rate for hauling small square bale, other trailer | per bale | — | $1.05 | — |
| Baling a large square bale, 4-foot width | per bale | — | $17.58 | — |
| Flat rate for hauling large square bale, other trailer | per bale | — | $4.55 | — |
| Baling a round bale, 4-foot width | per bale | — | $14.67 | — |
| Cutting, raking, baling round bales, 4-foot width | per bale | — | $22.56 | — |
| other trailer | per bale | — | $5.13 | — |
| Baling a round bale, 5-foot width | per bale | — | $16.16 | — |
| Cutting, raking, baling round bales, 5-foot width | per bale | — | $25.55 | — |
| bales, semi-trailer | per bale | — | $4.93 | — |
| bales, other trailer | per bale | — | $5.50 | — |
Small Grain Harvest (5)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combining wheat & sm. grains (flat rate) | per acre | — | $23.89 | — |
| Base rate for combining small grains | per acre | — | $23.61 | — |
| extra charge per bushel | per bushel | — | $0.24 | — |
| Flat rate for hauling small grains | per bushel | — | $0.24 | — |
| Combining soybeans (flat rate) | per acre | — | $27.11 | — |
Livestock Operations (20)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artifcial insemination, cattle | per head | — | $12.09 | — |
| Branding cattle | per day | — | $115 | — |
| Branding cattle | per head | — | $4.65 | — |
| Castrating cattle | per day | — | $87.80 | — |
| Castrating cattle | per head | — | $5.28 | — |
| Chute fee, cattle | per head | — | $3.89 | — |
| Custom feeding - calving out cows | per hd/day | — | $1.44 | — |
| Custom feeding - weaned calves | per hd/day | — | $2.37 | — |
| Custom feeding - wintering pregnant beef cows | per hd/day | — | $1.68 | — |
| Dehorning cattle | per head | — | $12.64 | — |
| Pregnancy test cattle | per head | — | $4.78 | — |
| Processing cattle | per day | — | $130 | — |
| Processing cattle | per head | — | $14.39 | — |
| Spraying cattle | per head | — | $2.40 | — |
| Worming cattle | per head | — | $4.43 | — |
| Hauling cattle belly semi truck | per day | — | $550 | — |
| Hauling cattle belly semi truck | per mile | — | $3.92 | — |
| Hauling cattle trailer | per day | — | $246 | — |
| Hauling cattle trailer | per mile | — | $2.49 | — |
| Hauling other livestock gooseneck | per mile | — | $2.12 | — |
Miscellaneous (11)
| Job (survey wording) | Unit | Low | Avg | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush hogging | per hour | — | $55.24 | — |
| Clearing cedar trees | per hour | — | $92.24 | — |
| Dozing (D6 or smaller) | per hour | — | $107 | — |
| Dozing (D7 or larger) | per hour | — | $143 | — |
| Sawing wood, chainsaw | per hour | — | $31.20 | — |
| Welding | per hour | — | $54.46 | — |
| Building new fence w/materials (4-6 wire, steel posts) | per mile | — | $15005 | — |
| Building new fence w/o materials (4-6 wire, steel posts) | per hour | — | $26.33 | — |
| Building new fence w/o materials (4-6 wire, steel posts) | per mile | — | $4875 | — |
| Fence maintenence - inspection and minor repair | per hour | — | $19.12 | — |
| Fence removal | per hour | — | $47.63 | — |
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