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Drilling small grains: custom rates by state
Wheat/oats/small grains with a drill, conventional till. Rates are per acre.
Survey averages, not quotes. These are averages of what people reported in extension surveys. Use them as a starting point for a conversation, not as a price. Survey years differ (2024, 2025, 2026); values are not adjusted for inflation or diesel prices.
| State · survey wording | Average | Range | Responses | Median / mode | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa 2026 Drilling small grain |
$19.45/acre | $10.00 – $27.00 | 30 | median $20.00 | PDF p. 2 · calculate |
| Nebraska 2026 Drilling small grains, conventional drill with disk or row opening device |
$17.86/acre | $10.00 – $25.00 | 14 | most common $15.00 | PDF p. 9 · calculate |
| Kansas 2026 Regular-till small grain drilling, without fertilizer |
$19.91/acre | $10.00 – $28.00 | 51 | — | PDF p. 21 · calculate |
| Ohio 2026 Drill Small Grains |
$20.74/acre | $10.00 – $39.00 | 44 | median $20.00 | PDF p. 4 · calculate |
| Missouri 2025 Conventional planting: Small grains: drill |
$25.11/acre | $15.00 – $30.00 | 9 | median $25.00 | PDF p. 1 · calculate |
| Indiana 2025 Conventional Till Small Grains few responses |
$17.33/acre | not published | 3 | — | PDF p. 2 · calculate |
| Wisconsin 2025 Drilling, conventional - Small Grains |
$22.42/acre | $15.00 – $30.00 | 12 | median $22.00 | PDF p. 2 · calculate |
| North Dakota 2024 Small grain seeding - Without Fertilizer - Regular Drilling |
$18.26/acre | $3.00 – $30.00 | 23 | most common $20.00 | PDF p. 1 · calculate |
Minnesota and Illinois: no state survey, so they are not listed or counted separately. Iowa’s 2026 rate above is often used as a reference there.
Bar: shaded = published range, dark tick = average (scaled to the highest value on this page). “Few responses” = fewer than 5.
What’s included and how ranges differ
- Indiana: Where shown, the range is the average ± one standard deviation (only published when 30+ responses).
- Iowa: Range excludes the single lowest and single highest response.
- Kansas: Range as published (state rows).
- Missouri: Range of responses.
- Nebraska: Range is the minimum and maximum reported. “Most common” (mode) also shown.
- North Dakota: Range is the minimum and maximum reported. “Most frequent” (mode) also shown.
- Ohio: Range is the minimum and maximum reported.
- Wisconsin: Range is the lowest and highest reported.
All included surveys say their rates cover fuel and the operator unless otherwise noted; rental items exclude them.