2026 Grazing fees announced

The new fee, effective March 1, is $1.69 per AUM, up from $1.35 in 2025. The BLM said changes to the fee cannot exceed 25% of the previous year’s price, which is the case this year BLM NEWS RELEASE

In FY24, the BLM issued 17,045 authorizations for grazing, with 88% written for cattle, yearlings and bison, 6% for horses and burros, and 6% for goats and sheep. For every AUM assigned to livestock in the lawful homes of wild horses, the government collects $1.69 from the permittee while it spends $70 to $180 to care for the horse displaced.