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Albany County, WY

Cattle prices near Albany County, Wyoming. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Torrington WY in Torrington, WY, about 84 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $443.56 per hundredweight on 831 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Albany County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought SevereD2 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 5 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Torrington WY 5-wt steers $444▼ $11 since last sale

Albany County rain, outlook and forecast

The Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Albany County, WY in severe drought (D2), with 17% at extreme drought (D3); week 50 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Rain has run 169% of normal over the last 30 days (well above normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (50% chance of above-normal rain) and the best rain chance this week is 65% on Friday (high 46°). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Albany County with up to 5 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Torrington WY, 84 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 169% of normal
  • Last 60 days not read yet
  • Last 90 days not read yet

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 15, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 20–24) Leans wetter than normal (50% chance of above-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 14, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Sunny, high 51°, low 26°, 2% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Sunny, high 56°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  3. Tuesday Mostly Sunny, high 58°, low 31°, 10% rain, wind 10–15 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 44°, low 26°, 7% rain, wind 5–30 mph
  5. Thursday Partly Sunny, high 52°, low 28°, 17% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  6. Friday Snow Showers Likely, high 46°, low 25°, 65% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Snow Showers, high 38°, 36% rain, wind 10–15 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 15, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

PRF pasture insurance: sign up by Dec 1, 2026

The 2027 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance sales closing date for Albany County is Dec 1, 2026, 16 days from today. PRF (Rainfall Index) pays on a rainfall index for your grid, not on your own rain gauge. You buy it through a crop insurance agent.

How PRF works · PRF 2027 sign-up · Find your grid on RMA's PRF tool

Date from USDA RMA's actuarial data, read Aug 28, 2026 · RMA dates map. Your agent confirms the date for your policy.

Albany County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Albany County grew about 615 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 114% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 541 pounds per acre. That was the 7th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2015 at 751 pounds per acre; worst: 2002 at 336.

Pounds per acre of new grass and forbs each year on rangeland and pasture, from the Rangeland Analysis Platform (satellite-based estimates). See every year on the Land tab.

Open loss windows

No open loss windows in Albany County right now. A 30-day window opens when the county first hits severe drought (D2), jumps to D3 or D4, or after a blizzard, extreme heat or cold, flood or ice warning, a wildfire, or a USDA disaster designation. Keep a Drought Ledger.

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Cownty sends nothing to FSA.

Drought-sale tax flag IRS list

Albany County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (severe or worse drought, Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026).

Why it matters: if you sold breeding, dairy or draft livestock because of drought, the tax code may let you put off the gain (more time to buy replacement animals, or report the extra-sale income a year later). Your tax preparer decides whether either applies.

Work out your numbers and print a page for your preparer

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. Ask your tax preparer. FSA decides program eligibility. IRS Notice 2026-54 (PDF)

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for Albany County

Forecast for the center point of Albany County.

  • Freeze on 6 nights
  • Windy on 1 day
  1. Today Sunny 51° 26° W 5–10 mph 2% rain
  2. Mon Mostly Sunny 56° 31° W 5–10 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Mostly Sunny 58° 31° SSW 10–15 mph 10% rain
  4. Wed Mostly Sunny 44° 26° W 5–30 mph 7% rain
  5. Thu Partly Sunny 52° 28° SSW 5–10 mph 17% rain
  6. Fri Snow Showers Likely 46° 25° WSW 5–15 mph 65% rain
  7. Sat Chance Snow Showers 38° –° WNW 10–15 mph 36% rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated Nov 15, 2026 old. Wind arrows point where the wind is going; the letters say where it comes from. Windy = 25 mph or more; freeze = a low of 32°F or less. Open the full forecast.

Burn ban

Data pending. Cownty doesn't read an official statewide burn-ban list for Wyoming; county commissions, sheriffs and fire districts post local fire restrictions, so check your county's own notices

No official ban list to check here, so Cownty shows the National Weather Service fire-weather alerts for the county instead: none right now.

Guide: Burn bans: where to check and what they mean

Weather warnings right now

None right now

National Weather Service active alerts for this county, as of Nov 15, 2026 (source). Fetched Nov 15, 2026.

Rainfall vs normal

Oct 2026
1.20 in 98% of normal
Last 12 months
12.47 in 83%
How to read this

Bars are the rain that fell each month; the dashed line is a normal month (1991-2020 average). Bars below the line = drier than normal.

County-average precipitation, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026. Normal = NCEI's own 1991-2020 average for each month (Oct 2026 normal 1.23 in; same month last year 1.36 in). NCEI posts each month around the 8th of the next and may revise recent months. Source: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Fetched Nov 14, 2026.

Wildfires

No current fire perimeter in the county

No current perimeter within 100 mi of the county center (48 mapped nationally).

See the fire map

Interagency fire outlines. Small or brand-new fires are often not mapped yet; call 911 for a fire you can see. Layer updated Nov 15, 2026. Source: National Interagency Fire Center. Fetched Nov 15, 2026.

Frost dates

Frost and freeze dates

30-year averages (1991–2020) from the weather stations nearest Albany County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Sybille Rsch Unit weather station (19 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
125-day growing season
 May 22
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 5
 Sep 24
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 9
Hard freeze (28°F)
149-day growing season
 May 7
1 year in 10 it's after May 21
 Oct 4
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 19

Laramie Rgnl Ap weather station (25 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
102-day growing season
 Jun 2
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 18
 Sep 15
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 3
Hard freeze (28°F)
125-day growing season
 May 20
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 3
 Sep 24
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 10

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Sybille Rsch Unit, Laramie Rgnl Ap), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Torrington Livestock Commission Co. (feeder cattle) Torrington, WY 84 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Crawford Livestock Market Crawford, NE 137 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  3. Livestock Exchange (Friday feeder cattle) Brush, CO 146 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  4. Sterling Livestock Commission Sterling, CO 150 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Winter Livestock Auction Riverton, WY 165 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026

Miles are straight-line from the county center. Sale days come from the barns' recent USDA AMS reports; call the barn to confirm. All barns

Other barns nearby (not USDA-reported)

These barns are not in a USDA AMS report, so Cownty shows no prices for them. Sale days and phones come from the barns' own sites or public listings; call the barn to confirm. More barns

Printable county brief (PDF) · Everything on one page · Hay prices in Wyoming

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Albany County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Albany County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 5 monthly payments for some pasture types. FSA decides each operation's eligibility; apply at your county FSA office by March 1 after the loss year.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Nov 5, 2026

What is the drought level in Albany County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Albany County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 17% of the county. 50 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Nov 10, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Albany County?

No official statewide list to check: Cownty doesn't read an official statewide burn-ban list for Wyoming; county commissions, sheriffs and fire districts post local fire restrictions, so check your county's own notices.

What sale barns are near Albany County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Torrington WY (84 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Crawford (137 mi), last report Nov 13, 2026; Brush (146 mi), last report Nov 13, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Micro Farm 2027: last day to buy crop insurance; Nov 20, 2026: Whole Farm Revenue Protection 2027: last day to buy crop insurance. FSA program dates not posted officially are marked "confirm at source" on the calendar.

Source: official agency pages (see Calendar)

Information only; not financial or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Always check the linked official source.