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Appanoose County, IA

Cattle prices near Appanoose County, Iowa. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Unionville MO in Unionville, MO, about 20 miles away. On Oct 27, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $459.44 per hundredweight on 100 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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Drought No droughtNone · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Unionville MO 5-wt steers $459per cwt

Appanoose County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Appanoose County, IA showed no drought on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map. Rain has run 64% of normal over the last 30 days (below normal); Saturday carries the week's highest rain chance at 64% (high 64°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (60% chance of above-normal rain). Appanoose County is not on FSA's 2026 LFP list yet, and Unionville MO is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 20 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 64% of normal
  • Last 60 days 135% of normal
  • 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 (60% chance of above-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans toward near-normal rain

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Sunny, high 52°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 0–3 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 55°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 2–7 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 58°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 5–13 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 61°, low 48°, 18% rain, wind 9–18 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 46°, 15% rain, wind 1–9 mph
  6. Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 66°, low 53°, 54% rain, wind 2–15 mph
  7. Saturday Rain Showers Likely, high 64°, low 40°, 64% rain, wind 10–16 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 Appanoose 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.

Appanoose County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Appanoose County grew about 2,723 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 108% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,516 pounds per acre. That was the 7th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1998 at 2,902 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,186.

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 Appanoose 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

A county next to Appanoose County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (Davis County, IA, Wapello County, IA). The IRS counts your county plus every county touching it.

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 Appanoose County

Forecast for the center point of Appanoose County.

  • Freeze on 1 night
  1. Today Mostly Sunny 52° 30° SE 0–3 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 55° 36° S 2–7 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 58° 41° S 5–13 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Mostly Sunny 61° 48° S 9–18 mph 18% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 62° 46° WSW 1–9 mph 15% rain
  6. Fri Slight Chance Rain Showers 66° 53° SSE 2–15 mph 54% rain
  7. Sat Rain Showers Likely 64° 40° SW 10–16 mph 64% rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated Nov 15, 2026. 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 Iowa; 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
2.05 in 69% of normal
Last 12 months
38.61 in 101%
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 2.95 in; same month last year 1.76 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 Appanoose County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Centerville weather station (1 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
168-day growing season
 Apr 28
1 year in 10 it's after May 11
 Oct 14
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 26
Hard freeze (28°F)
188-day growing season
 Apr 17
1 year in 10 it's after May 2
 Oct 24
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 10

Rathbun Dam weather station (6 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
187-day growing season
 Apr 18
1 year in 10 it's after May 2
 Oct 23
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 10
Hard freeze (28°F)
206-day growing season
 Apr 7
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 21
 Oct 31
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 20

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Centerville, Rathbun Dam), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Unionville Livestock Market Unionville, MO 20 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 2026
  2. Bloomfield Livestock Market (feeder cattle) Bloomfield, IA 24 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 4, 2026
  3. Russell Livestock Market (feeder cattle) Russell, IA 24 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Green City Livestock Auction Green City, MO 33 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Keoco Auction Company LLC (feeder cattle) Sigourney, IA 54 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 2, 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

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Common questions and nearby counties

Is Appanoose County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Not on FSA's 2026 LFP county list as of Nov 5, 2026. FSA updates the list as drought changes.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Nov 5, 2026

What is the drought level in Appanoose County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Appanoose County was in no drought, and the worst part was no drought on 0% of the county. 0 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 Appanoose County?

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

What sale barns are near Appanoose County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Unionville MO (20 mi), last report Oct 27, 2026; Bloomfield IA (24 mi), last report Nov 4, 2026; Russell IA (24 mi), last report Nov 9, 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.