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Benton County, MO

Cattle prices near Benton County, Missouri. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Windsor MO in Windsor, MO, about 20 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $413.00 per hundredweight on 76 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Benton County is on FSA's list (since Nov 3, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Windsor MO 5-wt steers $413▼ $13 since last sale

Benton County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Benton County, MO was in moderate drought (D1) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, with 8% at severe drought (D2), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 2 weeks running. Rain has run 15% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal); the best rain chance this week is 47% on Saturday (high 67°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (50% chance of above-normal rain). Benton County is not on FSA's 2026 LFP list yet, and Windsor MO is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 20 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 15% 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 toward near-normal rain

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Sunny, high 55°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 3–5 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 57°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 1–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 60°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 2–7 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 64°, low 50°, 13% rain, wind 5–13 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 66°, low 52°, 14% rain, wind 2–7 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 70°, low 54°, 14% rain, wind 2–13 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Rain Showers, high 67°, low 41°, 47% rain, wind 3–14 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 Benton 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.

Benton County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Benton County grew about 3,391 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 106% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 3,198 pounds per acre. That was the 8th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2004 at 3,712 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,759.

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.

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What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Severe drought (D2) began (U.S. Drought Monitor) Nov 3, 2026Dec 3, 2026 (18 days left)Mar 1, 2027

If this cost you livestock, extra feed or hauled water, call your county FSA office now, while it's fresh. The 30-day date is a suggestion from Cownty; FSA's deadline for the notice of loss and application is the March 1 date. Log it in your Drought Ledger · Find your FSA office and phone

Text YES CLOCK for a reminder on day 21 and day 28.

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

Drought-sale tax flag IRS list

Benton 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)

5-wt steers, nearest barns

Steers 500–599 lb, $/cwt, weekly average.

BarnLast sale5-wt steers
Windsor MO 20 miNov 11$413
Osceola MO 28 miNov 12$393
Kingsville MO 52 miNov 10$413
How to read this

Each line is one barn's head-weighted average for 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) in that week; gaps are weeks with no sale or no lots that size. Past sales, not a bid.

Dollars per hundredweight ($/cwt, per 100 lb), calculated from USDA AMS Market News sale reports (Medium & Large 1 and 1-2). Not a USDA-published average. ≈ $/head = $/cwt × the middle of the weight class ÷ 100.

Guide: How to read a USDA sale barn report

Price history · Barn map · Fed vs feeder cattle

All weights at the 3 nearest barns

Windsor MO 20 mi

Windsor, MO
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb24431.27$1,940
Heifers 500-599 lb45375.38$2,060
Heifers 600-699 lb21318.84$2,070
Heifers 700-799 lb14321.19$2,410
Steers 400-499 lb12439.27$1,980
Steers 500-599 lb76413.00$2,270
Steers 600-699 lb51364.77$2,370
Steers 700-799 lb20340.65$2,550

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Osceola MO 28 mi

Osceola, MO
Sale of Nov 12, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb112401.06$1,800
Heifers 500-599 lb241344.46$1,890
Heifers 600-699 lb112334.70$2,180
Heifers 700-799 lb3290.00$2,180
Steers 400-499 lb72471.09$2,120
Steers 500-599 lb198393.07$2,160
Steers 600-699 lb177369.83$2,400
Steers 700-799 lb81342.51$2,570

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Kingsville MO 52 mi

Kingsville, MO
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb166411.84$1,850
Heifers 500-599 lb159379.54$2,090
Heifers 600-699 lb76338.06$2,200
Heifers 700-799 lb5302.50$2,270
Steers 400-499 lb139456.46$2,050
Steers 500-599 lb215412.58$2,270
Steers 600-699 lb186377.98$2,460
Steers 700-799 lb114343.48$2,580

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

24 more within 200 mi: Butler MO (57 mi), Phillipsburg MO (58 mi), Vienna MO (73 mi), Springfield MO (76 mi), Kingdom City MO (86 mi), Tina MO (86 mi), Joplin (99 mi), Cuba MO (103 mi), New Cambria MO (106 mi), Macon MO (109 mi), Exeter (118 mi), Bowling Green MO (133 mi), West Plains MO (133 mi), Green Forest AR (136 mi), Green City MO (137 mi), Palmyra MO (140 mi), Unionville MO (151 mi), Farmington MO (160 mi), Siloam Springs (161 mi), Lamoni IA (164 mi), Ash Flat AR (170 mi), Bloomfield IA (175 mi), Russell IA (185 mi), Ozark AR (196 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Windsor Livestock Auction Windsor, MO 20 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Wheeler Livestock Auction Osceola, MO 28 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  3. Kingsville Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Kingsville, MO 52 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. MO-KAN Livestock Market, Inc. Butler, MO 57 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  5. Mid Missouri Stockyards Phillipsburg, MO 58 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 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

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

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Benton 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 Benton County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Benton County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 8% of the county. 2 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 Benton County?

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

What sale barns are near Benton County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Windsor MO (20 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Osceola MO (28 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Kingsville MO (52 mi), last report Nov 10, 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.