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Boone County, AR

Cattle prices near Boone County, Arkansas. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Green Forest AR in Green Forest, AR, about 20 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $368.88 per hundredweight on 46 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Boone County is on FSA's list (since Sep 8, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ExtremeD3 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Green Forest AR 5-wt steers $369▼ $32 since last sale

Boone County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Boone County, AR was in extreme drought (D3) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, with a sliver (<1%) at exceptional drought (D4); week 10 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Rain has run 37% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain) and Saturday carries the week's highest rain chance at 35% (high 71°). Boone County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 4 monthly payments, and Green Forest AR is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 20 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 37% of normal
  • Last 60 days 51% 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 (40% 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 54°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 57°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 61°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 66°, low 49°, 15% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  5. Thursday Partly Sunny, high 68°, low 50°, 9% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 71°, low 52°, 5% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 71°, low 47°, 35% rain, wind 5–15 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 Boone 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.

Boone County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Boone County grew about 4,014 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 119% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 3,380 pounds per acre. That was the 1st best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2025 at 4,014 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 711.

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
Exceptional drought (D4) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Oct 27, 2026Nov 26, 2026 (11 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

Boone 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
Green Forest AR 20 miNov 11$369
Exeter 54 miNov 10$398
Springfield MO 63 miNov 11$404
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

Green Forest AR 20 mi

Green Forest, AR
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb21398.76$1,790
Heifers 500-599 lb83332.46$1,830
Heifers 600-699 lb27310.65$2,020
Heifers 700-799 lb3289.06$2,170
Steers 400-499 lb19415.40$1,870
Steers 500-599 lb46368.88$2,030
Steers 600-699 lb68334.42$2,170
Steers 700-799 lb70337.11$2,530

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Exeter 54 mi

Exeter, MO
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb142372.64$1,680
Heifers 500-599 lb204345.23$1,900
Heifers 600-699 lb160321.80$2,090
Heifers 700-799 lb10290.50$2,180
Steers 400-499 lb107415.04$1,870
Steers 500-599 lb134397.71$2,190
Steers 600-699 lb103370.84$2,410
Steers 700-799 lb9330.62$2,480

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Springfield MO 63 mi

Springfield, MO
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb126385.05$1,730
Heifers 500-599 lb128353.14$1,940
Heifers 600-699 lb128331.53$2,150
Heifers 700-799 lb46319.26$2,390
Steers 400-499 lb84422.75$1,900
Steers 500-599 lb149404.47$2,220
Steers 600-699 lb163360.23$2,340
Steers 700-799 lb138337.37$2,530

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

20 more within 200 mi: Ozark AR (70 mi), West Plains MO (74 mi), Siloam Springs (81 mi), Heber Springs AR (81 mi), Ratcliff (82 mi), Ash Flat AR (82 mi), Joplin (84 mi), Phillipsburg MO (88 mi), Searcy AR (105 mi), Osceola MO (125 mi), Vienna MO (144 mi), Butler MO (152 mi), Cuba MO (153 mi), Windsor MO (156 mi), Tulsa (158 mi), Kingsville MO (177 mi), Farmington MO (178 mi), McAlester (179 mi), Hope (184 mi), Kingdom City MO (193 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Green Forest Stockyards Green Forest, AR 20 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Four State Stockyards Exeter, MO 54 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  3. Springfield Livestock Market (feeder cattle) Springfield, MO 63 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. I-40 Livestock Ozark, AR 70 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  5. Ozarks Regional Stockyards (feeder cattle) West Plains, MO 74 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 · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for Arkansas): Missouri, Oklahoma

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Boone County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Boone County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 4 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 Boone County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Boone County was in extreme drought (D3), and the worst part was exceptional drought (D4) on a sliver (<1%) of the county. 10 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 Boone County?

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

What sale barns are near Boone County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Green Forest AR (20 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Exeter (54 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Springfield MO (63 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Apply for NRCS conservation cost-share (EQIP, CSP, ACEP) to be considered for 2027 money; Nov 20, 2026: Micro Farm 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.