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Buchanan County, MO

Cattle prices near Buchanan County, Missouri. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Tina MO in Tina, MO, about 73 miles away. On Nov 9, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $404.62 per hundredweight on 58 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 Tina MO 5-wt steers $405per cwt

Buchanan County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Buchanan County, MO showed no drought. Rain has run 179% of normal over the last 30 days (well above normal); the best rain chance this week is 44% on Friday (high 67°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (60% chance of above-normal rain). FSA has not added Buchanan County to its 2026 LFP list, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Tina MO, 73 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 179% 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 (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 Sunny, high 51°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 5–7 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 55°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 57°, low 45°, 0% rain, wind 8–18 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 61°, low 49°, 24% rain, wind 8–22 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 63°, low 52°, 18% rain, wind 3–9 mph
  6. Friday Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy, high 67°, low 55°, 44% rain, wind 9–22 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Light Rain, high 62°, low 38°, 38% rain, wind 8–22 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 Buchanan 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.

Buchanan County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Buchanan County grew about 2,724 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 112% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,436 pounds per acre. That was the 3rd best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2016 at 2,841 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,340.

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 Buchanan 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

Buchanan 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 Buchanan County

Forecast for the center point of Buchanan County.

  • Freeze on 1 night
  1. Today Sunny 51° 32° SSE 5–7 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 55° 37° S 5–10 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 57° 45° S 8–18 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Mostly Sunny 61° 49° S 8–22 mph 24% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 63° 52° SSW 3–9 mph 18% rain
  6. Fri Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy 67° 55° S 9–22 mph 44% rain
  7. Sat Chance Light Rain 62° 38° WSW 8–22 mph 38% 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 Missouri; 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
2.74 in 88% of normal
Last 12 months
41.08 in 109%
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 3.11 in; same month last year 2.10 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 Buchanan County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

St Joseph Rosecrans Ap weather station (10 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
180-day growing season
 Apr 19
1 year in 10 it's after May 3
 Oct 17
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 30
Hard freeze (28°F)
200-day growing season
 Apr 9
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 24
 Oct 26
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 13

Troy 3n weather station (19 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
182-day growing season
 Apr 19
1 year in 10 it's after May 5
 Oct 19
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 2
Hard freeze (28°F)
202-day growing season
 Apr 8
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 25
 Oct 29
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 13

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St Joseph Rosecrans Ap, Troy 3n), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Tina Livestock Market Tina, MO 73 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. Kingsville Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Kingsville, MO 75 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  3. Lamoni Livestock Auction Market (feeder cattle) Lamoni, IA 81 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 5, 2026
  4. MO-KAN Livestock Market, Inc. Butler, MO 100 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  5. Windsor Livestock Auction Windsor, MO 104 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 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 Missouri

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Buchanan 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 Buchanan County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Tina MO (73 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Kingsville MO (75 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Lamoni IA (81 mi), last report Nov 5, 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.