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Callahan County, TX

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Callahan County is on FSA's list (since Sep 8, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Oct 29, 2026.
Drought SevereD2 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Noneno ban now San Angelo 5-wt steers $368▲ $7 since last sale

Callahan County rain, outlook and forecast

The Oct 27 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Callahan County, TX in severe drought (D2), with 2% at extreme drought (D3); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 8 straight weeks. Over 90 days rain is at 75% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 126% (above normal); Monday carries the week's highest rain chance at 55% (high 81°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 7–11 leans toward near-normal rain. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Callahan County with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is San Angelo, 86 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 126% of normal
  • Last 60 days 106% of normal
  • Last 90 days 75% of normal

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 7–11) Leans toward near-normal rain
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 9–15) Leans toward near-normal rain

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Cloudy, high 78°, low 65°, 3% rain, wind 10–15 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 81°, low 56°, 55% rain, wind 5–20 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 70°, low 49°, 1% rain, wind 0–15 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 73°, low 51°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 73°, low 47°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 68°, low 47°, 9% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 68°, low 48°, 18% rain, wind 0–5 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 1, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

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What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Extreme drought (D3) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Oct 13, 2026Nov 12, 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

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

Drought-sale tax flag IRS list

Callahan 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)

Where it is, with barns within 200 mi

Dots are sale barns USDA reports on. Tap one for its latest prices.

Who owns this land? Open the appraisal district map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 2,527 lb per acre, a little above normal (110% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,290).

How to read this

Each bar is one year's grass (darker = perennial grasses, lighter = annuals). The dashed line is the 1991-2020 average. A county average with cropland excluded, not your pasture.

How we got this

Satellite estimate of new above-ground growth of grasses and forbs for the year (annual + perennial, lb/acre), averaged over the county's grassland, pasture and shrubland (78% of the county in USDA's 2025 cropland map; farm fields are left out because the estimate isn't valid there, and the same 2025 map is used for every year). About about 120 m (RAP overview). Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform biomass v3 (data, Jones et al. 2021, CC0) and USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer.

Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform, 2025 season. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Producers Livestock Auction Co. San Angelo, TX 86 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  2. Apache Livestock Auction Apache, OK 189 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  3. Giddings Livestock Commission Giddings, TX 205 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Oct 26, 2026
  4. Tulia Livestock Auction Tulia, TX 208 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  5. Southern Oklahoma Livestock (feeder cattle) Ada, OK 231 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 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 Texas

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Callahan County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Callahan 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 Oct 29, 2026

What is the drought level in Callahan County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Callahan County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 2% of the county. 8 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Oct 27, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Callahan County?

No burn ban is listed for Callahan County. Check with the county before burning.

Source: official state burn-ban map, as of Nov 1, 2026

What sale barns are near Callahan County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: San Angelo (86 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026; Apache (189 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 13, 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.