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Cape Girardeau County, MO

Cattle prices near Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Jackson MO in Jackson, MO, about 2 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $360.39 per hundredweight on 21 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Cape Girardeau County is on FSA's list (since Oct 27, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought SevereD2 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Jackson MO 5-wt steers $360per cwt

Cape Girardeau County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Cape Girardeau County, MO was in severe drought (D2), with a sliver (<1%) at extreme drought (D3), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 3 weeks running. Rain has run 18% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain) and the NWS forecast peaks at a 26% rain chance on Saturday (high 70°). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Cape Girardeau County with up to 3 monthly payments, and Jackson MO is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 2 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 18% 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 (33% 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 28°, 0% rain, wind 2 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 58°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 1 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 60°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 0–3 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 63°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 1–8 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 66°, low 43°, 1% rain, wind 2–7 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 69°, low 43°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 70°, low 44°, 26% rain, wind 3–12 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 Cape Girardeau 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.

Cape Girardeau County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Cape Girardeau County grew about 3,501 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 118% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,968 pounds per acre. That was the 1st best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2025 at 3,501 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 402.

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
Extreme drought (D3) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Nov 3, 2026Dec 3, 2026 (18 days left)Mar 1, 2027
Severe drought (D2) began (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

Cape Girardeau 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
Jackson MO 2 miNov 10$360
Farmington MO 49 miNov 11$401
Ledbetter KY 69 miNov 10$381
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

Jackson MO 2 mi

Jackson, MO
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb19346.45$1,560
Heifers 500-599 lb24340.16$1,870
Heifers 600-699 lb12313.48$2,040
Steers 400-499 lb12402.09$1,810
Steers 500-599 lb21360.39$1,980
Steers 600-699 lb24336.41$2,190
Steers 700-799 lb4329.82$2,470

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Farmington MO 49 mi

Farmington, MO
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb32381.85$1,720
Heifers 500-599 lb53354.88$1,950
Heifers 600-699 lb19312.64$2,030
Heifers 700-799 lb7287.90$2,160
Steers 400-499 lb27423.56$1,910
Steers 500-599 lb86401.31$2,210
Steers 600-699 lb45357.71$2,330
Steers 700-799 lb4325.00$2,440

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Ledbetter KY 69 mi

Ledbetter, KY
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb29385.33$1,730
Heifers 500-599 lb27342.98$1,890
Heifers 600-699 lb9310.75$2,020
Heifers 700-799 lb1270.00$2,020
Steers 400-499 lb18437.10$1,970
Steers 500-599 lb71380.94$2,100
Steers 600-699 lb21343.34$2,230

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

23 more within 200 mi: Cuba MO (105 mi), Trenton TN (106 mi), Huntingdon TN (118 mi), Hopkinsville KY (128 mi), West Plains MO (128 mi), Ash Flat AR (133 mi), Vienna MO (136 mi), Owensboro KY (143 mi), Guthrie KY (148 mi), Dickson TN (157 mi), Bowling Green MO (158 mi), Kingdom City MO (163 mi), Savannah TN (170 mi), Phillipsburg MO (171 mi), Bowling Green KY (United) (181 mi), Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (181 mi), Harned KY (181 mi), Heber Springs AR (184 mi), Searcy AR (187 mi), Columbia TN (190 mi), Palmyra MO (194 mi), Springfield MO (199 mi), Como MS (199 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. SEMO Livestock Sales Jackson, MO 2 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Farmington Livestock Auction Farmington, MO 49 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Livingston Co. Livestock Market Ledbetter, KY 69 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Interstate Regional Stockyards, Inc. Cuba, MO 105 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Trenton Regional Stockyards Trenton, TN 106 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

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

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Cape Girardeau County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Cape Girardeau County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 3 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 Cape Girardeau County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Cape Girardeau County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on a sliver (<1%) of the county. 3 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 Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Jackson MO (2 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Farmington MO (49 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Ledbetter KY (69 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Apples 2027: last day to buy crop insurance; 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.