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Carbon County, UT

Cattle prices near Carbon County, Utah. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Salina UT in Salina, UT, about 85 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $407.45 per hundredweight on 408 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Carbon County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Salina UT 5-wt steers $407▲ $13 since last sale

Carbon County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Carbon County, UT was in moderate drought (D1), with 48% at severe drought (D2); week 75 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. The 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain) and the NWS forecast peaks at a 89% rain chance on Tuesday (high 43°). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Carbon County with up to 4 monthly payments, and Salina UT is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 85 miles.

Rain vs normal

Rain totals: not read yet.

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 wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Sunny, high 45°, low 37°, 1% rain, wind 5–6 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Cloudy, high 47°, low 40°, 52% rain, wind 5–8 mph
  3. Tuesday Chance Rain And Snow then Rain And Snow, high 43°, low 32°, 89% rain, wind 8–12 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 40°, low 34°, 17% rain, wind 5–12 mph
  5. Thursday Light Snow, high 39°, low 34°, 77% rain, wind 5–9 mph
  6. Friday Light Snow, high 37°, low 27°, 75% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny, high 36°, low 27°, 3% rain, wind 1–8 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 Carbon 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.

Carbon County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Carbon County grew about 221 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 81% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 272 pounds per acre. That was the 6th lowest of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1995 at 382 pounds per acre; worst: 2002 at 160.

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 Carbon 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

Carbon 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 Carbon County

Forecast for the center point of Carbon County.

  • Freeze on 3 nights
  1. Today Mostly Sunny 45° 37° SE 5–6 mph 1% rain
  2. Mon Mostly Cloudy 47° 40° SE 5–8 mph 52% rain
  3. Tue Chance Rain And Snow then Rain And Snow 43° 32° SSE 8–12 mph 89% rain
  4. Wed Mostly Sunny 40° 34° SSW 5–12 mph 17% rain
  5. Thu Light Snow 39° 34° SSE 5–9 mph 77% rain
  6. Fri Light Snow 37° 27° SW 5–10 mph 75% rain
  7. Sat Mostly Sunny 36° 27° WSW 1–8 mph 3% 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 Utah; 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
3.92 in 250% of normal
Last 12 months
17.59 in 120%
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 1.57 in; same month last year 1.58 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

Nearest current perimeter: Slough Canyon (Wildfire, UT), about 40 mi from the county center; 4,742 acres, 100% contained, perimeter of Aug 31, 2026.

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 Carbon County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Price Carbon Co Ap weather station (10 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
160-day growing season
 May 3
1 year in 10 it's after May 21
 Oct 12
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 29
Hard freeze (28°F)
180-day growing season
 Apr 22
1 year in 10 it's after May 8
 Oct 22
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 8

Wellington 3 E weather station (10 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
122-day growing season
 May 27
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 11
 Sep 26
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 11
Hard freeze (28°F)
149-day growing season
 May 9
1 year in 10 it's after May 27
 Oct 5
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 23

short record Based on only 13 years of records here (30 is normal), so treat it as rougher.

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Price Carbon Co Ap, Wellington 3 E), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Producers Livestock Salina, UT 85 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. ‘R' Livestock Connection Monroe, UT 110 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Cedar Livestock Cedar City, UT 193 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

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 Utah

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Carbon County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Carbon 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 Carbon County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Carbon County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 48% of the county. 75 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 Carbon County?

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

What sale barns are near Carbon County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Salina UT (85 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Monroe UT (110 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Cedar City UT (193 mi), last report Nov 12, 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.