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Carter County, MO

Cattle prices near Carter County, Missouri. The closest sale barn with a recent report is West Plains MO in West Plains, MO, about 53 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $399.46 per hundredweight on 219 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Carter County is on FSA's list (since Sep 22, 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 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county West Plains MO 5-wt steers $399▼ $14 since last sale

Carter County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Carter County, MO was in severe drought (D2) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, with 26% at extreme drought (D3); week 8 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. The NWS forecast peaks at a 29% rain chance on Saturday (high 70°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Carter County with up to 4 monthly payments, and West Plains MO is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 53 miles.

Rain vs normal

Rain totals: not read yet.

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 56°, low 27°, 0% rain, wind 1 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 59°, low 29°, 0% rain, wind 1 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 60°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 0–3 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 63°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 67°, low 44°, 4% rain, wind 1–2 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 70°, low 44°, 1% rain, wind 0–3 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 70°, low 44°, 29% rain, wind 2–6 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 Carter 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.

Carter County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Carter County grew about 3,714 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 128% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,910 pounds per acre. That was the 1st best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2025 at 3,714 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,915.

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 1 open

What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Extreme drought (D3) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Oct 20, 2026Nov 19, 2026 (4 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

Carter 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 Carter County

Forecast for the center point of Carter County.

  • Freeze on 2 nights
  1. Today Mostly Sunny 56° 27° E 1 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 59° 29° E 1 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 60° 33° ESE 0–3 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Sunny 63° 40° SSE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 67° 44° SSW 1–2 mph 4% rain
  6. Fri Mostly Sunny 70° 44° SSE 0–3 mph 1% rain
  7. Sat Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 70° 44° S 2–6 mph 29% 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
1.23 in 35% of normal
Last 12 months
27.38 in 56%
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 3.56 in; same month last year 2.62 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 Carter County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Clearwater Dam weather station (16 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
199-day growing season
 Apr 9
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 24
 Oct 26
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 12
Hard freeze (28°F)
222-day growing season
 Mar 28
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 13
 Nov 4
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 23

Doniphan weather station (24 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
196-day growing season
 Apr 12
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 29
 Oct 26
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 11
Hard freeze (28°F)
216-day growing season
 Mar 31
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 17
 Nov 3
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 21

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Clearwater Dam, Doniphan), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Ozarks Regional Stockyards (feeder cattle) West Plains, MO 53 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Ash Flat Livestock Ash Flat, AR 61 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  3. Farmington Livestock Auction Farmington, MO 64 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. SEMO Livestock Sales Jackson, MO 77 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Interstate Regional Stockyards, Inc. Cuba, MO 82 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

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

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Carter County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Carter 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 Carter County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Carter County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 26% of the county. 8 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 Carter 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 Carter County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: West Plains MO (53 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Ash Flat AR (61 mi), last report Nov 13, 2026; Farmington MO (64 mi), last report Nov 11, 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.