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Cedar County, MO

Cattle prices near Cedar County, Missouri. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Osceola MO in Osceola, MO, about 23 miles away. On Nov 12, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $393.07 per hundredweight on 198 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Cedar 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 ExtremeD3 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Osceola MO 5-wt steers $393▲ $9 since last sale

Cedar County rain, outlook and forecast

The Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Cedar County, MO in extreme drought (D3); week 11 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. The best rain chance this week is 44% on Saturday (high 69°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (50% chance of above-normal rain). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Cedar County with up to 3 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Osceola MO, 23 miles away.

Rain vs normal

Rain totals: not read yet.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 20–24) Leans wetter than normal (50% 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 57°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 5–6 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 59°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 6 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 62°, low 42°, 0% rain, wind 6–9 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 67°, low 53°, 11% rain, wind 7–15 mph
  5. Thursday Partly Sunny, high 68°, low 54°, 17% rain, wind 3–8 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 73°, low 57°, 11% rain, wind 7–15 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Rain Showers, high 69°, low 42°, 44% rain, wind 6–17 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 Cedar 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.

Cedar County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Cedar County grew about 3,358 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 99% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 3,395 pounds per acre. That was the 18th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2016 at 3,953 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,280.

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

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

Cedar 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
Osceola MO 23 miNov 12$393
Butler MO 45 miNov 12$403
Springfield MO 48 miNov 11$404
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

Osceola MO 23 mi

Osceola, MO
Sale of Nov 12, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb112401.06$1,800
Heifers 500-599 lb241344.46$1,890
Heifers 600-699 lb112334.70$2,180
Heifers 700-799 lb3290.00$2,180
Steers 400-499 lb72471.09$2,120
Steers 500-599 lb198393.07$2,160
Steers 600-699 lb177369.83$2,400
Steers 700-799 lb81342.51$2,570

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Butler MO 45 mi

Butler, MO
Sale of Nov 12, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb74419.95$1,890
Heifers 500-599 lb19371.73$2,040
Heifers 600-699 lb38340.10$2,210
Heifers 700-799 lb11337.00$2,530
Steers 400-499 lb99470.75$2,120
Steers 500-599 lb54403.12$2,220
Steers 600-699 lb35366.00$2,380
Steers 700-799 lb3349.00$2,620

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Springfield MO 48 mi

Springfield, MO
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb126385.05$1,730
Heifers 500-599 lb128353.14$1,940
Heifers 600-699 lb128331.53$2,150
Heifers 700-799 lb46319.26$2,390
Steers 400-499 lb84422.75$1,900
Steers 500-599 lb149404.47$2,220
Steers 600-699 lb163360.23$2,340
Steers 700-799 lb138337.37$2,530

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

25 more within 200 mi: Joplin (50 mi), Windsor MO (58 mi), Phillipsburg MO (59 mi), Kingsville MO (71 mi), Exeter (74 mi), Green Forest AR (99 mi), Vienna MO (108 mi), Siloam Springs (113 mi), Tina MO (127 mi), West Plains MO (129 mi), Kingdom City MO (133 mi), Cuba MO (135 mi), New Cambria MO (153 mi), Ozark AR (154 mi), Macon MO (157 mi), Tulsa (159 mi), Ash Flat AR (161 mi), Ratcliff (168 mi), Bowling Green MO (181 mi), Green City MO (181 mi), Heber Springs AR (184 mi), Farmington MO (187 mi), Palmyra MO (190 mi), Unionville MO (195 mi), Lamoni IA (199 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Wheeler Livestock Auction Osceola, MO 23 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  2. MO-KAN Livestock Market, Inc. Butler, MO 45 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  3. Springfield Livestock Market (feeder cattle) Springfield, MO 48 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. Joplin Regional Stockyards (feeder cattle) Carthage, MO 50 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  5. Windsor Livestock Auction Windsor, MO 58 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 Cedar County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Cedar 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 Cedar County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Cedar County was in extreme drought (D3), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 56% of the county. 11 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 Cedar 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 Cedar County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Osceola MO (23 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Butler MO (45 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Springfield MO (48 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.