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Cheatham County, TN

Cattle prices near Cheatham County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Dickson TN in Dickson, TN, about 20 miles away. On Nov 9, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $383.48 per hundredweight on 50 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Cheatham County is on FSA's list (since Sep 29, 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 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Dickson TN 5-wt steers $383per cwt

Cheatham County rain, outlook and forecast

The Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Cheatham County, TN in extreme drought (D3), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 7 weeks running. Rain has run 38% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal) and 44% over 90 days; no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 7% rain chance and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Cheatham County with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Dickson TN, 20 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 38% of normal
  • Last 60 days 54% of normal
  • Last 90 days 44% of normal

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 toward near-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 56°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 59°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 63°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 65°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 69°, low 40°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 70°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 71°, low 46°, 7% rain, wind 5–10 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 Cheatham 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.

Cheatham County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Cheatham County grew about 3,352 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 115% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,924 pounds per acre. That was the 2nd best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1998 at 3,422 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 545.

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 Cheatham 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

Cheatham 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
Dickson TN 20 miNov 9$383
Guthrie KY 27 miNov 12$389
Columbia TN 44 miNov 11$342
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

Dickson TN 20 mi

Dickson, TN
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb55376.92$1,700
Heifers 500-599 lb88344.60$1,900
Heifers 600-699 lb55314.66$2,050
Heifers 700-799 lb24302.70$2,270
Steers 400-499 lb21439.02$1,980
Steers 500-599 lb50383.48$2,110
Steers 600-699 lb71366.11$2,380
Steers 700-799 lb49336.93$2,530

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Guthrie KY 27 mi

Guthrie, KY
Sale of Nov 12, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb49401.58$1,810
Heifers 500-599 lb36359.38$1,980
Heifers 600-699 lb44310.84$2,020
Heifers 700-799 lb7299.99$2,250
Steers 400-499 lb12442.00$1,990
Steers 500-599 lb20389.00$2,140
Steers 600-699 lb64348.00$2,260
Steers 700-799 lb15326.87$2,450

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Columbia TN 44 mi

Columbia, TN
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb14357.50$1,610
Heifers 500-599 lb18339.50$1,870
Heifers 600-699 lb11310.44$2,020
Heifers 700-799 lb23312.31$2,340
Steers 400-499 lb17379.54$1,710
Steers 500-599 lb41341.81$1,880
Steers 600-699 lb46337.51$2,190
Steers 700-799 lb13329.54$2,470

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

39 more within 200 mi: Hopkinsville KY (45 mi), Unionville TN (53 mi), Bowling Green KY (United) (62 mi), Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (62 mi), Lafayette TN (62 mi), Carthage TN (65 mi), Pulaski TN (73 mi), Huntingdon TN (75 mi), Fayetteville TN (82 mi), Glasgow KY (83 mi), McMinnville TN (84 mi), Ledbetter KY (95 mi), Savannah TN (96 mi), Florence AL (103 mi), Owensboro KY (104 mi), Trenton TN (105 mi), Upton KY (106 mi), Harned KY (110 mi), Albany KY (113 mi), Crossville TN (117 mi), Moulton AL (123 mi), Campbellsville KY (123 mi), Russell Springs KY (125 mi), Russellville AL (126 mi), Arab AL (137 mi), Cullman AL (144 mi), Springfield KY (144 mi), Kilpatrick AL (149 mi), Somerset KY (150 mi), Athens TN (150 mi), Sweetwater TN (154 mi), Jackson MO (161 mi), Stanford KY (161 mi), Calhoun GA (172 mi), Ashville AL (174 mi), Knoxville TN (177 mi), Richmond KY (185 mi), Lexington KY (189 mi), Houston MS (195 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Dickson Regional Livestock Center Inc. Dickson, TN 20 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. KY-TN Livestock Market Guthrie, KY 27 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  3. Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Columbia, TN 44 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. Christian Co Livestock Hopkinsville, KY 45 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Mid-South Regional Livestock Center LLC Unionville, TN 53 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 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

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Common questions and nearby counties

Is Cheatham County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Cheatham 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 Cheatham County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Cheatham County was in extreme drought (D3), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 100% of the county. 7 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 Cheatham County?

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

What sale barns are near Cheatham County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Dickson TN (20 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Guthrie KY (27 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Columbia TN (44 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 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.