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Colbert County, AL

Cattle prices near Colbert County, Alabama. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Florence AL in Florence, AL, about 12 miles away. The latest report is dated Nov 9 (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Colbert 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 ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Moulton AL 5-wt steers $390▲ $23 since last sale

Colbert County rain, outlook and forecast

The Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Colbert County, AL in moderate drought (D1); 100% of the county is in moderate drought (D1) or worse, the same as four weeks earlier. Rain has run 104% of normal over the last 30 days (near normal) and 65% over 90 days, so the past month has been wetter than the season so far; no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 5% rain chance and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Colbert County with up to 3 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Florence AL, 12 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 104% of normal
  • Last 60 days 73% of normal
  • Last 90 days 65% 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 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 Widespread Frost then Mostly Sunny, high 56°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 58°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 62°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 66°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 68°, low 39°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 69°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 70°, low 46°, 5% rain, wind 0–5 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 Colbert 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.

Colbert County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Colbert County grew about 2,398 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 102% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,359 pounds per acre. That was the 18th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2001 at 2,737 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 750.

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) 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

Colbert 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
Florence AL 12 miNov 9–
Russellville AL 14 miNov 9–
Moulton AL 33 miNov 11$390
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

Florence AL 12 mi

Florence, AL
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb19354.58$1,600
Heifers 500-599 lb25310.58$1,710
Heifers 600-699 lb10279.25$1,820
Heifers 700-799 lb5270.00$2,020
Steers 400-499 lb5438.98$1,980
Steers 600-699 lb13334.23$2,170
Steers 700-799 lb5318.92$2,390

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Russellville AL 14 mi

Russellville, AL
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb19364.79$1,640
Heifers 500-599 lb2332.50$1,830
Heifers 600-699 lb7292.88$1,900
Heifers 700-799 lb2280.00$2,100

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Moulton AL 33 mi

Moulton, AL
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb7390.01$1,760
Heifers 500-599 lb4377.49$2,080
Heifers 600-699 lb14309.73$2,010
Steers 400-499 lb2470.00$2,120
Steers 500-599 lb1390.00$2,140

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

40 more within 200 mi: Savannah TN (43 mi), Pulaski TN (55 mi), Cullman AL (66 mi), Columbia TN (77 mi), Fayetteville TN (77 mi), Arab AL (78 mi), Houston MS (88 mi), West Point MS (90 mi), Unionville TN (94 mi), Huntingdon TN (96 mi), Dickson TN (97 mi), Kilpatrick AL (103 mi), Ashville AL (106 mi), Trenton TN (109 mi), Macon MS (118 mi), Como MS (122 mi), Grenada MS (131 mi), McMinnville TN (133 mi), Guthrie KY (139 mi), Winona MS (139 mi), Hopkinsville KY (149 mi), Carthage TN (150 mi), Lineville AL (152 mi), Kosciusko MS (153 mi), Philadelphia MS (153 mi), Uniontown AL (157 mi), Lafayette TN (160 mi), Calhoun GA (164 mi), Ledbetter KY (167 mi), Meridian MS (168 mi), Carrollton GA (174 mi), Bowling Green KY (United) (175 mi), Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (175 mi), Roanoke AL (176 mi), Crossville TN (178 mi), Forest MS (188 mi), Athens TN (188 mi), Glasgow KY (191 mi), Letohatchee AL (193 mi), Sweetwater TN (198 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Tennessee Valley Livestock Florence, AL 12 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. Northwest Alabama Livestock Russellville, AL 14 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. Valley Livestock Moulton, AL 33 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. Hardin County Stockyard Savannah, TN 43 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Pulaski Stockyard Pulaski, TN 55 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 Alabama

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Colbert County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Colbert 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 Colbert County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Colbert County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 100% of the county. 0 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 Colbert County?

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

What sale barns are near Colbert County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Florence AL (12 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Russellville AL (14 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Moulton AL (33 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.