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Cumberland County, TN

Cattle prices near Cumberland County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Crossville TN in Crossville, TN, about 2 miles away. On Nov 14, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $376.00 per hundredweight on 5 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Cumberland County is on FSA's list (since Oct 27, 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 Crossville TN 5-wt steers $376▲ $30 since last sale

Cumberland County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Cumberland County, TN was in moderate drought (D1), with a sliver (<1%) at extreme drought (D3); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 3 straight weeks. Cumberland County has had 37% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 71% over 90 days, so the past month has been drier than the season so far; the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 4% rain chance. Cumberland County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 4 monthly payments, and Crossville TN is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 2 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 37% of normal
  • Last 60 days 78% of normal
  • Last 90 days 71% 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 Sunny, high 53°, low 26°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 58°, low 29°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 61°, low 28°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  4. Wednesday Areas Of Fog then Sunny, high 63°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 65°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 67°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 67°, low 41°, 4% 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 Cumberland 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.

Cumberland County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Cumberland County grew about 2,902 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 119% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,433 pounds per acre. That was the 7th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2022 at 3,140 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 778.

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 10, 2026Dec 10, 2026 (25 days left)Mar 1, 2027
Severe drought (D2) began (U.S. Drought Monitor) Oct 27, 2026Nov 26, 2026 (11 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

Cumberland 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
Crossville TN 2 miNov 14$376
Sweetwater TN 38 miNov 13$397
Athens TN 41 miNov 10$385
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

Crossville TN 2 mi

Crossville, TN
Sale of Nov 14, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb4314.23$1,410
Heifers 500-599 lb16311.50$1,710
Heifers 600-699 lb7297.86$1,940
Heifers 700-799 lb4264.00$1,980
Steers 400-499 lb4426.14$1,920
Steers 500-599 lb5376.00$2,070
Steers 600-699 lb11336.36$2,190

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Sweetwater TN 38 mi

Sweetwater, TN
Sale of Nov 13, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb13361.00$1,620
Heifers 500-599 lb86336.03$1,850
Heifers 600-699 lb44316.03$2,050
Heifers 700-799 lb33286.64$2,150
Steers 400-499 lb17435.87$1,960
Steers 500-599 lb63396.58$2,180
Steers 600-699 lb77361.72$2,350
Steers 700-799 lb47320.66$2,400

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Athens TN 41 mi

Athens, TN
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb42374.57$1,690
Heifers 500-599 lb25327.15$1,800
Heifers 600-699 lb120326.62$2,120
Heifers 700-799 lb13296.97$2,230
Steers 400-499 lb12410.83$1,850
Steers 500-599 lb30385.13$2,120
Steers 600-699 lb25328.67$2,140
Steers 700-799 lb12323.16$2,420

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

53 more within 200 mi: McMinnville TN (48 mi), Albany KY (52 mi), Carthage TN (57 mi), Knoxville TN (58 mi), Lafayette TN (70 mi), Russell Springs KY (76 mi), Somerset KY (81 mi), Glasgow KY (89 mi), Unionville TN (92 mi), Campbellsville KY (98 mi), Calhoun GA (100 mi), Fayetteville TN (104 mi), Bowling Green KY (United) (107 mi), Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (107 mi), Stanford KY (111 mi), Upton KY (116 mi), Columbia TN (117 mi), Springfield KY (121 mi), Greeneville TN (122 mi), Canton NC (125 mi), Pulaski TN (126 mi), Richmond KY (129 mi), Guthrie KY (130 mi), Kilpatrick AL (131 mi), Dickson TN (133 mi), Eastanollee GA (139 mi), Arab AL (141 mi), Harned KY (147 mi), Carnesville GA (147 mi), Lexington KY (147 mi), Hopkinsville KY (151 mi), Mt. Sterling KY (157 mi), Paris KY (160 mi), Cullman AL (161 mi), Ashville AL (163 mi), Moulton AL (164 mi), Carrollton GA (164 mi), Athens GA (165 mi), Florence AL (169 mi), Williamston SC (169 mi), Owensboro KY (171 mi), Owenton KY (179 mi), Russellville AL (184 mi), Flemingsburg KY (184 mi), Lineville AL (187 mi), Savannah TN (189 mi), Huntingdon TN (191 mi), Jackson GA (193 mi), Greensboro GA (194 mi), Roanoke AL (195 mi), Laurens SC (195 mi), Washington GA (199 mi), Shelby NC (199 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Crossville Stockyard Crossville, TN 2 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Nov 14, 2026
  2. East Tennessee Livestock Center, Inc. Sweetwater, TN 38 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  3. Athens Livestock Market Athens, TN 41 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Warren County Livestock McMinnville, TN 48 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 2026
  5. Blue Grass Stockyards Albany, KY 52 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 Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Cumberland County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Cumberland 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 Cumberland County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Cumberland County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on a sliver (<1%) of the county. 3 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Crossville TN (2 mi), last report Nov 14, 2026; Sweetwater TN (38 mi), last report Nov 13, 2026; Athens TN (41 mi), last report Nov 10, 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.