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Dawson County, GA

Cattle prices near Dawson County, Georgia. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Calhoun GA in Calhoun, GA, about 43 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $340.00 per hundredweight on 1 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Dawson 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 Abnormally dryD0 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Calhoun GA 5-wt steers $340per cwt

Dawson County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Dawson County, GA was abnormally dry (D0), with 46% at moderate drought (D1); four weeks earlier 68% of the county was in moderate drought (D1) or worse, now 46%. Over 90 days rain is at 60% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 38% (well below normal); no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 1% rain chance and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain. Dawson County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Calhoun GA, 43 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 38% of normal
  • Last 60 days 67% of normal
  • Last 90 days 60% 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 (40% chance of above-normal rain)

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 14, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Sunny, high 57°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 59°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 61°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 64°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 68°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 69°, low 43°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 67°, low 45°, 1% 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 Dawson 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.

Dawson County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Dawson County grew about 2,967 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 114% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,611 pounds per acre. That was the 7th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2017 at 3,111 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 738.

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
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

Dawson 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
Calhoun GA 43 miNov 10$340
Eastanollee GA 53 miNov 9$394
Carnesville GA 54 miNov 10$400
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

Calhoun GA 43 mi

Calhoun, GA
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb3355.94$1,600
Heifers 500-599 lb5327.21$1,800
Heifers 600-699 lb4292.50$1,900
Steers 400-499 lb1420.00$1,890
Steers 500-599 lb1340.00$1,870
Steers 600-699 lb2334.00$2,170

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Eastanollee GA 53 mi

Eastanollee, GA
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb6355.65$1,600
Heifers 500-599 lb5322.99$1,780
Heifers 600-699 lb3295.84$1,920
Heifers 700-799 lb3265.00$1,990
Steers 400-499 lb4418.80$1,880
Steers 500-599 lb2393.73$2,170
Steers 600-699 lb1330.00$2,140

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Carnesville GA 54 mi

Carnesville, GA
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb7361.44$1,630
Heifers 500-599 lb32317.38$1,750
Heifers 600-699 lb7311.02$2,020
Heifers 700-799 lb4290.00$2,180
Steers 400-499 lb3421.64$1,900
Steers 500-599 lb44400.35$2,200
Steers 600-699 lb14335.08$2,180
Steers 700-799 lb22318.13$2,390

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

38 more within 200 mi: Athens GA (56 mi), Athens TN (74 mi), Carrollton GA (79 mi), Jackson GA (80 mi), Sweetwater TN (82 mi), Greensboro GA (83 mi), Washington GA (95 mi), Williamston SC (97 mi), Knoxville TN (106 mi), Canton NC (107 mi), Thomaston GA (108 mi), Kilpatrick AL (109 mi), Roanoke AL (113 mi), Crossville TN (115 mi), Lineville AL (120 mi), Laurens SC (123 mi), McMinnville TN (125 mi), Ashville AL (127 mi), Arab AL (133 mi), Saluda SC (Stockyards) (141 mi), Saluda SC (Exchange) (141 mi), Greeneville TN (142 mi), Fayetteville TN (144 mi), Cullman AL (153 mi), Hawkinsville GA (153 mi), Unionville TN (158 mi), Carthage TN (160 mi), Shelby NC (160 mi), Albany KY (164 mi), Pulaski TN (170 mi), Moulton AL (177 mi), Lafayette TN (178 mi), Oak Park GA (179 mi), Columbia TN (182 mi), Somerset KY (184 mi), Russell Springs KY (187 mi), Ashburn GA (191 mi), Fitzgerald GA (196 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Calhoun Stockyard Calhoun, GA 43 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Eastanollee Livestock Eastanollee, GA 53 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. Franklin County Livestock Carnesville, GA 54 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Northeast Georgia Livestock Athens, GA 56 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Athens Livestock Market Athens, TN 74 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 · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for Georgia): Alabama, Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Dawson County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Dawson 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 Dawson County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Dawson County was in abnormally dry (D0), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 46% 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 Dawson County?

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

What sale barns are near Dawson County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Calhoun GA (43 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Eastanollee GA (53 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Carnesville GA (54 mi), last report Nov 10, 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.