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DeKalb County, MO

Cattle prices near DeKalb County, Missouri. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Lamoni IA in Lamoni, IA, about 56 miles away. On Nov 5, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $455.05 per hundredweight on 80 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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Drought No droughtNone · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Lamoni IA 5-wt steers $455per cwt

DeKalb County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of DeKalb County, MO showed no drought on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map. Rain has run 160% of normal over the last 30 days (well above normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (60% chance of above-normal rain) and the best rain chance this week is 42% on Friday (high 65°). FSA has not added DeKalb County to its 2026 LFP list, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Lamoni IA, 56 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 160% of normal
  • Last 60 days 172% of normal
  • Last 90 days not read yet

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 wetter than normal (60% 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 50°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 3–6 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 54°, low 38°, 0% rain, wind 3–8 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 56°, low 45°, 0% rain, wind 7–14 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 60°, low 49°, 26% rain, wind 8–20 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 51°, 17% rain, wind 2–7 mph
  6. Friday Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny, high 65°, low 54°, 42% rain, wind 7–18 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Light Rain, high 61°, low 39°, 38% rain, wind 6–18 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 DeKalb 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.

DeKalb County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in DeKalb County grew about 3,063 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 110% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,783 pounds per acre. That was the 5th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2010 at 3,226 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,804.

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 DeKalb 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

A county next to DeKalb County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (Buchanan County, MO, Clinton County, MO). The IRS counts your county plus every county touching it.

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)

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for DeKalb County

Forecast for the center point of DeKalb County.

    1. Today Sunny 50° 34° SE 3–6 mph 0% rain
    2. Mon Sunny 54° 38° S 3–8 mph 0% rain
    3. Tue Sunny 56° 45° S 7–14 mph 0% rain
    4. Wed Mostly Sunny 60° 49° S 8–20 mph 26% rain
    5. Thu Mostly Sunny 62° 51° SW 2–7 mph 17% rain
    6. Fri Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny 65° 54° S 7–18 mph 42% rain
    7. Sat Chance Light Rain 61° 39° WSW 6–18 mph 38% rain

    Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated Nov 15, 2026. Wind arrows point where the wind is going; the letters say where it comes from. Windy = 25 mph or more; freeze = a low of 32°F or less. Open the full forecast.

    Burn ban

    Data pending. 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

    No official ban list to check here, so Cownty shows the National Weather Service fire-weather alerts for the county instead: none right now.

    Guide: Burn bans: where to check and what they mean

    Weather warnings right now

    None right now

    National Weather Service active alerts for this county, as of Nov 15, 2026 (source). Fetched Nov 15, 2026.

    Rainfall vs normal

    Oct 2026
    3.01 in 95% of normal
    Last 12 months
    46.42 in 119%
    How to read this

    Bars are the rain that fell each month; the dashed line is a normal month (1991-2020 average). Bars below the line = drier than normal.

    County-average precipitation, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026. Normal = NCEI's own 1991-2020 average for each month (Oct 2026 normal 3.16 in; same month last year 2.46 in). NCEI posts each month around the 8th of the next and may revise recent months. Source: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Fetched Nov 14, 2026.

    Wildfires

    No current fire perimeter in the county

    No current perimeter within 100 mi of the county center (48 mapped nationally).

    See the fire map

    Interagency fire outlines. Small or brand-new fires are often not mapped yet; call 911 for a fire you can see. Layer updated Nov 15, 2026. Source: National Interagency Fire Center. Fetched Nov 15, 2026.

    Frost dates

    Frost and freeze dates

    30-year averages (1991–2020) from the weather stations nearest DeKalb County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

    Amity 4 Ne weather station (2 mi away)

    Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
    Frost (32°F)
    180-day growing season
    		 Apr 19
    1 year in 10 it's after May 4
    		 Oct 19
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 2
    Hard freeze (28°F)
    201-day growing season
    		 Apr 8
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 23
    		 Oct 29
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 15

    Hamilton 2w weather station (22 mi away)

    Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
    Frost (32°F)
    175-day growing season
    		 Apr 23
    1 year in 10 it's after May 6
    		 Oct 17
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 2
    Hard freeze (28°F)
    196-day growing season
    		 Apr 13
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 26
    		 Oct 26
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 13

    Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Amity 4 Ne, Hamilton 2w), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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    Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

    1. Lamoni Livestock Auction Market (feeder cattle) Lamoni, IA 56 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 5, 2026
    2. Tina Livestock Market Tina, MO 57 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
    3. Green City Livestock Auction Green City, MO 81 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
    4. Kingsville Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Kingsville, MO 82 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
    5. Unionville Livestock Market Unionville, MO 84 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 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

    Other barns nearby (not USDA-reported)

    These barns are not in a USDA AMS report, so Cownty shows no prices for them. Sale days and phones come from the barns' own sites or public listings; call the barn to confirm. More barns

    Printable county brief (PDF) · Everything on one page · Hay prices in Missouri

    Common questions and nearby counties

    Is DeKalb County eligible for LFP in 2026?

    Not on FSA's 2026 LFP county list as of Nov 5, 2026. FSA updates the list as drought changes.

    Source: FSA LFP county file of Nov 5, 2026

    What is the drought level in DeKalb County this week?

    On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of DeKalb County was in no drought, and the worst part was no drought on 0% 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County?

    The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Lamoni IA (56 mi), last report Nov 5, 2026; Tina MO (57 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Green City MO (81 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.