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Effingham County, GA

Cattle prices near Effingham County, Georgia. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Oak Park GA in Oak Park, GA, about 57 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $368.95 per hundredweight on 47 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Effingham County is on FSA's list (since Nov 3, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought SevereD2 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 5 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Oak Park GA 5-wt steers $369per cwt

Effingham County rain, outlook and forecast

The Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Effingham County, GA in severe drought (D2); week 2 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Over 90 days rain is at 53% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 4% (well below normal); no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 15% rain chance and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Effingham County with up to 5 monthly payments, and Oak Park GA is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 57 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 4% of normal
  • Last 60 days 43% of normal
  • Last 90 days 53% 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 wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans wetter than normal (50% chance of above-normal rain)

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Sunny, high 60°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 1–6 mph
  2. Monday Partly Sunny, high 63°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 5–8 mph
  3. Tuesday Mostly Sunny, high 68°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 7–9 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 72°, low 46°, 1% rain, wind 7–9 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 76°, low 48°, 2% rain, wind 7–10 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 75°, low 48°, 2% rain, wind 7–9 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny, high 75°, low 48°, 15% rain, wind 3–9 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 Effingham 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.

Effingham County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Effingham County grew about 989 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 102% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 970 pounds per acre. That was the 13th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1993 at 1,780 pounds per acre; worst: 2015 at 558.

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) Nov 3, 2026Dec 3, 2026 (18 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

Effingham 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.

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Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. Ask your tax preparer. FSA decides program eligibility. IRS Notice 2026-54 (PDF)

Where it is, with barns within 200 mi

Dots are sale barns USDA reports on. Tap one for its latest prices.

Who owns this land? Open the county property map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 989 lb per acre, about normal (102% of the 1991-2020 average of 970).

How to read this

Each bar is one year's grass (darker = perennial grasses, lighter = annuals). The dashed line is the 1991-2020 average. A county average with cropland excluded, not your pasture.

How we got this

Satellite estimate of new above-ground growth of grasses and forbs for the year (annual + perennial, lb/acre), averaged over the county's grassland, pasture and shrubland (12% of the county in USDA's 2025 cropland map; farm fields are left out because the estimate isn't valid there, and the same 2025 map is used for every year). About about 120 m (RAP overview). Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform biomass v3 (data, Jones et al. 2021, CC0) and USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer.

Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform, 2025 season. Fetched Nov 13, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Southern Livestock Oak Park, GA 57 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Orangeburg Stockyards Orangeburg, SC 83 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Saluda Stockyards Saluda, SC 116 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Saluda Livestock Exchange Saluda, SC 116 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  5. South Central Livestock Fitzgerald, GA 120 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Oct 12, 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 Effingham County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Effingham County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 5 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 Effingham County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Effingham County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 55% of the county. 2 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 Effingham 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 Effingham County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Oak Park GA (57 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Orangeburg SC (83 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Saluda SC (Stockyards) (116 mi), last report Nov 9, 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.