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Elliott County, KY

Cattle prices near Elliott County, Kentucky. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Flemingsburg KY in Flemingsburg, KY, about 41 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $376.70 per hundredweight on 23 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 Flemingsburg KY 5-wt steers $377per cwt

Elliott County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Elliott County, KY showed no drought on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map. Rain has run 46% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal) and 78% 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 17% rain chance. FSA has not added Elliott County to its 2026 LFP list, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Flemingsburg KY, 41 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 46% of normal
  • Last 60 days not read yet
  • Last 90 days 78% 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 Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy, high 50°, low 23°, 17% rain, wind 0–2 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 55°, low 24°, 0% rain, wind 0–1 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 59°, low 25°, 0% rain, wind 0–2 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 64°, low 29°, 0% rain, wind 1–2 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 65°, low 34°, 1% rain, wind 1–3 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 67°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–1 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 69°, low 40°, 5% rain, wind 0–3 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 Elliott 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.

Elliott County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Elliott County grew about 3,218 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 121% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,667 pounds per acre. That was the 2nd best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2012 at 3,276 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,651.

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 Elliott 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

Elliott 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)

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for Elliott County

Forecast for the center point of Elliott County.

  • Freeze on 4 nights
  1. Today Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy 50° 23° NNW 0–2 mph 17% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 55° 24° NE 0–1 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 59° 25° NE 0–2 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Sunny 64° 29° N 1–2 mph 0% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 65° 34° SW 1–3 mph 1% rain
  6. Fri Sunny 67° 35° WSW 0–1 mph 0% rain
  7. Sat Sunny 69° 40° S 0–3 mph 5% 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 Kentucky; 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
2.02 in 67% of normal
Last 12 months
38.62 in 82%
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 3.03 in; same month last year 4.39 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 Elliott County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Gimlet 9n weather station (8 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
201-day growing season
 Apr 10
1 year in 10 it's after May 2
 Oct 31
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 17
Hard freeze (28°F)
225-day growing season
 Mar 31
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 15
 Nov 10
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 30

short record Based on only 13 years of records here (30 is normal), so treat it as rougher.

Grayson 3 Sw weather station (14 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
160-day growing season
 May 2
1 year in 10 it's after May 20
 Oct 11
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 1
Hard freeze (28°F)
179-day growing season
 Apr 24
1 year in 10 it's after May 10
 Oct 20
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 9

short record Based on only 11 years of records here (30 is normal), so treat it as rougher.

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Gimlet 9n, Grayson 3 Sw), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Farmers Stockyards Flemingsburg, KY 41 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Blue Grass Stockyards Mt. Sterling, KY 47 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Paris Stockyards Paris, KY 64 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Blue Grass Stockyards Richmond, KY 71 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  5. Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington, KY 76 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 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

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Common questions and nearby counties

Is Elliott 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 Elliott County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Elliott 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 Elliott County?

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

What sale barns are near Elliott County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Flemingsburg KY (41 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Mt. Sterling KY (47 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Paris KY (64 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.