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Franklin County, AR

Cattle prices near Franklin County, Arkansas. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Ozark AR in Ozark, AR, about 2 miles away. On Nov 12, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $375.23 per hundredweight on 48 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Franklin County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ExtremeD3 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Ozark AR 5-wt steers $375▲ $12 since last sale

Franklin County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Franklin County, AR was in extreme drought (D3) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, with 33% at exceptional drought (D4); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 13 straight weeks. Rain has run 36% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal); the NWS forecast peaks at a 48% rain chance on Saturday (high 71°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Franklin County with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Ozark AR, 2 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 36% of normal
  • Last 60 days 53% 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 (40% 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 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, high 56°, low 36°, 19% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 60°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 61°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 65°, low 49°, 8% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  5. Thursday Partly Sunny, high 67°, low 51°, 10% rain, wind 5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 72°, low 52°, 7% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Rain Showers, high 71°, low 49°, 48% rain, wind 5–10 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 Franklin 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.

Franklin County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Franklin County grew about 3,370 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 100% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 3,354 pounds per acre. That was the 13th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2017 at 3,886 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,980.

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 1 open

What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Exceptional drought (D4) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Nov 10, 2026Dec 10, 2026 (25 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

Franklin 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)

Drought pasture pay (LFP)

On FSA's 2026 list for 3 pasture types. Up to 4 monthly payments.

Bring head counts, grazing leases and pasture acres to your county FSA office.

How to read this

Each bar is a pasture type; the number is how many monthly payments it qualifies for (1 to 5).

Pasture table
Pasture typeGrazing periodQualifying datePayments
Forage Sorghum2026-04-01 to 2026-10-312026-06-014
Full Season Improved2026-01-15 to 2026-11-152026-04-204
Native Pasture2026-03-15 to 2026-11-152026-04-204

FSA "Counties & Pasture Types Eligible for 2026 LFP", file dated Nov 5, 2026 (download). FSA decides eligibility. Fetched Nov 9, 2026.

Guide: How LFP works and who qualifies

Guide: ELAP and LIP basics

USDA disaster declarations

  • Apr 24, 2026 · Drought
    Neighboring county declared (counts for Franklin) · crop year 2026
  • Apr 10, 2026 · Drought
    Neighboring county declared (counts for Franklin) · crop year 2026
  • Mar 25, 2025 · Drought
    Neighboring county declared (counts for Franklin) · crop year 2025

"Declared" means USDA named this county. "Neighboring" means it touches a declared county. Either way, FSA emergency loans can open for about 8 months. FSA designation files (dated Jan 28, 2026, Oct 19, 2026). Fetched Nov 9, 2026.

Guide: What a disaster designation means

CRP emergency haying and grazing

Open Franklin County is on FSA's emergency haying and grazing list, starting Sep 1, 2026. Trigger: D2 (severe) drought on the Drought Monitor. Get an updated conservation plan from FSA before cutting or turning out.

Before haying and grazing, contact your FSA county office to see if your county remains eligible and/or obtain a modified conservation plan. This list is cumulative for the year and current local conditions may have changed.

Source: FSA eligible-county table posted Nov 5, 2026 · map · FSA program page. FSA posts a new file every Thursday. Fetched Nov 9, 2026.

Guide: CRP emergency haying and grazing rules

Screwworm (Texas Animal Health Commission)

Data pending. animal-health alerts are read for Texas (TAHC) and Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico (state ag departments); Arkansas's state veterinarian isn't read yet

Guide: Screwworm: what to know

New FSA programs: watch list
DateScopeReleaseFlag
Nov 4, 2026MississippiUSDA Designates one Tennessee Counties as Natural Disaster Areas
Nov 4, 2026Hawaii and Pacific IslandsUSDA Extends Application Deadline for Emergency Conservation Program Assistance for Guam and CNMI Counties for Typhoon Bavi Impacts
Nov 4, 2026NebraskaUSDA Authorizes Deadline Extension for Emergency Conservation Program in Several Wildfire-Impacted Counties
Nov 4, 2026FloridaUSDA Designates 9 Alabama Counties as Natural Disaster Areas
Nov 3, 2026AlabamaUSDA Designates 9 Alabama Counties as Natural Disaster Areas
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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. I-40 Livestock Ozark, AR 2 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  2. County Line Sale Ratcliff, AR 14 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Benton County Sale Barn Siloam Springs, AR 59 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  4. Green Forest Stockyards Green Forest, AR 63 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Four State Stockyards Exeter, MO 80 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

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 · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for Arkansas): Missouri, Oklahoma

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Franklin County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Franklin 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 Franklin County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Franklin County was in extreme drought (D3), and the worst part was exceptional drought (D4) on 33% of the county. 13 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 Franklin County?

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

What sale barns are near Franklin County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Ozark AR (2 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Ratcliff (14 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Siloam Springs (59 mi), last report Nov 12, 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.