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Franklin County, MO

Cattle prices near Franklin County, Missouri. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Cuba MO in Cuba, MO, about 30 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $392.13 per hundredweight on 57 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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Drought ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Cuba MO 5-wt steers $392▼ $11 since last sale

Franklin County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Franklin County, MO was in moderate drought (D1) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map; 63% of the county is in moderate drought (D1) or worse, up from 30% four weeks earlier. The 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain) and the NWS forecast peaks at a 34% rain chance on Saturday (high 69°). Franklin County is not on FSA's 2026 LFP list yet, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Cuba MO, 30 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days not read yet
  • Last 60 days 24% 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 Sunny, high 54°, low 25°, 0% rain, wind 1–2 mph
  2. Monday Patchy Fog then Sunny, high 58°, low 29°, 0% rain, wind 1–2 mph
  3. Tuesday Patchy Fog then Sunny, high 60°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–6 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 64°, low 45°, 2% rain, wind 2–7 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 67°, low 46°, 10% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 70°, low 48°, 3% rain, wind 0–7 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Light Rain, high 69°, low 42°, 34% 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 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 3,090 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 110% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,817 pounds per acre. That was the 9th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2016 at 3,486 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,524.

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 Franklin 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

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)

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: 3,090 lb per acre, a little above normal (110% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,817).

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 (24% 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. Interstate Regional Stockyards, Inc. Cuba, MO 30 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. South Central Regional Stockyards Vienna, MO 50 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Farmington Livestock Auction Farmington, MO 56 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. Callaway Livestock Center Kingdom City, MO 59 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  5. Eastern Missouri Commission Company Bowling Green, MO 65 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Franklin County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 63% 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Cuba MO (30 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Vienna MO (50 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Farmington MO (56 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.