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Gage County, NE

No sale barn with a published report is within 100 miles of Gage County, Nebraska. This page still has drought, programs and weather for the county when those are loaded.

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Drought No droughtNone · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county West Point 5-wt steers $433▲ $8 since last sale

Gage County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Gage County, NE showed no drought. Gage County has had 154% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 164% over 90 days; the NWS forecast peaks at a 66% rain chance on Friday (high 67°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (60% chance of above-normal rain). FSA has not added Gage County to its 2026 LFP list, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is West Point, 109 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 154% of normal
  • Last 60 days not read yet
  • Last 90 days 164% 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 (60% chance of above-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 Sunny, high 53°, low 33°, 1% rain, wind 6–8 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 55°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 6–15 mph
  3. Tuesday Mostly Sunny, high 58°, low 45°, 0% rain, wind 13–22 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 63°, low 42°, 13% rain, wind 3–25 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 61°, low 50°, 20% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  6. Friday Chance Rain Showers, high 67°, low 50°, 66% rain, wind 12–22 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 57°, low 32°, 34% rain, wind 5–17 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 Gage 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.

Gage County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Gage County grew about 2,099 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 99% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,128 pounds per acre. That was the 20th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2001 at 2,385 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 697.

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 Gage 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

Gage 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 Gage County

Forecast for the center point of Gage County.

  • Freeze on 1 night
  • Windy on 1 day
  1. Today Sunny 53° 33° SSE 6–8 mph 1% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 55° 40° S 6–15 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Mostly Sunny 58° 45° S 13–22 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Mostly Sunny 63° 42° SSW 3–25 mph 13% rain
  5. Thu Sunny 61° 50° SSW 5–10 mph 20% rain
  6. Fri Chance Rain Showers 67° 50° S 12–22 mph 66% rain
  7. Sat Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 57° 32° W 5–17 mph 34% 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 Nebraska; 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
2.64 in 108% of normal
Last 12 months
35.35 in 111%
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 2.45 in; same month last year 2.74 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 Gage County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Beatrice 1n weather station (5 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
172-day growing season
 Apr 24
1 year in 10 it's after May 6
 Oct 15
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 30
Hard freeze (28°F)
192-day growing season
 Apr 14
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 29
 Oct 23
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 9

Virginia weather station (10 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
179-day growing season
 Apr 22
1 year in 10 it's after May 5
 Oct 20
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 1
Hard freeze (28°F)
201-day growing season
 Apr 11
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 27
 Oct 31
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 14

short record Based on only 18 years of records here (30 is normal), so treat it as rougher.

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Beatrice 1n, Virginia), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. West Point Livestock (feeder cattle) West Point, NE 109 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 2, 2026
  2. Farmers and Ranchers Livestock (feeder cattle) Salina, KS 111 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  3. Dunlap Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Dunlap, IA 124 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 6, 2026
  4. Huss Livestock Market Kearney, NE 130 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Denison Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Denison, IA 140 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 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

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 Nebraska

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Gage 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 Gage County this week?

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

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

What sale barns are near Gage County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: West Point (109 mi), last report Nov 2, 2026; Salina (111 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Dunlap IA (124 mi), last report Nov 6, 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.