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Garrard County, KY

Cattle prices near Garrard County, Kentucky. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Stanford KY in Stanford, KY, about 9 miles away. On Nov 9, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $386.28 per hundredweight on 4 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) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Stanford KY 5-wt steers $386per cwt

Garrard County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Garrard County, KY showed no drought on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map; four weeks earlier 100% of the county was abnormally dry (D0) or worse, now 0%. Over 90 days rain is at 68% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 54% (below normal); no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 6% rain chance and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain. Garrard County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 4 monthly payments, and Stanford KY is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 9 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 54% of normal
  • Last 60 days 70% of normal
  • Last 90 days 68% 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 Partly Sunny, high 50°, low 28°, 0% rain, wind 1–6 mph
  2. Monday Patchy Fog then Sunny, high 54°, low 27°, 0% rain, wind 1–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Patchy Fog then Sunny, high 58°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 2 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 63°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 65°, low 38°, 0% rain, wind 1–6 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 66°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 2 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 68°, low 44°, 6% rain, wind 3–8 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 Garrard 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.

Garrard County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Garrard County grew about 3,412 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 106% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 3,219 pounds per acre. That was the 16th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2012 at 3,878 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,234.

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 Garrard 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

Garrard 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: 3,412 lb per acre, a little above normal (106% of the 1991-2020 average of 3,219).

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 (54% 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. Blue Grass South Stockyards Stanford, KY 9 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. Blue Grass Stockyards Richmond, KY 15 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  3. Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington, KY 29 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Washington Co. Livestock Springfield, KY 37 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Lake Cumberland Livestock Somerset, KY 38 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Nov 14, 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 Garrard County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Garrard 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 Garrard County this week?

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

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Stanford KY (9 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Richmond KY (15 mi), last report Nov 13, 2026; Lexington KY (29 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.