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County brief · Nov 15, 2026

Harding County, South Dakota

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Barns near Harding County

BarnMilesLast sale5-weight steers
St. Onge SD
St. Onge, SD
74Nov 13, 2026 $454.80
per cwt · 608 head
Dickinson ND
Dickinson, ND
95Nov 12, 2026 $447.56
per cwt · 935 head
Miles City MT
Miles City, MT
127Nov 10, 2026 $426.74
per cwt · 605 head

Steers 500–599 lb, head-weighted average of the sale. Source: USDA AMS Market News sale reports. Past sales, not a bid.

Grain and fuel prices

Grain bid$/buRange
North Panhandle corn$5.01$4.75–$5.21
North Panhandle sorghum$3.88$3.60–$4.25
North Panhandle wheat (hard red winter)$5.66$5.54–$6.04
Hooker, OK corn$4.91$4.91–$4.91
Hooker, OK sorghum$3.81$3.81–$3.81

Source: Texas Daily Grain Bids, Nov 13, 2026.

Fuel$/gal
No. 2 Diesel (Farm)
OK distributor ask, Nov 13, 2026
$5.42
Propane
OK distributor ask, Nov 13, 2026
$2.46
On-highway diesel, Gulf Coast (PADD 3, incl. Texas)
EIA retail, week of Nov 9, 2026
$5.74
On-highway diesel, Midwest (PADD 2, incl. Oklahoma, Kansas)
EIA retail, week of Nov 9, 2026
$6.20
On-highway diesel, Rocky Mountain (PADD 4, incl. Colorado, Montana)
EIA retail, week of Nov 9, 2026
$6.21
On-highway diesel, U.S. average
EIA retail, week of Nov 9, 2026
$6.13
On-highway diesel, East Coast (PADD 1, incl. Florida, Virginia)
EIA retail, week of Nov 9, 2026
$5.92

Sources: Oklahoma Production Cost Report (bi-weekly); EIA weekly retail diesel.

Drought

Lawrence: D1Butte: D1Fall River: D1Perkins: D1Hughes: NoneCuster: D1Pennington: D1Dewey: D1Jackson: D0Meade: D1Walworth: D1Jones: NoneHarding: D1Corson: D1Sully: D0Mellette: NoneOglala Lakota: D1Stanley: NoneZiebach: D1Campbell: D0Haakon: D0Slope: D2Billings: D2Hettinger: D0Oliver: D2Morton: D2McLean: D1Mercer: D1Sioux: D1Grant: D1Bowman: D2Golden Valley: D2Stark: D1Sheridan: D1McKenzie: D1Adams: D0Emmons: D1Dunn: D1Burleigh: D1Natrona: D2Converse: D2Crook: D2Johnson: D3Sheridan: D2Niobrara: D1Weston: D1Campbell: D3Garfield: NoneWibaux: D2Richland: D1Custer: D1Powder River: D2Fallon: D3Carter: D3McCone: NoneRosebud: NonePrairie: D0Big Horn: D1Dawson: D0

Moderate drought
across most of Harding County (100%).

Extreme drought on 1% of the county.

Outlined county is Harding. Colors are the Drought Monitor levels D0 to D4.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map dated Nov 10, 2026.

Disaster designations

  • S6012 · Contiguous · Drought · approved Jul 9, 2025

Primary or contiguous, both open FSA emergency loans. Source: USDA secretarial designations.

On FSA's 2026 drought-pay (LFP) list. FSA file of Nov 5, 2026.

Programs and deadlines

ProgramDateDays
Other crop insurance plansNov 20, 20265
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage rain insurance (PRF)Dec 1, 202616
Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)Mar 1, 2027106
Emergency Assistance for Livestock (ELAP)Mar 1, 2027106
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)Mar 1, 2027106

Sources: FSA, RMA and NRCS program pages. Dates change; confirm with your FSA county office.

FSA money in Harding County

FSA county totals are not built for South Dakota counties yet.

Burn ban and fire alerts

Burn ban: Cownty doesn't read an official statewide burn-ban list for South Dakota; county commissions, sheriffs and fire districts post local fire restrictions, so check your county's own notices.

No National Weather Service fire-weather alerts right now.

No mapped wildfire within 50 miles.

Sources: NWS alerts; NIFC current fire perimeters, updated Nov 15, 2026.

Your FSA office

Call before you drive: hours and addresses change.

Find the nearest office and its phone number: offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app

Cownty does not hold FSA office addresses. The USDA Service Center Locator is the official list.

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