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Holt County, MO

Cattle prices near Holt County, Missouri. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Lamoni IA in Lamoni, IA, about 77 miles away. On Nov 5, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $455.05 per hundredweight on 80 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) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Lamoni IA 5-wt steers $455per cwt

Holt County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Holt County, MO showed no drought. The 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (60% chance of above-normal rain) and the NWS forecast peaks at a 55% rain chance on Friday (high 66°). Holt County is not on FSA's 2026 LFP list yet, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Lamoni IA, 77 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days not read yet
  • Last 60 days 203% 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 (60% 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 52°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 5–6 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 55°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 58°, low 45°, 0% rain, wind 9–18 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 47°, 26% rain, wind 6–21 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 51°, 18% rain, wind 2–9 mph
  6. Friday Slight Chance Light Rain, high 66°, low 55°, 55% rain, wind 10–23 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Light Rain, high 60°, low 36°, 40% rain, wind 7–20 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 Holt 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.

Holt County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Holt County grew about 2,499 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 118% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,122 pounds per acre. That was the 7th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2024 at 2,733 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 806.

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 Holt 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

Neither Holt County nor any county touching it is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (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 Holt County

Forecast for the center point of Holt County.

  • Freeze on 1 night
  1. Today Sunny 52° 32° SSE 5–6 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 55° 39° S 5–10 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 58° 45° S 9–18 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Mostly Sunny 62° 47° S 6–21 mph 26% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 62° 51° SW 2–9 mph 18% rain
  6. Fri Slight Chance Light Rain 66° 55° S 10–23 mph 55% rain
  7. Sat Chance Light Rain 60° 36° WSW 7–20 mph 40% 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 Missouri; 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
3.07 in 109% of normal
Last 12 months
40.61 in 114%
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 2.81 in; same month last year 2.67 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 Holt County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Oregon weather station (9 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
186-day growing season
 Apr 16
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 30
 Oct 20
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 3
Hard freeze (28°F)
205-day growing season
 Apr 6
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 21
 Oct 30
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 14

Troy 3n weather station (20 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
182-day growing season
 Apr 19
1 year in 10 it's after May 5
 Oct 19
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 2
Hard freeze (28°F)
202-day growing season
 Apr 8
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 25
 Oct 29
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 13

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Oregon, Troy 3n), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Lamoni Livestock Auction Market (feeder cattle) Lamoni, IA 77 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 5, 2026
  2. Tina Livestock Market Tina, MO 102 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. Kingsville Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Kingsville, MO 112 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Green City Livestock Auction Green City, MO 120 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Unionville Livestock Market Unionville, MO 120 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 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 Missouri

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Holt 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 Holt County this week?

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

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Lamoni IA (77 mi), last report Nov 5, 2026; Tina MO (102 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Kingsville MO (112 mi), last report Nov 10, 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.