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Cattle prices near Jackson County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Carthage TN in Carthage, TN, about 16 miles away. On Nov 14, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $376.09 per hundredweight on 15 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Jackson County is on FSA's list (since Oct 27, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought SevereD2 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Carthage TN 5-wt steers $376▲ $19 since last sale

Jackson County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Jackson County, TN was in severe drought (D2), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 3 weeks running. Rain has run 61% of normal over the last 30 days (below normal) and 67% over 90 days; 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. Jackson County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 3 monthly payments, and Carthage TN is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 16 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 61% of normal
  • Last 60 days 60% of normal
  • Last 90 days 67% 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 toward near-normal rain

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 14, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Sunny, high 55°, low 26°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 60°, low 27°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 62°, low 26°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  4. Wednesday Areas Of Fog then Sunny, high 65°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 67°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 69°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 70°, low 41°, 6% rain, wind 0–5 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 Jackson 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.

Jackson County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Jackson County grew about 3,074 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 104% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,944 pounds per acre. That was the 14th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2004 at 3,428 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,205.

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.

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What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Extreme drought (D3) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Nov 3, 2026Dec 3, 2026 (18 days left)Mar 1, 2027
Severe drought (D2) began (U.S. Drought Monitor) Oct 27, 2026Nov 26, 2026 (11 days left)Mar 1, 2027

If this cost you livestock, extra feed or hauled water, call your county FSA office now, while it's fresh. The 30-day date is a suggestion from Cownty; FSA's deadline for the notice of loss and application is the March 1 date. Log it in your Drought Ledger · Find your FSA office and phone

Text YES CLOCK for a reminder on day 21 and day 28.

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Cownty sends nothing to FSA.

Drought-sale tax flag IRS list

Jackson 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)

5-wt steers, nearest barns

Steers 500–599 lb, $/cwt, weekly average.

BarnLast sale5-wt steers
Carthage TN 16 miNov 14$376
Lafayette TN 23 miNov 4$390
Albany KY 38 miNov 11$405
How to read this

Each line is one barn's head-weighted average for 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) in that week; gaps are weeks with no sale or no lots that size. Past sales, not a bid.

Dollars per hundredweight ($/cwt, per 100 lb), calculated from USDA AMS Market News sale reports (Medium & Large 1 and 1-2). Not a USDA-published average. ≈ $/head = $/cwt × the middle of the weight class ÷ 100.

Guide: How to read a USDA sale barn report

Price history · Barn map · Fed vs feeder cattle

All weights at the 3 nearest barns

Carthage TN 16 mi

Carthage, TN
Sale of Nov 14, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb16359.12$1,620
Heifers 500-599 lb49331.07$1,820
Heifers 600-699 lb8308.12$2,000
Heifers 700-799 lb10275.65$2,070
Steers 400-499 lb3398.51$1,790
Steers 500-599 lb15376.09$2,070
Steers 600-699 lb7331.80$2,160

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Lafayette TN 23 mi

Lafayette, TN
Sale of Nov 4, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb93355.21$1,600
Heifers 500-599 lb44334.44$1,840
Heifers 600-699 lb23311.11$2,020
Heifers 700-799 lb4292.00$2,190
Steers 400-499 lb6381.67$1,720
Steers 500-599 lb70389.90$2,140
Steers 600-699 lb53340.06$2,210
Steers 700-799 lb9320.04$2,400

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Albany KY 38 mi

Albany, KY
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb26401.76$1,810
Heifers 500-599 lb33369.90$2,030
Heifers 600-699 lb14308.38$2,000
Heifers 700-799 lb2286.25$2,150
Steers 400-499 lb15460.36$2,070
Steers 500-599 lb17405.45$2,230
Steers 600-699 lb25392.40$2,550
Steers 700-799 lb12332.73$2,500

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

46 more within 200 mi: Crossville TN (45 mi), Glasgow KY (47 mi), McMinnville TN (47 mi), Russell Springs KY (58 mi), Bowling Green KY (United) (60 mi), Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (60 mi), Campbellsville KY (71 mi), Unionville TN (72 mi), Upton KY (77 mi), Somerset KY (78 mi), Guthrie KY (85 mi), Sweetwater TN (85 mi), Athens TN (86 mi), Columbia TN (92 mi), Springfield KY (96 mi), Dickson TN (97 mi), Fayetteville TN (97 mi), Stanford KY (99 mi), Knoxville TN (100 mi), Harned KY (105 mi), Hopkinsville KY (105 mi), Pulaski TN (111 mi), Richmond KY (122 mi), Owensboro KY (125 mi), Lexington KY (134 mi), Calhoun GA (135 mi), Kilpatrick AL (146 mi), Arab AL (147 mi), Paris KY (149 mi), Mt. Sterling KY (152 mi), Florence AL (154 mi), Huntingdon TN (155 mi), Moulton AL (158 mi), Owenton KY (158 mi), Greeneville TN (160 mi), Savannah TN (163 mi), Cullman AL (164 mi), Ledbetter KY (164 mi), Canton NC (169 mi), Russellville AL (172 mi), Ashville AL (177 mi), Flemingsburg KY (178 mi), Trenton TN (184 mi), Eastanollee GA (186 mi), Carnesville GA (194 mi), Carrollton GA (194 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Smith County Commission Co. Carthage, TN 16 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Nov 14, 2026
  2. Browning Livestock Market (feeder cattle) Lafayette, TN 23 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 4, 2026
  3. Blue Grass Stockyards Albany, KY 38 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. Crossville Stockyard Crossville, TN 45 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Nov 14, 2026
  5. Farmers Regional Livestock Market Glasgow, KY 47 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 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

Printable county brief (PDF) · Everything on one page · Hay prices in Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Jackson County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Jackson County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 3 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 Jackson County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Jackson County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 100% of the county. 3 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 Jackson County?

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

What sale barns are near Jackson County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Carthage TN (16 mi), last report Nov 14, 2026; Lafayette TN (23 mi), last report Nov 4, 2026; Albany KY (38 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Apply for NRCS conservation cost-share (EQIP, CSP, ACEP) to be considered for 2027 money; Nov 20, 2026: Micro Farm 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.