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Jasper County, GA

Cattle prices near Jasper County, Georgia. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Jackson GA in Jackson, GA, about 16 miles away. The latest report is dated Nov 11 (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Jasper County is on FSA's list (since Sep 22, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.

Jasper County rain, outlook and forecast

The Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Jasper County, GA in moderate drought (D1); four weeks earlier 88% of the county was in moderate drought (D1) or worse, now 84%. Over 90 days rain is at 72% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 33% (well below normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 2% rain chance. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Jasper County with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Jackson GA, 16 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 33% of normal
  • Last 60 days 85% of normal
  • Last 90 days 72% 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 (40% chance of above-normal rain)

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Sunny, high 59°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Patchy Frost then Sunny, high 62°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 65°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 68°, low 38°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 72°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 72°, low 42°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny, high 72°, low 43°, 2% 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 Jasper 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.

Jasper County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Jasper County grew about 2,593 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 119% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,176 pounds per acre. That was the 2nd best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1994 at 2,655 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,184.

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 Jasper 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

Jasper 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)

Drought pasture pay (LFP)

On FSA's 2026 list for 7 pasture types. Up to 4 monthly payments.

Bring head counts, grazing leases and pasture acres to your county FSA office.

How to read this

Each bar is a pasture type; the number is how many monthly payments it qualifies for (1 to 5).

Pasture table
Pasture typeGrazing periodQualifying datePayments
Annual Crabgrass2026-05-01 to 2026-10-302026-05-014
Annual Ryegrass2026-02-01 to 2026-05-312026-03-094
Full Season Improve Mixed2026-03-01 to 2026-11-302026-03-284
Full Season Improved2026-03-15 to 2026-11-152026-04-114
Native Pasture2026-03-15 to 2026-11-302026-04-114
Forage Sorghum2026-06-01 to 2026-08-312026-06-013
Long Season Small Grains2025-12-15 to 2026-03-312026-03-092

FSA "Counties & Pasture Types Eligible for 2026 LFP", file dated Nov 5, 2026 (download). FSA decides eligibility. Fetched Nov 9, 2026.

USDA disaster declarations

  • May 19, 2026 · Drought
    Neighboring county declared (counts for Jasper) · crop year 2026
  • Apr 23, 2026 · Drought
    Jasper declared · crop year 2026
  • Apr 10, 2026 · Drought
    Neighboring county declared (counts for Jasper) · crop year 2026

"Declared" means USDA named this county. "Neighboring" means it touches a declared county. Either way, FSA emergency loans can open for about 8 months. FSA designation files (dated Oct 19, 2026). Fetched Nov 9, 2026.

CRP emergency haying and grazing

Open Jasper County is on FSA's emergency haying and grazing list, starting Sep 22, 2026. Trigger: D2 (severe) drought on the Drought Monitor. Get an updated conservation plan from FSA before cutting or turning out.

Before haying and grazing, contact your FSA county office to see if your county remains eligible and/or obtain a modified conservation plan. This list is cumulative for the year and current local conditions may have changed.

Source: FSA eligible-county table posted Nov 5, 2026 · map · FSA program page. FSA posts a new file every Thursday. Fetched Nov 9, 2026.

Screwworm (Texas Animal Health Commission)

Data pending. animal-health alerts are read for Texas (TAHC) and Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico (state ag departments); Georgia's state veterinarian isn't read yet
New FSA programs: watch list

Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Jackson Regional Stockyards Jackson, GA 16 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Duvall Livestock Greensboro, GA 33 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. Upson County Livestock Thomaston, GA 47 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Northeast Georgia Livestock Athens, GA 48 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Wilkes County Stockyard Washington, GA 62 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 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 · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for Georgia): Alabama, Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Jasper County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Jasper 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 Jasper County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Jasper County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 84% 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 Jasper County?

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

What sale barns are near Jasper County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Jackson GA (16 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Greensboro GA (33 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Thomaston GA (47 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.