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Jasper County, MS

Cattle prices near Jasper County, Mississippi. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Forest MS in Forest, MS, about 32 miles away. On Nov 9, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $383.06 per hundredweight on 33 head (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 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) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Forest MS 5-wt steers $383per cwt

Jasper County rain, outlook and forecast

The Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Jasper County, MS in severe drought (D2); week 3 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Rain has run 4% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal) and 59% over 90 days, so the past month has been drier than the season so far; the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain) and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 9% rain chance. FSA has not added Jasper County to its 2026 LFP list, and Forest MS is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 32 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 4% of normal
  • Last 60 days 23% of normal
  • Last 90 days 59% 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 wetter than normal (33% chance of above-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 Widespread Frost then Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 38°, 9% rain, wind 5 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Sunny, high 64°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 70°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 74°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 76°, low 44°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 77°, low 44°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 78°, low 48°, 4% 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 2,300 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 113% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,038 pounds per acre. That was the 9th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1992 at 2,696 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 960.

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
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

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)

5-wt steers, nearest barns

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

BarnLast sale5-wt steers
Forest MS 32 miNov 9$383
Meridian MS 36 miNov 9–
Hattiesburg MS 50 miNov 9$369
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

Forest MS 32 mi

Forest, MS
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb39352.78$1,590
Heifers 500-599 lb58303.94$1,670
Heifers 600-699 lb28281.69$1,830
Steers 400-499 lb18434.19$1,950
Steers 500-599 lb33383.06$2,110
Steers 600-699 lb62320.73$2,080
Steers 700-799 lb13296.06$2,220

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Meridian MS 36 mi

Meridian, MS
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb1365.00$1,640
Heifers 700-799 lb1300.00$2,250
Steers 400-499 lb3443.00$1,990
Steers 600-699 lb4346.48$2,250
Steers 700-799 lb5325.00$2,440

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Hattiesburg MS 50 mi

Hattiesburg, MS
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb10359.13$1,620
Heifers 500-599 lb24331.80$1,820
Heifers 600-699 lb7313.14$2,040
Heifers 700-799 lb1305.00$2,290
Steers 400-499 lb5437.00$1,970
Steers 500-599 lb38368.80$2,030
Steers 600-699 lb18335.40$2,180
Steers 700-799 lb6308.14$2,310

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

19 more within 200 mi: Philadelphia MS (52 mi), Kosciusko MS (77 mi), Lucedale MS (81 mi), Brookhaven MS (83 mi), Macon MS (83 mi), Tylertown MS (87 mi), Uniontown AL (100 mi), Frisco City AL (108 mi), Winona MS (108 mi), West Point MS (113 mi), Grenada MS (128 mi), Houston MS (130 mi), Letohatchee AL (154 mi), Opp AL (176 mi), Como MS (179 mi), Russellville AL (190 mi), New Brockton AL (193 mi), Brundidge AL (195 mi), Cullman AL (199 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Tadlock Stockyard Forest, MS 32 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. Meridian Stock Yards Inc. Meridian, MS 36 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. Southeast Mississippi Livestock Hattiesburg, MS 50 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. East Mississippi Livestock Company Philadelphia, MS 52 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Johnson Stockyard Kosciusko, MS 77 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 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 Mississippi): Alabama, Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Jasper 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 Jasper County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Jasper County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 78% 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 Jasper County?

No official statewide list to check: Cownty doesn't read an official statewide burn-ban list for Mississippi; 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: Forest MS (32 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Meridian MS (36 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Hattiesburg MS (50 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Grapes 2027: last day to buy crop insurance; 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.