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Jefferson County, MO

Cattle prices near Jefferson County, Missouri. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Farmington MO in Farmington, MO, about 33 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $401.31 per hundredweight on 86 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Jefferson 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 ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 1 payment Burn ban Checkcall the county Farmington MO 5-wt steers $401▼ $3 since last sale

Jefferson County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Jefferson County, MO was in moderate drought (D1), with 14% at severe drought (D2); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 3 straight weeks. The 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain) and Saturday carries the week's highest rain chance at 36% (high 70°). Jefferson County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 1 monthly payment, and Farmington MO is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 33 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days not read yet
  • Last 60 days 56% 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 (33% 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 53°, low 26°, 0% rain, wind 1–2 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 58°, low 27°, 0% rain, wind 0–3 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 60°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 0–7 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 63°, low 44°, 1% rain, wind 2–8 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 68°, low 46°, 10% rain, wind 3–5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 70°, low 47°, 1% rain, wind 1–6 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain, high 70°, low 42°, 36% rain, wind 6–9 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 Jefferson 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.

Jefferson County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Jefferson County grew about 2,958 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 109% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,708 pounds per acre. That was the 7th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2016 at 3,248 pounds per acre; worst: 1987 at 1,918.

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

Jefferson 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)

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for Jefferson County

Forecast for the center point of Jefferson County.

  • Freeze on 2 nights
  1. Today Sunny 53° 26° E 1–2 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 58° 27° SE 0–3 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 60° 33° SE 0–7 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Sunny 63° 44° S 2–8 mph 1% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 68° 46° SW 3–5 mph 10% rain
  6. Fri Mostly Sunny 70° 47° S 1–6 mph 1% rain
  7. Sat Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 70° 42° S 6–9 mph 36% 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
1.42 in 45% of normal
Last 12 months
36.38 in 83%
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 3.16 in; same month last year 4.24 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 Jefferson County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Festus weather station (8 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
197-day growing season
 Apr 9
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 25
 Oct 26
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 14
Hard freeze (28°F)
221-day growing season
 Mar 31
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 15
 Nov 5
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 23

Union weather station (28 mi away)

farther away No station with freeze dates is close to the county center, so local dates can differ.

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
194-day growing season
 Apr 11
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 28
 Oct 23
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 9
Hard freeze (28°F)
217-day growing season
 Mar 31
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 15
 Nov 3
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 21

short record Based on only 19 years of records here (30 is normal), so treat it as rougher.

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

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Farmington Livestock Auction Farmington, MO 33 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Interstate Regional Stockyards, Inc. Cuba, MO 49 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  3. South Central Regional Stockyards Vienna, MO 77 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. SEMO Livestock Sales Jackson, MO 78 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Eastern Missouri Commission Company Bowling Green, MO 83 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 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 Missouri

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Jefferson County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Jefferson County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 1 monthly payment 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 Jefferson County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Jefferson County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 14% 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Farmington MO (33 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Cuba MO (49 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Vienna MO (77 mi), last report Nov 11, 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.