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County brief · Nov 1, 2026

Kay County, Oklahoma

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Barns near Kay County

BarnMilesLast sale5-weight steers
Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
84Oct 26, 2026 $413.46
per cwt · 238 head
OKC
Oklahoma City, OK
97Oct 26, 2026 $404.00
per cwt · 261 head
El Reno
El Reno, OK
99Oct 27, 2026 $413.13
per cwt · 508 head

Steers 500–599 lb, head-weighted average of the sale. Source: USDA AMS Market News sale reports. Past sales, not a bid.

Grain and fuel prices

Grain bid$/buRange
North Panhandle corn$5.04$4.78–$5.23
North Panhandle sorghum$3.86$3.58–$4.28
North Panhandle wheat (hard red winter)$5.79$5.69–$6.19
Hooker, OK corn$4.93$4.93–$4.93
Hooker, OK sorghum$3.83$3.83–$3.83

Source: Texas Daily Grain Bids, Oct 30, 2026.

Fuel$/gal
No. 2 Diesel (Farm)
OK distributor ask, Oct 30, 2026
$5.54
Propane
OK distributor ask, Oct 30, 2026
$2.41
On-highway diesel, Gulf Coast (PADD 3, incl. Texas)
EIA retail, week of Oct 26, 2026
$5.95
On-highway diesel, Midwest (PADD 2, incl. Oklahoma, Kansas)
EIA retail, week of Oct 26, 2026
$6.48
On-highway diesel, U.S. average
EIA retail, week of Oct 26, 2026
$6.35

Sources: Oklahoma Production Cost Report (bi-weekly); EIA weekly retail diesel.

Drought

Childress: D1Lipscomb: D1Hemphill: D2Wheeler: D2Collingsworth: D0Blaine: D3Comanche: D3Beckham: D2Kingfisher: D3Custer: D3Greer: D2Cherokee: D2Grady: D3Pushmataha: D2Creek: D1Alfalfa: D2Wagoner: D2Cleveland: D2Okmulgee: D2Nowata: D1Woods: D2Woodward: D2Pottawatomie: D1McIntosh: D2Okfuskee: D1Garfield: D2Ellis: D2Jackson: D4Kay: D1Lincoln: D2Logan: D2Adair: D2Garvin: D1Kiowa: D3Pawnee: D0McClain: D2Oklahoma: D2Osage: D0Payne: D1Coal: D2Hughes: D1Pontotoc: D1Haskell: D3Latimer: D2Stephens: D2Muskogee: D2Ottawa: D2Delaware: D2Harmon: D2Mayes: D2Sequoyah: D3Canadian: D2Atoka: D2Pittsburg: D1Le Flore: D2Noble: D1Seminole: D1Dewey: D4Roger Mills: D3Tulsa: D1Washita: D1Caddo: D2Washington: D1Grant: D2Harper: D1Beaver: D1Craig: D2Major: D3Rogers: D2Greenwood: D0Marion: NoneBarber: D1Edwards: D1Ford: D0Chase: NoneWoodson: D0Franklin: NoneNeosho: D0Ness: NoneAnderson: D0Ellis: NonePratt: D2Crawford: D0Lyon: NoneAllen: D0Trego: NoneElk: D0Geary: NoneKiowa: D1Osage: NoneSaline: NoneEllsworth: D0Miami: NoneSedgwick: D0Harvey: D1Sumner: D0Wilson: D0Chautauqua: D1Linn: D0Kingman: D0Hodgeman: D0Morris: NoneRush: D0Stafford: D2Pawnee: D0Coffey: D0Clark: D1Comanche: D2Cherokee: D2Shawnee: NoneOttawa: NoneRussell: NoneDouglas: NoneLeavenworth: NoneRice: D1Labette: D1Johnson: NoneDickinson: NoneReno: D1Gove: NoneWabaunsee: NoneMeade: D1Harper: D1Lincoln: NoneBarton: D1Montgomery: D1McPherson: D1Cowley: D1Bourbon: D0Butler: D1

Moderate drought
across most of Kay County (69%).

Severe drought on 6% of the county.

Outlined county is Kay. Colors are the Drought Monitor levels D0 to D4.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map dated Oct 27, 2026.

Disaster designations

  • S6307 · Contiguous · Drought · approved Jul 28, 2026
  • S6195 · Contiguous · Drought · approved Apr 15, 2026
  • S6131 · Contiguous · Flood, Flash Flooding, Excessive Rain, Moisture, Humidity, Hail, Wind, High Winds · approved Jan 16, 2026
  • S5951 · Primary · Drought · approved Mar 25, 2025

Primary or contiguous, both open FSA emergency loans. Source: USDA secretarial designations.

On FSA's 2026 drought-pay (LFP) list. FSA file of Oct 29, 2026.

Programs and deadlines

ProgramDateDays
Other crop insurance plansNov 20, 202619
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage rain insurance (PRF)Dec 1, 202630
Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)Mar 1, 2027120
Emergency Assistance for Livestock (ELAP)Mar 1, 2027120
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)Mar 1, 2027120

Sources: FSA, RMA and NRCS program pages. Dates change; confirm with your FSA county office.

FSA money in Kay County

$21,333,684
3,225 payments in the 2025 FSA file.

  • Emergency Commodity Assistance Program 2024: $9,497,708
  • Supp Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops 1 2023: $4,512,328
  • Supp Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops 1 2024: $3,409,890
  • Emergency Livestock Relief Prgm-2023-24 2023: $1,669,296

Land in CRP: 11,121 acres (FSA, fiscal 2025 · $222,453 a year in rent)

County totals computed from FSA's public payment and CRP files. No names or addresses.

Burn ban and fire alerts

No burn ban Oklahoma Forestry Services, Mar 17, 2025

No National Weather Service fire-weather alerts right now.

No mapped wildfire within 50 miles.

Sources: NWS alerts; NIFC current fire perimeters, updated Nov 1, 2026.

Your FSA office

Call before you drive: hours and addresses change.

Find the nearest office and its phone number: offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app

Cownty does not hold FSA office addresses. The USDA Service Center Locator is the official list.

Cownty (cownty.com) · public USDA, Drought Monitor, state forestry, NWS and NIFC data · information only; FSA decides who qualifies for a program · not affiliated with USDA.