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Kemper County, MS

Cattle prices near Kemper County, Mississippi. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Macon MS in Macon, MS, about 26 miles away. On Nov 9, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $348.84 per hundredweight on 5 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Kemper 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 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Macon MS 5-wt steers $349per cwt

Kemper County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Kemper County, MS was in moderate drought (D1) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, with 3% at extreme drought (D3); week 3 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Over 90 days rain is at 57% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 5% (well below normal); 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 4% rain chance. Kemper County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 3 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Macon MS, 26 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 5% of normal
  • Last 60 days 35% of normal
  • Last 90 days 57% 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 61°, low 36°, 1% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Sunny, high 64°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 67°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 71°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 73°, low 42°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 74°, low 42°, 2% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 76°, 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 Kemper 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.

Kemper County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Kemper County grew about 2,153 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 107% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,007 pounds per acre. That was the 14th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1992 at 2,739 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 983.

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 2 open

What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Extreme drought (D3) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Nov 10, 2026Dec 10, 2026 (25 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

Kemper 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
Macon MS 26 miNov 9$349
Meridian MS 26 miNov 9–
Philadelphia MS 29 miNov 10$375
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

Macon MS 26 mi

Macon, MS
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb11336.41$1,510
Heifers 500-599 lb9304.36$1,670
Heifers 600-699 lb10308.10$2,000
Heifers 700-799 lb2282.53$2,120
Steers 400-499 lb3380.05$1,710
Steers 500-599 lb5348.84$1,920
Steers 600-699 lb4332.00$2,160
Steers 700-799 lb5318.24$2,390

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Meridian MS 26 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

Philadelphia MS 29 mi

Philadelphia, MS
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb5368.00$1,660
Heifers 500-599 lb8326.43$1,800
Heifers 600-699 lb3299.08$1,940
Heifers 700-799 lb1275.00$2,060
Steers 400-499 lb3418.16$1,880
Steers 500-599 lb1375.00$2,060
Steers 600-699 lb3348.31$2,260
Steers 700-799 lb1277.50$2,080

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

28 more within 200 mi: Forest MS (56 mi), West Point MS (59 mi), Kosciusko MS (60 mi), Uniontown AL (70 mi), Houston MS (82 mi), Winona MS (82 mi), Grenada MS (99 mi), Hattiesburg MS (108 mi), Frisco City AL (115 mi), Lucedale MS (126 mi), Letohatchee AL (132 mi), Russellville AL (132 mi), Brookhaven MS (134 mi), Cullman AL (142 mi), Moulton AL (143 mi), Como MS (143 mi), Tylertown MS (144 mi), Florence AL (154 mi), Ashville AL (155 mi), Arab AL (164 mi), Lineville AL (171 mi), Opp AL (172 mi), Savannah TN (172 mi), Brundidge AL (179 mi), Kilpatrick AL (180 mi), New Brockton AL (185 mi), Roanoke AL (191 mi), Pulaski TN (192 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Macon Stockyard Macon, MS 26 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. Meridian Stock Yards Inc. Meridian, MS 26 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. East Mississippi Livestock Company Philadelphia, MS 29 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Tadlock Stockyard Forest, MS 56 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  5. Cattlemens Stockyard LLC West Point, MS 59 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 · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for Mississippi): Alabama, Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Kemper County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Kemper 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 Kemper County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Kemper County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 3% 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 Kemper 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 Kemper County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Macon MS (26 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Meridian MS (26 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Philadelphia MS (29 mi), last report Nov 10, 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.