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Kidder County, ND

Cattle prices near Kidder County, North Dakota. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Napoleon ND in Napoleon, ND, about 30 miles away. On Nov 12, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $430.71 per hundredweight on 405 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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Drought Abnormally dryD0 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Napoleon ND 5-wt steers $431▲ $26 since last sale

Kidder County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Kidder County, ND was abnormally dry (D0) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, with 32% at moderate drought (D1); four weeks earlier 90% of the county was in moderate drought (D1) or worse, now 32%. Rain has run 104% of normal over the last 30 days (near normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (50% chance of above-normal rain) and the NWS forecast peaks at a 55% rain chance on Friday (high 39°). FSA has not added Kidder County to its 2026 LFP list, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Napoleon ND, 30 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 104% of normal
  • Last 60 days not read yet
  • 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 (50% 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 54°, low 34°, 1% rain, wind 6–26 mph
  2. Monday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny, high 56°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 6–9 mph
  3. Tuesday Partly Sunny, high 53°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 5–16 mph
  4. Wednesday Partly Sunny, high 47°, low 34°, 42% rain, wind 5–22 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Cloudy, high 40°, low 30°, 4% rain, wind 3–18 mph
  6. Friday Chance Light Rain, high 39°, low 29°, 55% rain, wind 10–22 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Rain And Snow, high 35°, low 22°, 38% rain, wind 6–26 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 Kidder 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.

Kidder County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Kidder County grew about 2,024 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 123% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 1,641 pounds per acre. That was the 3rd best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2016 at 2,129 pounds per acre; worst: 1988 at 1,080.

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 Kidder 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

A county next to Kidder County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (Burleigh County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND). The IRS counts your county plus every county touching it.

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)

Where it is, with barns within 200 mi

Dots are sale barns USDA reports on. Tap one for its latest prices.

Who owns this land? Open the county property map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 2,024 lb per acre, well above normal (123% of the 1991-2020 average of 1,641).

How to read this

Each bar is one year's grass (darker = perennial grasses, lighter = annuals). The dashed line is the 1991-2020 average. A county average with cropland excluded, not your pasture.

How we got this

Satellite estimate of new above-ground growth of grasses and forbs for the year (annual + perennial, lb/acre), averaged over the county's grassland, pasture and shrubland (42% of the county in USDA's 2025 cropland map; farm fields are left out because the estimate isn't valid there, and the same 2025 map is used for every year). About about 120 m (RAP overview). Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform biomass v3 (data, Jones et al. 2021, CC0) and USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer.

Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform, 2025 season. Fetched Nov 13, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Napoleon Livestock (feeder cattle) Napoleon, ND 30 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  2. Kist Livestock (feeder cattle) Mandan, ND 55 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Herried Livestock Market Herreid, SD 78 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  4. Mobridge Livestock Exchange Mobridge, SD 102 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  5. Hub City Livestock Auction Aberdeen, SD 118 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 North Dakota): South Dakota, Montana

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Kidder 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 Kidder County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Kidder County was in abnormally dry (D0), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 32% 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 Kidder County?

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

What sale barns are near Kidder County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Napoleon ND (30 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Mandan ND (55 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Herreid SD (78 mi), last report Nov 13, 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.