Early access, free.
Cownty

Home › Tennessee › Lake County

Lake County, TN

Cattle prices near Lake County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Trenton TN in Trenton, TN, about 39 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $358.58 per hundredweight on 5 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

Check a bid with Ring Price

Change county
CRP emergency haying & grazing: Lake 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 Abnormally dryD0 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Trenton TN 5-wt steers $359▲ $1 since last sale

Lake County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Lake County, TN was abnormally dry (D0), with 28% at moderate drought (D1); 28% of the county is in moderate drought (D1) or worse, down from 64% four weeks earlier. Over 90 days rain is at 63% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 66% (below normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain) and the best rain chance this week is 20% on Saturday (high 71°). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Lake County with up to 4 monthly payments, and Trenton TN is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 39 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 66% of normal
  • Last 60 days 59% of normal
  • Last 90 days 63% 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 toward near-normal rain

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 14, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Sunny, high 56°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 59°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 63°, low 38°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 65°, low 42°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 69°, low 45°, 0% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 70°, low 46°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 71°, low 49°, 20% rain, wind 5–15 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 Lake 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.

Lake County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Lake County grew about 1,819 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 148% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 1,227 pounds per acre. That was the 9th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2022 at 2,545 pounds per acre; worst: 1988 at 261.

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 1 open

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

Lake 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
Trenton TN 39 miNov 11$359
Huntingdon TN 64 miNov 10$365
Jackson MO 73 miNov 10$360
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

Trenton TN 39 mi

Trenton, TN
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb11359.96$1,620
Heifers 500-599 lb13325.97$1,790
Heifers 600-699 lb8314.36$2,040
Heifers 700-799 lb4311.25$2,330
Steers 400-499 lb2427.00$1,920
Steers 500-599 lb5358.58$1,970
Steers 600-699 lb4318.00$2,070

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Huntingdon TN 64 mi

Huntingdon, TN
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb16356.20$1,600
Heifers 500-599 lb17336.22$1,850
Heifers 600-699 lb12311.80$2,030
Heifers 700-799 lb4309.59$2,320
Steers 400-499 lb10414.50$1,870
Steers 500-599 lb20364.88$2,010
Steers 600-699 lb21345.57$2,250
Steers 700-799 lb8317.88$2,380

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Jackson MO 73 mi

Jackson, MO
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb19346.45$1,560
Heifers 500-599 lb24340.16$1,870
Heifers 600-699 lb12313.48$2,040
Steers 400-499 lb12402.09$1,810
Steers 500-599 lb21360.39$1,980
Steers 600-699 lb24336.41$2,190
Steers 700-799 lb4329.82$2,470

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

30 more within 200 mi: Ledbetter KY (74 mi), Savannah TN (104 mi), Farmington MO (113 mi), Hopkinsville KY (117 mi), Ash Flat AR (118 mi), Dickson TN (119 mi), Como MS (128 mi), Guthrie KY (131 mi), West Plains MO (135 mi), Columbia TN (145 mi), Florence AL (146 mi), Searcy AR (147 mi), Heber Springs AR (154 mi), Pulaski TN (158 mi), Russellville AL (160 mi), Cuba MO (160 mi), Owensboro KY (163 mi), Unionville TN (170 mi), Houston MS (171 mi), Bowling Green KY (United) (175 mi), Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (175 mi), Grenada MS (177 mi), Moulton AL (178 mi), Fayetteville TN (183 mi), Vienna MO (186 mi), Lafayette TN (193 mi), West Point MS (194 mi), Harned KY (196 mi), Winona MS (197 mi), Carthage TN (197 mi).

Text me Lake County changes

Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Trenton Regional Stockyards Trenton, TN 39 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Dickson Regional Livestock West Huntingdon, TN 64 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  3. SEMO Livestock Sales Jackson, MO 73 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Livingston Co. Livestock Market Ledbetter, KY 74 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Hardin County Stockyard Savannah, TN 104 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 · Hay prices in Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Lake County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Lake County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 4 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 Lake County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Lake County was in abnormally dry (D0), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 28% 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 Lake County?

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

What sale barns are near Lake County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Trenton TN (39 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Huntingdon TN (64 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Jackson MO (73 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Apply for NRCS conservation cost-share (EQIP, CSP, ACEP) to be considered for 2027 money; 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.