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Lamar County, AL

Cattle prices near Lamar County, Alabama. The closest sale barn with a recent report is West Point MS in West Point, MS, about 35 miles away. On Nov 9, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $370.65 per hundredweight on 34 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Lamar County is on FSA's list (since Oct 6, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county West Point MS 5-wt steers $371per cwt

Lamar County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Lamar County, AL was in moderate drought (D1), with 45% at severe drought (D2); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 3 straight weeks. Rain has run 21% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal) and 48% over 90 days, so the past month has been drier than the season so far; the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 4% rain chance. FSA has not added Lamar County to its 2026 LFP list, and West Point MS is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 35 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 21% of normal
  • Last 60 days 47% of normal
  • Last 90 days 48% 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 toward near-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 Areas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 65°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 67°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 70°, low 37°, 1% rain, wind 5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 73°, low 39°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 74°, low 40°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 75°, low 45°, 4% rain, wind 0–10 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 Lamar 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.

Lamar County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Lamar County grew about 1,541 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 102% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 1,518 pounds per acre. That was the 19th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1992 at 2,154 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 881.

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

Lamar 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 Lamar County

Forecast for the center point of Lamar County.

  • Freeze on 3 nights
  1. Today Areas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny 62° 31° NE 5–10 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Widespread Frost then Sunny 65° 30° NE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Widespread Frost then Sunny 67° 32° E 5–10 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Areas Of Frost then Sunny 70° 37° E 5 mph 1% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 73° 39° E 0–5 mph 1% rain
  6. Fri Sunny 74° 40° E 0–5 mph 1% rain
  7. Sat Sunny 75° 45° SE 0–10 mph 4% 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 Alabama; 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
1.34 in 36% of normal
Last 12 months
42.93 in 74%
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 3.77 in; same month last year 3.72 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 Lamar County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Vernon weather station (4 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
222-day growing season
 Mar 29
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 16
 Nov 5
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 22
Hard freeze (28°F)
249-day growing season
 Mar 13
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 5
 Nov 19
1 year in 10 it's before Nov 1

Winfield 2 Sw weather station (16 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
211-day growing season
 Apr 4
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 22
 Nov 1
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 19
Hard freeze (28°F)
239-day growing season
 Mar 20
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 9
 Nov 11
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 29

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Vernon, Winfield 2 Sw), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Cattlemens Stockyard LLC West Point, MS 35 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. Peoples Livestock Auction Houston, MS 53 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. Macon Stockyard Macon, MS 53 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Northwest Alabama Livestock Russellville, AL 54 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  5. Valley Livestock Moulton, AL 67 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 Alabama

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Lamar 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 Lamar County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Lamar County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 45% 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 Lamar County?

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

What sale barns are near Lamar County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: West Point MS (35 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Houston MS (53 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Macon MS (53 mi), last report Nov 9, 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.