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Larue County, KY

Cattle prices near Larue County, Kentucky. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Upton KY in Upton, KY, about 13 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $360.62 per hundredweight on 22 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) Eligibleup to 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Upton KY 5-wt steers $361▼ $6 since last sale

Larue County rain, outlook and forecast

The Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Larue County, KY abnormally dry (D0), with 35% at moderate drought (D1); 35% of the county is in moderate drought (D1) or worse, up from 0% four weeks earlier. Over 90 days rain is at 66% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 83% (below normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 7% rain chance. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Larue County with up to 3 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Upton KY, 13 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 83% of normal
  • Last 60 days 66% of normal
  • Last 90 days 66% 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 toward near-normal rain

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny, high 53°, low 28°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Patchy Fog then Sunny, high 55°, low 29°, 0% rain, wind 1–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Patchy Fog then Sunny, high 60°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 1 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 63°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 2 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 65°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 1–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 67°, low 41°, 1% rain, wind 2 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 69°, low 45°, 7% rain, wind 2–7 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 Larue 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.

Larue County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Larue County grew about 3,245 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 110% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,963 pounds per acre. That was the 9th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2012 at 3,525 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,497.

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 Larue 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

Larue 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 Larue County

Forecast for the center point of Larue County.

  • Freeze on 3 nights
  1. Today Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 53° 28° N 0–5 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Patchy Fog then Sunny 55° 29° NE 1–5 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Patchy Fog then Sunny 60° 30° E 1 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Sunny 63° 35° S 2 mph 0% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 65° 40° S 1–5 mph 0% rain
  6. Fri Sunny 67° 41° S 2 mph 1% rain
  7. Sat Sunny 69° 45° S 2–7 mph 7% 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 Kentucky; 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
1.78 in 46% of normal
Last 12 months
40.54 in 78%
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 3.90 in; same month last year 5.61 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

Nearest current perimeter: Cactus (Wildfire, TN), about 92 mi from the county center; 219 acres, 100% contained, perimeter of Nov 2, 2026.

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 Larue County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Hodgenville Lincoln P weather station (2 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
191-day growing season
 Apr 16
1 year in 10 it's after May 3
 Oct 25
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 11
Hard freeze (28°F)
215-day growing season
 Apr 4
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 20
 Nov 3
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 21

Elizabethtown Wp Cs weather station (14 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
191-day growing season
 Apr 16
1 year in 10 it's after May 4
 Oct 25
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 13
Hard freeze (28°F)
214-day growing season
 Apr 1
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 18
 Nov 3
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 23

short record Based on only 17 years of records here (30 is normal), so treat it as rougher.

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Hodgenville Lincoln P, Elizabethtown Wp Cs), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market Upton, KY 13 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Blue Grass Stockyards Campbellsville, KY 23 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Nov 14, 2026
  3. Washington Co. Livestock Springfield, KY 28 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Farmers Regional Livestock Market Glasgow, KY 39 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  5. United Producers Inc. Harned, KY 42 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

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Common questions and nearby counties

Is Larue County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Larue 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 Larue County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Larue County was in abnormally dry (D0), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 35% 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 Larue County?

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

What sale barns are near Larue County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Upton KY (13 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Campbellsville KY (23 mi), last report Nov 14, 2026; Springfield KY (28 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.