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Lauderdale County, TN

Cattle prices near Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Trenton TN in Trenton, TN, about 41 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.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Lauderdale County is on FSA's list (since Sep 15, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ExtremeD3 · 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

Lauderdale County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Lauderdale County, TN was in extreme drought (D3), with 4% at exceptional drought (D4); week 9 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Rain has run 82% of normal over the last 30 days (below normal) and 35% over 90 days, so the past month has been wetter than the season so far; 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 18% rain chance. Lauderdale County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 4 monthly payments, and Trenton TN is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 41 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 82% of normal
  • Last 60 days 49% of normal
  • Last 90 days 35% 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 57°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 60°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 64°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Patchy Frost then Sunny, high 67°, low 42°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 70°, low 44°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 72°, low 46°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 72°, low 49°, 18% 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 Lauderdale 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.

Lauderdale County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Lauderdale County grew about 2,582 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 103% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,504 pounds per acre. That was the 16th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2015 at 2,828 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,244.

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.

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What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Exceptional drought (D4) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Oct 20, 2026Nov 19, 2026 (4 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

Lauderdale 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 41 miNov 11$359
Huntingdon TN 70 miNov 10$365
Savannah TN 87 miNov 11$354
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 41 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 70 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

Savannah TN 87 mi

Savannah, TN
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb35340.21$1,530
Heifers 500-599 lb31312.60$1,720
Heifers 600-699 lb27295.15$1,920
Heifers 700-799 lb9263.33$1,970
Steers 400-499 lb150428.26$1,930
Steers 500-599 lb30354.12$1,950
Steers 600-699 lb13336.01$2,180
Steers 700-799 lb6300.03$2,250

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

29 more within 200 mi: Como MS (88 mi), Ledbetter KY (109 mi), Jackson MO (112 mi), Ash Flat AR (115 mi), Searcy AR (124 mi), Florence AL (128 mi), Dickson TN (128 mi), Houston MS (134 mi), Heber Springs AR (136 mi), Grenada MS (137 mi), Russellville AL (138 mi), Hopkinsville KY (141 mi), West Plains MO (142 mi), Columbia TN (145 mi), Farmington MO (146 mi), Guthrie KY (150 mi), Pulaski TN (151 mi), Winona MS (157 mi), Moulton AL (159 mi), West Point MS (159 mi), Unionville TN (172 mi), Fayetteville TN (178 mi), Cuba MO (187 mi), Kosciusko MS (187 mi), Cullman AL (192 mi), Macon MS (192 mi), Bowling Green KY (United) (196 mi), Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (196 mi), Owensboro KY (196 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Trenton Regional Stockyards Trenton, TN 41 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Dickson Regional Livestock West Huntingdon, TN 70 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  3. Hardin County Stockyard Savannah, TN 87 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. Lipscomb Brothers Livestock Como, MS 88 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Livingston Co. Livestock Market Ledbetter, KY 109 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 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 Lauderdale County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Lauderdale County was in extreme drought (D3), and the worst part was exceptional drought (D4) on 4% of the county. 9 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Trenton TN (41 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Huntingdon TN (70 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Savannah TN (87 mi), last report Nov 11, 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.