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Leake County, MS

Cattle prices near Leake County, Mississippi. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Kosciusko MS in Kosciusko, MS, about 21 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $377.50 per hundredweight on 1 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Leake 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 ExtremeD3 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Kosciusko MS 5-wt steers $378per cwt

Leake County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Leake County, MS was in extreme drought (D3); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 3 straight weeks. Leake County has had 6% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 41% 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 wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain) and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 5% rain chance. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Leake County with up to 3 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Kosciusko MS, 21 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 6% of normal
  • Last 60 days 17% of normal
  • Last 90 days 41% 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 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 Widespread Frost then Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 37°, 4% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 66°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 70°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 74°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 76°, low 43°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 77°, low 43°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 78°, low 48°, 5% rain, wind 0–5 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 Leake 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.

Leake County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Leake County grew about 2,208 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 106% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,081 pounds per acre. That was the 10th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1993 at 2,636 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 366.

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 2 open

What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Extreme drought (D3) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Nov 3, 2026Dec 3, 2026 (18 days left)Mar 1, 2027
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

Leake 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)

Drought pasture pay (LFP)

On FSA's 2026 list for 6 pasture types. Up to 3 monthly payments.

Bring head counts, grazing leases and pasture acres to your county FSA office.

How to read this

Each bar is a pasture type; the number is how many monthly payments it qualifies for (1 to 5).

Pasture table
Pasture typeGrazing periodQualifying datePayments
Annual Crabgrass2026-03-01 to 2026-11-302026-04-213
Annual Ryegrass2025-12-01 to 2026-05-152026-04-213
Full Season Improve Mixed2026-01-01 to 2026-12-312026-04-213
Full Season Improved2026-03-01 to 2026-11-302026-04-213
Long Season Small Grains2025-12-01 to 2026-05-152026-04-213
Native Pasture2026-03-01 to 2026-11-302026-04-213

FSA "Counties & Pasture Types Eligible for 2026 LFP", file dated Nov 5, 2026 (download). FSA decides eligibility. Fetched Nov 9, 2026.

Guide: How LFP works and who qualifies

Guide: ELAP and LIP basics

USDA disaster declarations

No USDA disaster declarations in the current or prior crop-year files.

"Declared" means USDA named this county. "Neighboring" means it touches a declared county. Either way, FSA emergency loans can open for about 8 months. FSA designation files. Fetched Nov 9, 2026.

Guide: What a disaster designation means

CRP emergency haying and grazing

Open Leake County is on FSA's emergency haying and grazing list, starting Oct 27, 2026. Trigger: D2 (severe) drought on the Drought Monitor. Get an updated conservation plan from FSA before cutting or turning out.

Before haying and grazing, contact your FSA county office to see if your county remains eligible and/or obtain a modified conservation plan. This list is cumulative for the year and current local conditions may have changed.

Source: FSA eligible-county table posted Nov 5, 2026 · map · FSA program page. FSA posts a new file every Thursday. Fetched Nov 9, 2026.

Guide: CRP emergency haying and grazing rules

Screwworm (Texas Animal Health Commission)

Data pending. animal-health alerts are read for Texas (TAHC) and Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico (state ag departments); Mississippi's state veterinarian isn't read yet

Guide: Screwworm: what to know

New FSA programs: watch list
DateScopeReleaseFlag
Nov 4, 2026MississippiUSDA Designates one Tennessee Counties as Natural Disaster Areas
Nov 4, 2026Hawaii and Pacific IslandsUSDA Extends Application Deadline for Emergency Conservation Program Assistance for Guam and CNMI Counties for Typhoon Bavi Impacts
Nov 4, 2026NebraskaUSDA Authorizes Deadline Extension for Emergency Conservation Program in Several Wildfire-Impacted Counties
Nov 4, 2026FloridaUSDA Designates 9 Alabama Counties as Natural Disaster Areas
Nov 3, 2026AlabamaUSDA Designates 9 Alabama Counties as Natural Disaster Areas
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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Johnson Stockyard Kosciusko, MS 21 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. East Mississippi Livestock Company Philadelphia, MS 23 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  3. Tadlock Stockyard Forest, MS 28 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Winona Stockyard Winona, MS 52 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Meridian Stock Yards Inc. Meridian, MS 55 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

Printable county brief (PDF) · Everything on one page · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for Mississippi): Alabama, Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Leake County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Leake 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 Leake County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Leake County was in extreme drought (D3), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 100% 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 Leake County?

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

What sale barns are near Leake County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Kosciusko MS (21 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Philadelphia MS (23 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Forest MS (28 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.