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Lewis County, TN

Cattle prices near Lewis County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Columbia TN in Columbia, TN, about 26 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $341.81 per hundredweight on 41 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Lewis County is on FSA's list (since Sep 29, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought SevereD2 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Columbia TN 5-wt steers $342per cwt

Lewis County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Lewis County, TN was in severe drought (D2) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map; week 7 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Over 90 days rain is at 71% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 100% (near 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 6% rain chance. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Lewis County with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Columbia TN, 26 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 100% of normal
  • Last 60 days 85% of normal
  • Last 90 days 71% 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 Sunny, high 56°, low 29°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 59°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 62°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 64°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 69°, low 39°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 70°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 71°, low 45°, 6% 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 Lewis 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.

Lewis County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Lewis County grew about 3,125 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 115% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,722 pounds per acre. That was the 6th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2024 at 3,349 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 749.

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
Extreme drought (D3) reached (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

Lewis 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
Columbia TN 26 miNov 11$342
Pulaski TN 35 miNov 10$363
Dickson TN 38 miNov 9$383
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

Columbia TN 26 mi

Columbia, TN
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb14357.50$1,610
Heifers 500-599 lb18339.50$1,870
Heifers 600-699 lb11310.44$2,020
Heifers 700-799 lb23312.31$2,340
Steers 400-499 lb17379.54$1,710
Steers 500-599 lb41341.81$1,880
Steers 600-699 lb46337.51$2,190
Steers 700-799 lb13329.54$2,470

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Pulaski TN 35 mi

Pulaski, TN
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb10367.45$1,650
Heifers 500-599 lb13329.14$1,810
Heifers 600-699 lb9286.48$1,860
Steers 400-499 lb1385.00$1,730
Steers 500-599 lb3362.52$1,990
Steers 600-699 lb3322.97$2,100

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Dickson TN 38 mi

Dickson, TN
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb55376.92$1,700
Heifers 500-599 lb88344.60$1,900
Heifers 600-699 lb55314.66$2,050
Heifers 700-799 lb24302.70$2,270
Steers 400-499 lb21439.02$1,980
Steers 500-599 lb50383.48$2,110
Steers 600-699 lb71366.11$2,380
Steers 700-799 lb49336.93$2,530

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

42 more within 200 mi: Savannah TN (47 mi), Florence AL (49 mi), Unionville TN (52 mi), Fayetteville TN (59 mi), Huntingdon TN (61 mi), Russellville AL (72 mi), Moulton AL (73 mi), Guthrie KY (80 mi), Trenton TN (87 mi), Hopkinsville KY (91 mi), McMinnville TN (97 mi), Arab AL (100 mi), Cullman AL (100 mi), Carthage TN (101 mi), Lafayette TN (107 mi), Bowling Green KY (United) (117 mi), Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (117 mi), Kilpatrick AL (118 mi), Ledbetter KY (119 mi), Glasgow KY (135 mi), Ashville AL (136 mi), Houston MS (141 mi), Crossville TN (141 mi), West Point MS (148 mi), Como MS (155 mi), Albany KY (155 mi), Owensboro KY (156 mi), Upton KY (160 mi), Calhoun GA (161 mi), Athens TN (163 mi), Harned KY (165 mi), Sweetwater TN (170 mi), Russell Springs KY (171 mi), Campbellsville KY (173 mi), Jackson MO (176 mi), Macon MS (177 mi), Grenada MS (178 mi), Lineville AL (182 mi), Winona MS (189 mi), Carrollton GA (192 mi), Somerset KY (194 mi), Springfield KY (196 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Columbia, TN 26 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Pulaski Stockyard Pulaski, TN 35 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  3. Dickson Regional Livestock Center Inc. Dickson, TN 38 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Hardin County Stockyard Savannah, TN 47 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Tennessee Valley Livestock Florence, AL 49 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 Lewis County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Lewis 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 Lewis County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Lewis County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 76% of the county. 7 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Columbia TN (26 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Pulaski TN (35 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Dickson TN (38 mi), last report Nov 9, 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.