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Luna County, NM

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Luna County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Oct 29, 2026.
Drought ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Santa Teresa 5-wt steers $378▼ $21 since last sale

Luna County rain, outlook and forecast

The Oct 27 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Luna County, NM in moderate drought (D1); 54% of the county is in moderate drought (D1) or worse, down from 81% four weeks earlier. Over 90 days rain is at 176% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 313% (well above normal); the best rain chance this week is 75% on today (high 76°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 7–11 leans toward near-normal rain. Luna County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 3 monthly payments, and Santa Teresa is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 67 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 313% of normal
  • Last 60 days 320% of normal
  • Last 90 days 176% of normal

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 7–11) Leans toward near-normal rain
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 9–15) Leans toward near-normal rain

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Partly Sunny then Patchy Blowing Dust, high 76°, low 51°, 75% rain, wind 8–29 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 67°, low 39°, 2% rain, wind 2–26 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 68°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 3–7 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 72°, low 42°, 0% rain, wind 3–7 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 72°, low 42°, 0% rain, wind 3–5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 71°, low 43°, 11% rain, wind 5–6 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 70°, low 42°, 13% rain, wind 6–10 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 1, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

Open loss windows

No open loss windows in Luna 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

Luna 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)

Where it is, with barns within 200 mi

Dots are sale barns USDA reports on. Tap one for its latest prices.

Who owns this land? Open the county property map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 131 lb per acre, well below normal (41% of the 1991-2020 average of 316).

How to read this

Each bar is one year's grass (darker = perennial grasses, lighter = annuals). The dashed line is the 1991-2020 average. A county average with cropland excluded, not your pasture.

How we got this

Satellite estimate of new above-ground growth of grasses and forbs for the year (annual + perennial, lb/acre), averaged over the county's grassland, pasture and shrubland (94% of the county in USDA's 2025 cropland map; farm fields are left out because the estimate isn't valid there, and the same 2025 map is used for every year). About about 120 m (RAP overview). Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform biomass v3 (data, Jones et al. 2021, CC0) and USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer.

Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform, 2025 season. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Santa Teresa, NM 67 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Oct 30, 2026
  2. Cattlemen's Livestock Belen, NM 186 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Oct 30, 2026
  3. Roswell Livestock Auction Roswell, NM 206 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Oct 26, 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 Luna County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Luna 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 Oct 29, 2026

What is the drought level in Luna County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Luna County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 54% of the county. 0 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Oct 27, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Luna County?

No official statewide list to check: this county is not on the official New Mexico state map; check the county's own fire-restriction notices.

What sale barns are near Luna County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Santa Teresa (67 mi), last report Oct 30, 2026; Belen (186 mi), last report Oct 30, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 10, 2026: First half of property taxes due to the county treasurer; 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.