Early access, free.
Cownty

Home › Virginia › Lynchburg city

Lynchburg city, VA

Cattle prices near Lynchburg County, Virginia. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Rustburg VA in Rustburg, VA, about 10 miles away. On Nov 9, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $382.94 per hundredweight on 18 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

Check a bid with Ring Price

Change county
CRP emergency haying & grazing: Lynchburg County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Rustburg VA 5-wt steers $383per cwt

Lynchburg County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Lynchburg County, VA was in moderate drought (D1), with 8% at severe drought (D2); week 45 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Over 90 days rain is at 80% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 37% (well below normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans drier than normal (33% chance of below-normal rain) and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 1% rain chance. Lynchburg County is not on FSA's 2026 LFP list yet, and Rustburg VA is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 10 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 37% of normal
  • Last 60 days 86% of normal
  • Last 90 days 80% 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 drier than normal (33% chance of below-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain)

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Sunny, high 54°, low 34°, 1% rain, wind 2–9 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 56°, low 25°, 0% rain, wind 1–2 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 62°, low 26°, 0% rain, wind 1–2 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 67°, low 29°, 0% rain, wind 1–2 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 69°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 1–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 70°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 0–3 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 69°, low 36°, 1% rain, wind 1–5 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 15, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

Lynchburg County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Lynchburg County grew about 2,509 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 125% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,006 pounds per acre. That was the 1st best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2025 at 2,509 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 865.

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 Lynchburg 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

Lynchburg 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: 2,509 lb per acre, well above normal (125% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,006).

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 (3% 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 13, 2026.

Text me Lynchburg County changes

Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Lynchburg Livestock Rustburg, VA 10 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. Springlake Stockyard Moneta, VA 27 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Nov 7, 2026
  3. Roanoke-Hollins Roanoke, VA 43 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Southside Livestock Blackstone, VA 69 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Monterey Stockyard LLC Monterey, VA 73 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 21, 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 Virginia): Kentucky, Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Lynchburg County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Not on FSA's 2026 LFP county list as of Nov 5, 2026. FSA updates the list as drought changes.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Nov 5, 2026

What is the drought level in Lynchburg County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Lynchburg County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 8% of the county. 45 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 Lynchburg County?

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

What sale barns are near Lynchburg County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Rustburg VA (10 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Moneta VA (27 mi), last report Nov 7, 2026; Roanoke VA (43 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.