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Macon County, TN

Cattle prices near Macon County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Lafayette TN in Lafayette, TN, about 2 miles away. On Nov 4, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $389.90 per hundredweight on 70 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Macon County is on FSA's list (since Oct 20, 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 Lafayette TN 5-wt steers $390per cwt

Macon County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Macon County, TN was in severe drought (D2); week 4 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Macon County has had 82% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 52% over 90 days, so the past month has been wetter than the season so far; no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 6% rain chance and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Macon County with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Lafayette TN, 2 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 82% of normal
  • Last 60 days 61% of normal
  • Last 90 days 52% 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 53°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 58°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 60°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 63°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 65°, low 38°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 67°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 69°, low 44°, 6% 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 Macon 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.

Macon County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Macon County grew about 3,552 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 109% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 3,273 pounds per acre. That was the 6th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2023 at 3,724 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,736.

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) Oct 27, 2026Nov 26, 2026 (11 days left)Mar 1, 2027
Severe drought (D2) began (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

Macon 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)

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for Macon County

Forecast for the center point of Macon County.

  • Freeze on 3 nights
  1. Today Sunny 53° 30° N 0–5 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Widespread Frost then Sunny 58° 32° NE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Widespread Frost then Sunny 60° 31° 0 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Sunny 63° 34° SSE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 65° 38° SSW 0–5 mph 0% rain
  6. Fri Sunny 67° 39° 0 mph 0% rain
  7. Sat Sunny 69° 44° S 0–5 mph 6% rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated Nov 15, 2026. Wind arrows point where the wind is going; the letters say where it comes from. Windy = 25 mph or more; freeze = a low of 32°F or less. Open the full forecast.

Burn ban

Data pending. 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

No official ban list to check here, so Cownty shows the National Weather Service fire-weather alerts for the county instead: none right now.

Guide: Burn bans: where to check and what they mean

Weather warnings right now

None right now

National Weather Service active alerts for this county, as of Nov 15, 2026 (source). Fetched Nov 15, 2026.

Rainfall vs normal

Oct 2026
1.57 in 43% of normal
Last 12 months
38.59 in 71%
How to read this

Bars are the rain that fell each month; the dashed line is a normal month (1991-2020 average). Bars below the line = drier than normal.

County-average precipitation, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026. Normal = NCEI's own 1991-2020 average for each month (Oct 2026 normal 3.61 in; same month last year 4.21 in). NCEI posts each month around the 8th of the next and may revise recent months. Source: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Fetched Nov 14, 2026.

Wildfires

No current fire perimeter in the county

Nearest current perimeter: Cactus (Wildfire, TN), about 69 mi from the county center; 219 acres, 100% contained, perimeter of Nov 2, 2026.

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Interagency fire outlines. Small or brand-new fires are often not mapped yet; call 911 for a fire you can see. Layer updated Nov 15, 2026. Source: National Interagency Fire Center. Fetched Nov 15, 2026.

Frost dates

Frost and freeze dates

30-year averages (1991–2020) from the weather stations nearest Macon County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Lafayette weather station (2 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
213-day growing season
 Apr 3
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 21
 Nov 1
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 20
Hard freeze (28°F)
234-day growing season
 Mar 23
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 7
 Nov 11
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 30

Bethpage 1 S weather station (19 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
189-day growing season
 Apr 16
1 year in 10 it's after May 2
 Oct 23
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 10
Hard freeze (28°F)
210-day growing season
 Apr 3
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 20
 Oct 31
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 18

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lafayette, Bethpage 1 S), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Browning Livestock Market (feeder cattle) Lafayette, TN 2 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 4, 2026
  2. Smith County Commission Co. Carthage, TN 20 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Nov 14, 2026
  3. Farmers Regional Livestock Market Glasgow, KY 33 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. United Producers Inc. Bowling Green, KY 39 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Cattleman's Livestock Bowling Green, KY 39 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 Macon County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Macon 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 Macon County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Macon County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 61% of the county. 4 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 Macon 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 Macon County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Lafayette TN (2 mi), last report Nov 4, 2026; Carthage TN (20 mi), last report Nov 14, 2026; Glasgow KY (33 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.