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Madison County, AL

Cattle prices near Madison County, Alabama. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Fayetteville TN in Fayetteville, TN, about 27 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $388.46 per hundredweight on 51 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Madison 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 ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Fayetteville TN 5-wt steers $388▲ $1 since last sale

Madison County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Madison County, AL was in moderate drought (D1) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, with 19% at severe drought (D2), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 7 weeks running. Madison County has had 39% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 71% 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 toward near-normal rain and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 4% rain chance. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Madison County with up to 3 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Fayetteville TN, 27 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 39% of normal
  • Last 60 days 51% 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 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 Sunny, high 57°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  2. Monday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 60°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  3. Tuesday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 63°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 66°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 68°, low 41°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 69°, low 43°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 70°, low 47°, 4% 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 Madison 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.

Madison County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Madison County grew about 2,622 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 102% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,568 pounds per acre. That was the 20th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2004 at 2,858 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,338.

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

Madison 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
Fayetteville TN 27 miNov 10$388
Arab AL 30 miNov 10–
Pulaski TN 40 miNov 10$363
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

Fayetteville TN 27 mi

Fayetteville, TN
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb16381.55$1,720
Heifers 500-599 lb24350.67$1,930
Heifers 600-699 lb19287.10$1,870
Heifers 700-799 lb19275.42$2,070
Steers 400-499 lb12435.82$1,960
Steers 500-599 lb51388.46$2,140
Steers 600-699 lb44331.11$2,150
Steers 700-799 lb13307.49$2,310

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Arab AL 30 mi

Arab, AL
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb11350.56$1,580
Heifers 500-599 lb17316.51$1,740
Heifers 600-699 lb11289.32$1,880
Heifers 700-799 lb3290.01$2,180
Steers 700-799 lb1327.50$2,460

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Pulaski TN 40 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

46 more within 200 mi: Cullman AL (44 mi), Kilpatrick AL (44 mi), Moulton AL (46 mi), Unionville TN (59 mi), Florence AL (63 mi), Ashville AL (66 mi), Columbia TN (66 mi), Russellville AL (69 mi), McMinnville TN (77 mi), Calhoun GA (94 mi), Savannah TN (100 mi), Dickson TN (101 mi), Carthage TN (109 mi), Lineville AL (110 mi), Carrollton GA (117 mi), Crossville TN (119 mi), Athens TN (120 mi), Lafayette TN (125 mi), Roanoke AL (131 mi), Sweetwater TN (131 mi), Guthrie KY (135 mi), Huntingdon TN (136 mi), West Point MS (145 mi), Hopkinsville KY (152 mi), Houston MS (152 mi), Bowling Green KY (United) (153 mi), Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (153 mi), Albany KY (155 mi), Glasgow KY (159 mi), Trenton TN (159 mi), Macon MS (162 mi), Uniontown AL (169 mi), Knoxville TN (169 mi), Russell Springs KY (178 mi), Jackson GA (179 mi), Letohatchee AL (182 mi), Thomaston GA (182 mi), Eastanollee GA (188 mi), Athens GA (189 mi), Upton KY (190 mi), Campbellsville KY (190 mi), Carnesville GA (191 mi), Ledbetter KY (192 mi), Como MS (193 mi), Somerset KY (194 mi), Grenada MS (198 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. United Producers, Inc. Fayetteville, TN 27 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Arab Livestock Market Arab, AL 30 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  3. Pulaski Stockyard Pulaski, TN 40 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Cullman Stockyard Cullman, AL 44 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Kilpatrick, AL 44 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 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 Madison County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Madison 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 Madison County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Madison County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 19% 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 Madison County?

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

What sale barns are near Madison County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Fayetteville TN (27 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Arab AL (30 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Pulaski TN (40 mi), last report Nov 10, 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.