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Madison County, TN

Cattle prices near Madison County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Trenton TN in Trenton, TN, about 26 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $358.58 per hundredweight on 5 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 22, 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 Trenton TN 5-wt steers $359▲ $1 since last sale

Madison County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Madison County, TN was in severe drought (D2); week 8 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Over 90 days rain is at 51% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 74% (below 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 12% rain chance. Madison County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 4 monthly payments, and Trenton TN is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 26 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 74% of normal
  • Last 60 days 52% of normal
  • Last 90 days 51% 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 Mostly Sunny, high 58°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 60°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 64°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Patchy Frost then Sunny, high 66°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 70°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 71°, low 42°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 72°, low 47°, 12% rain, wind 5–10 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 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 2,449 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 104% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,348 pounds per acre. That was the 13th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2006 at 2,709 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,102.

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 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

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)

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for Madison County

Forecast for the center point of Madison County.

  • Freeze on 2 nights
  1. Today Mostly Sunny 58° 30° NE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Widespread Frost then Sunny 60° 31° NE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Widespread Frost then Sunny 64° 35° ESE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Patchy Frost then Sunny 66° 39° SE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 70° 41° S 0–5 mph 0% rain
  6. Fri Sunny 71° 42° SE 0–5 mph 1% rain
  7. Sat Sunny 72° 47° S 5–10 mph 12% 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
1.25 in 34% of normal
Last 12 months
36.05 in 65%
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 3.70 in; same month last year 5.44 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

No current perimeter within 100 mi of the county center (48 mapped nationally).

See the fire map

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 Madison County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Jackson Exp Stn weather station (1 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
207-day growing season
 Apr 2
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 18
 Oct 29
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 16
Hard freeze (28°F)
230-day growing season
 Mar 22
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 8
 Nov 7
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 27

Jackson Mckellar Ap weather station (5 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
207-day growing season
 Apr 5
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 21
 Oct 29
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 16
Hard freeze (28°F)
231-day growing season
 Mar 25
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 10
 Nov 7
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 27

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Jackson Exp Stn, Jackson Mckellar Ap), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Trenton Regional Stockyards Trenton, TN 26 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Dickson Regional Livestock West Huntingdon, TN 36 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  3. Hardin County Stockyard Savannah, TN 43 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. Tennessee Valley Livestock Florence, AL 85 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  5. Dickson Regional Livestock Center Inc. Dickson, TN 88 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 Madison County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Madison 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 Madison County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Madison County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 89% of the county. 8 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 Tennessee; 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: Trenton TN (26 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Huntingdon TN (36 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Savannah TN (43 mi), last report Nov 11, 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.