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Marion County, AL

Cattle prices near Marion County, Alabama. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Russellville AL in Russellville, AL, about 27 miles away. The latest report is dated Nov 9 (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Marion County is on FSA's list (since Oct 6, 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 Moulton AL 5-wt steers $390▲ $23 since last sale

Marion County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Marion County, AL was in moderate drought (D1), with 22% at severe drought (D2), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 3 weeks running. Rain has run 41% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal) and 47% over 90 days; the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 5% rain chance. FSA has not added Marion County to its 2026 LFP list, and Russellville AL is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 27 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 41% of normal
  • Last 60 days 53% of normal
  • Last 90 days 47% 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 Mostly Sunny, high 60°, low 29°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 63°, low 28°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 65°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 68°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Patchy Frost then Mostly Sunny, high 71°, low 37°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 72°, low 38°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 72°, low 44°, 5% 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 Marion 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.

Marion County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Marion County grew about 1,881 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 105% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 1,795 pounds per acre. That was the 15th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1999 at 2,156 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 695.

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
Severe drought (D2) began (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

Marion 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
Russellville AL 27 miNov 9–
Moulton AL 42 miNov 11$390
Florence AL 49 miNov 9–
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

Russellville AL 27 mi

Russellville, AL
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb19364.79$1,640
Heifers 500-599 lb2332.50$1,830
Heifers 600-699 lb7292.88$1,900
Heifers 700-799 lb2280.00$2,100

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Moulton AL 42 mi

Moulton, AL
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb7390.01$1,760
Heifers 500-599 lb4377.49$2,080
Heifers 600-699 lb14309.73$2,010
Steers 400-499 lb2470.00$2,120
Steers 500-599 lb1390.00$2,140

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Florence AL 49 mi

Florence, AL
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb19354.58$1,600
Heifers 500-599 lb25310.58$1,710
Heifers 600-699 lb10279.25$1,820
Heifers 700-799 lb5270.00$2,020
Steers 400-499 lb5438.98$1,980
Steers 600-699 lb13334.23$2,170
Steers 700-799 lb5318.92$2,390

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

34 more within 200 mi: West Point MS (58 mi), Cullman AL (60 mi), Houston MS (66 mi), Savannah TN (77 mi), Arab AL (80 mi), Macon MS (80 mi), Pulaski TN (87 mi), Ashville AL (95 mi), Fayetteville TN (103 mi), Kilpatrick AL (104 mi), Grenada MS (113 mi), Columbia TN (113 mi), Winona MS (115 mi), Philadelphia MS (118 mi), Uniontown AL (119 mi), Como MS (120 mi), Kosciusko MS (123 mi), Unionville TN (126 mi), Meridian MS (130 mi), Huntingdon TN (133 mi), Lineville AL (135 mi), Dickson TN (136 mi), Trenton TN (140 mi), Forest MS (154 mi), McMinnville TN (160 mi), Roanoke AL (160 mi), Letohatchee AL (161 mi), Carrollton GA (165 mi), Calhoun GA (170 mi), Guthrie KY (178 mi), Carthage TN (183 mi), Hopkinsville KY (188 mi), Frisco City AL (189 mi), Lafayette TN (195 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Northwest Alabama Livestock Russellville, AL 27 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. Valley Livestock Moulton, AL 42 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Tennessee Valley Livestock Florence, AL 49 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Cattlemens Stockyard LLC West Point, MS 58 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  5. Cullman Stockyard Cullman, AL 60 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 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 · Hay prices in Alabama

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Marion 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 Marion County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Marion County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 22% of the county. 3 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 Marion 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 Marion County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Russellville AL (27 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Moulton AL (42 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Florence AL (49 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.