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Marshall County, MS

Cattle prices near Marshall County, Mississippi. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Como MS in Como, MS, about 30 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $390.54 per hundredweight on 7 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Marshall 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 Como MS 5-wt steers $391▲ $53 since last sale

Marshall County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Marshall County, MS was in moderate drought (D1); 100% of the county is in moderate drought (D1) or worse, the same as four weeks earlier. Marshall County has had 147% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 79% over 90 days, so the past month has been wetter than the season so far; the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain) and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 14% rain chance. Marshall County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 3 monthly payments, and Como MS is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 30 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 147% of normal
  • Last 60 days 86% of normal
  • Last 90 days 79% 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 wetter than normal (33% chance of above-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 Widespread Frost then Mostly Sunny, high 58°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  2. Monday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 61°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Patchy Frost then Sunny, high 63°, low 38°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 66°, low 43°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 70°, low 45°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 71°, low 46°, 1% rain, wind 5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 72°, low 51°, 14% 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 Marshall 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.

Marshall County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Marshall County grew about 2,133 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 86% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,472 pounds per acre. That was the 8th lowest of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1995 at 2,892 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,367.

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

Marshall 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 Marshall County

Forecast for the center point of Marshall County.

    1. Today Widespread Frost then Mostly Sunny 58° 36° ENE 5 mph 0% rain
    2. Mon Areas Of Frost then Sunny 61° 35° NE 0–5 mph 0% rain
    3. Tue Patchy Frost then Sunny 63° 38° ESE 5 mph 0% rain
    4. Wed Sunny 66° 43° SE 5 mph 0% rain
    5. Thu Mostly Sunny 70° 45° SSE 0–5 mph 0% rain
    6. Fri Sunny 71° 46° SE 5 mph 1% rain
    7. Sat Sunny 72° 51° SSE 5–10 mph 14% 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 Mississippi; 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
    0.90 in 22% of normal
    Last 12 months
    39.32 in 68%
    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 4.08 in; same month last year 5.13 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 Marshall County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

    Holly Springs 4 N weather station (6 mi away)

    Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
    Frost (32°F)
    204-day growing season
    		 Apr 6
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 23
    		 Oct 26
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 11
    Hard freeze (28°F)
    227-day growing season
    		 Mar 26
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 12
    		 Nov 5
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 22

    Independence 1w weather station (19 mi away)

    Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
    Frost (32°F)
    212-day growing season
    		 Apr 3
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 19
    		 Oct 31
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 18
    Hard freeze (28°F)
    238-day growing season
    		 Mar 20
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 6
    		 Nov 10
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 29

    Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Holly Springs 4 N, Independence 1w), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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    Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

    1. Lipscomb Brothers Livestock Como, MS 30 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
    2. Peoples Livestock Auction Houston, MS 67 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
    3. Glenwild Stockyard Inc. Grenada, MS 70 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
    4. Hardin County Stockyard Savannah, TN 78 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
    5. Winona Stockyard Winona, MS 89 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 · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for Mississippi): Alabama, Tennessee

    Common questions and nearby counties

    Is Marshall County eligible for LFP in 2026?

    Yes. Marshall 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 Marshall County this week?

    On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Marshall County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 100% of the county. 0 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 Marshall County?

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

    What sale barns are near Marshall County?

    The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Como MS (30 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Houston MS (67 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Grenada MS (70 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.