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Newton County, AR

Cattle prices near Newton County, Arkansas. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Green Forest AR in Green Forest, AR, about 32 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $368.88 per hundredweight on 46 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Newton 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 Abnormally dryD0 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Green Forest AR 5-wt steers $369▼ $32 since last sale

Newton County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Newton County, AR was abnormally dry (D0), with 3% at extreme drought (D3); week 8 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Rain has run 52% of normal over the last 30 days (below normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain) and Saturday carries the week's highest rain chance at 36% (high 68°). Newton County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Green Forest AR, 32 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 52% of normal
  • Last 60 days 72% of normal
  • Last 90 days not read yet

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 (40% 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 Mostly Sunny, high 55°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 59°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 61°, low 44°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 64°, low 52°, 3% rain, wind 5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 67°, low 54°, 6% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 69°, low 55°, 3% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 68°, low 50°, 36% 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 Newton 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.

Newton County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Newton County grew about 3,376 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 109% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 3,098 pounds per acre. That was the 10th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2016 at 3,713 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 639.

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

Newton 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
Green Forest AR 32 miNov 11$369
Ozark AR 45 miNov 12$375
Ratcliff 56 miNov 11$398
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

Green Forest AR 32 mi

Green Forest, AR
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb21398.76$1,790
Heifers 500-599 lb83332.46$1,830
Heifers 600-699 lb27310.65$2,020
Heifers 700-799 lb3289.06$2,170
Steers 400-499 lb19415.40$1,870
Steers 500-599 lb46368.88$2,030
Steers 600-699 lb68334.42$2,170
Steers 700-799 lb70337.11$2,530

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Ozark AR 45 mi

Ozark, AR
Sale of Nov 12, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb72359.49$1,620
Heifers 500-599 lb77328.06$1,800
Heifers 600-699 lb26313.62$2,040
Heifers 700-799 lb2281.25$2,110
Steers 400-499 lb21425.27$1,910
Steers 500-599 lb48375.23$2,060
Steers 600-699 lb47350.45$2,280
Steers 700-799 lb6320.50$2,400

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Ratcliff 56 mi

Ratcliff, AR
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb19343.66$1,550
Heifers 500-599 lb4327.08$1,800
Heifers 600-699 lb2311.50$2,020
Steers 400-499 lb9431.20$1,940
Steers 500-599 lb6397.77$2,190
Steers 600-699 lb2335.50$2,180
Steers 700-799 lb1320.00$2,400

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

17 more within 200 mi: Exeter (66 mi), Heber Springs AR (72 mi), Siloam Springs (76 mi), Springfield MO (89 mi), Ash Flat AR (93 mi), West Plains MO (94 mi), Searcy AR (95 mi), Joplin (99 mi), Phillipsburg MO (116 mi), Osceola MO (150 mi), Tulsa (151 mi), Hope (156 mi), McAlester (159 mi), Vienna MO (172 mi), Butler MO (174 mi), Cuba MO (179 mi), Windsor MO (182 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Green Forest Stockyards Green Forest, AR 32 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. I-40 Livestock Ozark, AR 45 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  3. County Line Sale Ratcliff, AR 56 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. Four State Stockyards Exeter, MO 66 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Cleburne County Livestock Heber Springs, AR 72 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

Other barns nearby (not USDA-reported)

These barns are not in a USDA AMS report, so Cownty shows no prices for them. Sale days and phones come from the barns' own sites or public listings; call the barn to confirm. More barns

Printable county brief (PDF) · Everything on one page · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for Arkansas): Missouri, Oklahoma

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Newton County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Newton 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 Newton County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Newton County was in abnormally dry (D0), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 3% 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 Newton County?

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

What sale barns are near Newton County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Green Forest AR (32 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Ozark AR (45 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Ratcliff (56 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.