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Nuckolls County, NE

Cattle prices near Nuckolls County, Nebraska. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Kearney in Kearney, NE, about 65 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $435.82 per hundredweight on 390 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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Drought No droughtNone · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Kearney 5-wt steers $436▲ $24 since last sale

Nuckolls County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Nuckolls County, NE showed no drought on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map. Friday carries the week's highest rain chance at 62% (high 66°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (60% chance of above-normal rain). FSA has not added Nuckolls County to its 2026 LFP list, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Kearney, 65 miles away.

Rain vs normal

Rain totals: not read yet.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 20–24) Leans wetter than normal (60% chance of above-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 Sunny, high 54°, low 34°, 1% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 54°, low 42°, 1% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  3. Tuesday Partly Sunny, high 57°, low 46°, 0% rain, wind 15–25 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 65°, low 38°, 18% rain, wind 0–25 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 59°, low 49°, 18% rain, wind 0–15 mph
  6. Friday Chance Rain Showers, high 66°, low 47°, 62% rain, wind 15–20 mph
  7. Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny, high 55°, low 31°, 21% rain, wind 5–15 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 Nuckolls 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.

Nuckolls County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Nuckolls County grew about 2,372 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 106% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,240 pounds per acre. That was the 11th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2007 at 2,618 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,464.

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.

Open loss windows

No open loss windows in Nuckolls County right now. A 30-day window opens when the county first hits severe drought (D2), jumps to D3 or D4, or after a blizzard, extreme heat or cold, flood or ice warning, a wildfire, or a USDA disaster designation. Keep a Drought Ledger.

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Cownty sends nothing to FSA.

Drought-sale tax flag IRS list

A county next to Nuckolls County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (Clay County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Webster County, NE). The IRS counts your county plus every county touching it.

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 Nuckolls County

Forecast for the center point of Nuckolls County.

  • Freeze on 1 night
  • Windy on 2 days
  1. Today Sunny 54° 34° S 5–10 mph 1% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 54° 42° SSW 5–15 mph 1% rain
  3. Tue Partly Sunny 57° 46° S 15–25 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Mostly Sunny 65° 38° S 0–25 mph 18% rain
  5. Thu Sunny 59° 49° ENE 0–15 mph 18% rain
  6. Fri Chance Rain Showers 66° 47° S 15–20 mph 62% rain
  7. Sat Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 55° 31° WNW 5–15 mph 21% 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 Nebraska; 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
4.16 in 201% of normal
Last 12 months
29.41 in 106%
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 2.07 in; same month last year 1.76 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 Nuckolls County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Superior weather station (10 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
162-day growing season
 Apr 29
1 year in 10 it's after May 10
 Oct 10
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 26
Hard freeze (28°F)
181-day growing season
 Apr 19
1 year in 10 it's after May 2
 Oct 19
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 3

Lovewell Dam weather station (19 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
181-day growing season
 Apr 20
1 year in 10 it's after May 3
 Oct 19
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 1
Hard freeze (28°F)
201-day growing season
 Apr 8
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 24
 Oct 29
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 13

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Superior, Lovewell Dam), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Huss Livestock Market Kearney, NE 65 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Farmers and Ranchers Livestock (feeder cattle) Salina, KS 97 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  3. Lexington Livestock Market Lexington, NE 99 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  4. Ericson Livestock Market Ericson, NE 116 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Nov 14, 2026
  5. Burwell Livestock Market Burwell, NE 124 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 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

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Common questions and nearby counties

Is Nuckolls 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 Nuckolls County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Nuckolls County was in no drought, and the worst part was no drought on 0% 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 Nuckolls County?

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

What sale barns are near Nuckolls County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Kearney (65 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Salina (97 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Lexington (99 mi), last report Nov 13, 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.