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Oktibbeha County, MS

Cattle prices near Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. The closest sale barn with a recent report is West Point MS in West Point, MS, about 18 miles away. On Nov 9, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $370.65 per hundredweight on 34 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Oktibbeha County is on FSA's list (since Oct 13, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ExtremeD3 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county West Point MS 5-wt steers $371per cwt

Oktibbeha County rain, outlook and forecast

The Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Oktibbeha County, MS in extreme drought (D3), with 30% at exceptional drought (D4); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 5 straight weeks. Rain has run 7% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal) and 38% over 90 days, so the past month has been drier than the season so far; no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 5% rain chance and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Oktibbeha County with up to 4 monthly payments, and West Point MS is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 18 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 7% of normal
  • Last 60 days 36% of normal
  • Last 90 days 38% 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 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 63°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 65°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 68°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 71°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 74°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 75°, low 42°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 76°, low 48°, 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 Oktibbeha 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.

Oktibbeha County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Oktibbeha County grew about 2,159 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 81% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,668 pounds per acre. That was the 4th lowest of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1992 at 3,037 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,572.

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 2 open

What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Exceptional drought (D4) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Nov 10, 2026Dec 10, 2026 (25 days left)Mar 1, 2027
Extreme drought (D3) reached (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

Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County

Forecast for the center point of Oktibbeha County.

  • Freeze on 1 night
  1. Today Widespread Frost then Mostly Sunny 63° 36° ENE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 65° 32° NE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 68° 35° E 0–5 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Sunny 71° 39° ESE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 74° 41° ESE 0–5 mph 0% rain
  6. Fri Sunny 75° 42° ENE 0–5 mph 1% rain
  7. Sat Sunny 76° 48° SSE 0–5 mph 5% 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
0.64 in 17% of normal
Last 12 months
41.32 in 73%
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 3.75 in; same month last year 4.78 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 Oktibbeha County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

State Univ weather station (6 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
233-day growing season
 Mar 23
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 13
 Nov 8
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 27
Hard freeze (28°F)
260-day growing season
 Mar 7
1 year in 10 it's after Mar 30
 Nov 22
1 year in 10 it's before Nov 4

Louisville weather station (23 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
235-day growing season
 Mar 21
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 9
 Nov 13
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 30
Hard freeze (28°F)
264-day growing season
 Mar 7
1 year in 10 it's after Mar 24
 Nov 27
1 year in 10 it's before Nov 6

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

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Cattlemens Stockyard LLC West Point, MS 18 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. Macon Stockyard Macon, MS 28 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. Peoples Livestock Auction Houston, MS 34 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. East Mississippi Livestock Company Philadelphia, MS 47 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Johnson Stockyard Kosciusko, MS 48 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 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 Oktibbeha County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Oktibbeha County was in extreme drought (D3), and the worst part was exceptional drought (D4) on 30% of the county. 5 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: West Point MS (18 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Macon MS (28 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Houston MS (34 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.