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Pike County, MS

Cattle prices near Pike County, Mississippi. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Tylertown MS in Tylertown, MS, about 16 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $377.54 per hundredweight on 18 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Pike 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 SevereD2 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Tylertown MS 5-wt steers $378▲ $37 since last sale

Pike County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Pike County, MS was in severe drought (D2), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 4 weeks running. Rain has run 10% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal) and 66% over 90 days, so the past month has been drier than the season so far; the NWS forecast peaks at a 27% rain chance on today (high 63°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain). FSA has not added Pike County to its 2026 LFP list, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Tylertown MS, 16 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 10% of normal
  • Last 60 days 30% of normal
  • Last 90 days 66% 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 (40% chance of above-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain)

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 14, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Areas Of Frost then Partly Sunny, high 63°, low 45°, 27% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  2. Monday Partly Sunny, high 65°, low 42°, 6% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 71°, low 45°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 76°, low 49°, 0% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 78°, low 51°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 79°, low 50°, 1% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 80°, low 55°, 5% rain, wind 0–10 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 Pike 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.

Pike County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Pike County grew about 2,747 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 97% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,821 pounds per acre. That was the 19th lowest of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1999 at 3,309 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,210.

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 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

Pike 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)

Drought, past 12 months

100% of the county in severe drought or worse, 4 weeks running.

How to read this

Each band is how much of the county was in that drought level that week. Darker = worse. D2 (severe) and darker can trigger USDA drought pay.

Right now: 100% of the county is in severe drought or worse; some of it has been for 4 weeks running. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Nov 10, 2026.

Guide: What D0–D4 mean

See the drought map

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Livestock Producers Sale Barn Tylertown, MS 16 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Lincoln County Livestock Brookhaven, MS 28 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  3. Southeast Mississippi Livestock Hattiesburg, MS 64 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Tadlock Stockyard Forest, MS 98 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  5. Lucedale Livestock Producers Lucedale, MS 108 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 Pike 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 Pike County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Pike County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 100% of the county. 4 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 Pike 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 Pike County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Tylertown MS (16 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Brookhaven MS (28 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Hattiesburg MS (64 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.