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Pontotoc County, MS

Cattle prices near Pontotoc County, Mississippi. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Houston MS in Houston, MS, about 23 miles away. The latest report is dated Nov 9 (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Pontotoc County is on FSA's list (since Oct 6, 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 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county West Point MS 5-wt steers $371per cwt

Pontotoc County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Pontotoc County, MS was in extreme drought (D3) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, with 13% at exceptional drought (D4); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 6 straight weeks. Rain has run 51% of normal over the last 30 days (below normal) and 38% over 90 days; 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 9% rain chance. Pontotoc County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 3 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Houston MS, 23 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 51% of normal
  • Last 60 days 32% 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 59°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  2. Monday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 62°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 64°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 67°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 71°, low 42°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 72°, low 42°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 73°, low 48°, 9% 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 Pontotoc 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.

Pontotoc County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Pontotoc County grew about 1,832 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 81% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,266 pounds per acre. That was the 4th lowest of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1995 at 2,896 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,272.

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

Pontotoc 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
Houston MS 23 miNov 9–
West Point MS 48 miNov 9$371
Grenada MS 54 miNov 9–
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

Houston MS 23 mi

Houston, MS
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb1320.00$1,440
Heifers 500-599 lb3309.97$1,700
Heifers 600-699 lb1290.00$1,880

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

West Point MS 48 mi

West Point, MS
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb32372.59$1,680
Heifers 500-599 lb27325.86$1,790
Heifers 600-699 lb17302.10$1,960
Heifers 700-799 lb5286.16$2,150
Steers 400-499 lb19421.60$1,900
Steers 500-599 lb34370.65$2,040
Steers 600-699 lb18349.29$2,270
Steers 700-799 lb6303.35$2,280

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Grenada MS 54 mi

Grenada, MS
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb4328.86$1,480
Steers 400-499 lb1367.50$1,650

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

28 more within 200 mi: Como MS (55 mi), Winona MS (65 mi), Russellville AL (77 mi), Macon MS (81 mi), Savannah TN (82 mi), Kosciusko MS (87 mi), Florence AL (89 mi), Philadelphia MS (100 mi), Moulton AL (102 mi), Trenton TN (121 mi), Cullman AL (126 mi), Huntingdon TN (128 mi), Meridian MS (129 mi), Forest MS (131 mi), Pulaski TN (132 mi), Arab AL (145 mi), Columbia TN (149 mi), Uniontown AL (152 mi), Fayetteville TN (154 mi), Dickson TN (158 mi), Ashville AL (161 mi), Searcy AR (168 mi), Kilpatrick AL (169 mi), Unionville TN (169 mi), Heber Springs AR (191 mi), Guthrie KY (198 mi), Ledbetter KY (198 mi), Lineville AL (199 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Peoples Livestock Auction Houston, MS 23 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  2. Cattlemens Stockyard LLC West Point, MS 48 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. Glenwild Stockyard Inc. Grenada, MS 54 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Lipscomb Brothers Livestock Como, MS 55 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Winona Stockyard Winona, MS 65 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 Pontotoc County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Pontotoc County was in extreme drought (D3), and the worst part was exceptional drought (D4) on 13% of the county. 6 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Houston MS (23 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; West Point MS (48 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Grenada MS (54 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: Peaches 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.