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Portsmouth city, VA

Cattle prices near Portsmouth County, Virginia. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Blackstone VA in Blackstone, VA, about 92 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $372.00 per hundredweight on 4 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Portsmouth County is on FSA's list (since Oct 20, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Blackstone VA 5-wt steers $372no change since last sale

Portsmouth County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Portsmouth County, VA was in moderate drought (D1); four weeks earlier 96% of the county was in moderate drought (D1) or worse, now 100%. Rain has run 112% of normal over the last 30 days (near normal) and 88% over 90 days, so the past month has been wetter than the season so far; the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 2% rain chance. Portsmouth County is not on FSA's 2026 LFP list yet, and Blackstone VA is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 92 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 112% of normal
  • Last 60 days 75% of normal
  • Last 90 days 88% 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 toward near-normal rain
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Equal chances of more or less rain than normal

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Sunny, high 54°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 9–13 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 55°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 6–12 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 57°, low 38°, 0% rain, wind 0–7 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 61°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 2–3 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 64°, low 41°, 0% rain, wind 2 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 65°, low 43°, 1% rain, wind 2–3 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 65°, low 46°, 2% rain, wind 3–6 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 15, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

Portsmouth County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Portsmouth County grew about 4,394 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 190% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,307 pounds per acre. That was the 2nd best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2021 at 4,396 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 105.

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

Portsmouth 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)

Where it is, with barns within 200 mi

Dots are sale barns USDA reports on. Tap one for its latest prices.

Who owns this land? Open the county property map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 4,394 lb per acre, well above normal (190% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,307).

How to read this

Each bar is one year's grass (darker = perennial grasses, lighter = annuals). The dashed line is the 1991-2020 average. A county average with cropland excluded, not your pasture.

How we got this

Satellite estimate of new above-ground growth of grasses and forbs for the year (annual + perennial, lb/acre), averaged over the county's grassland, pasture and shrubland (0% of the county in USDA's 2025 cropland map; farm fields are left out because the estimate isn't valid there, and the same 2025 map is used for every year). About about 120 m (RAP overview). Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform biomass v3 (data, Jones et al. 2021, CC0) and USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer.

Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform, 2025 season. Fetched Nov 13, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Southside Livestock Blackstone, VA 92 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Culpeper Culpeper, VA 143 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 6, 2026
  3. Radiant Livestock Radiant, VA 143 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Powell Livestock Company Smithfield, NC 145 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  5. Lynchburg Livestock Rustburg, VA 154 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

Printable county brief (PDF) · Everything on one page · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for Virginia): Kentucky, Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Portsmouth County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 100% 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 Portsmouth County?

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

What sale barns are near Portsmouth County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Blackstone VA (92 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Culpeper VA (143 mi), last report Nov 6, 2026; Radiant VA (143 mi), last report Nov 10, 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.