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Reeves County, TX

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Screwworm alert: Reeves County is in the Texas Animal Health Commission's infested zone (Infested Zone 23). Movement rules apply. Details · zone map as of Nov 1, 2026.
CRP emergency haying & grazing: Reeves County is on FSA's list (since Sep 8, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Oct 29, 2026.

Reeves County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Oct 27 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Reeves County, TX was abnormally dry (D0), with 14% at moderate drought (D1); four weeks earlier 100% of the county was in moderate drought (D1) or worse, now 14%. Reeves County has had 78% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 64% over 90 days; no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 17% rain chance and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 7–11 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain). Reeves County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 2 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Roswell, 152 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 78% of normal
  • Last 60 days 79% of normal
  • Last 90 days 64% of normal

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 7–11) Leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 9–15) Leans toward near-normal rain

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Partly Sunny, high 83°, low 61°, 3% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 82°, low 52°, 3% rain, wind 5–25 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 71°, low 47°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 78°, low 50°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 74°, low 46°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 69°, low 47°, 11% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 70°, low 46°, 17% rain, wind 0–5 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 1, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

Open loss windows

No open loss windows in Reeves 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

Reeves 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 appraisal district map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 101 lb per acre, well below normal (29% of the 1991-2020 average of 351).

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 (91% 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 1, 2026.

Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Roswell Livestock Auction Roswell, NM 152 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Oct 26, 2026
  2. Santa Teresa Livestock Auction Santa Teresa, NM 179 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Oct 30, 2026
  3. Producers Livestock Auction Co. San Angelo, TX 193 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  4. Clovis Livestock Auction Clovis, NM 215 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 2026
  5. Tulia Livestock Auction Tulia, TX 249 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 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

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Reeves County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Reeves County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 2 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 Oct 29, 2026

What is the drought level in Reeves County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Reeves County was in abnormally dry (D0), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 14% of the county. 0 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Oct 27, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Reeves County?

Yes, a burn ban is in effect for Reeves County (since Jun 20, 2023). Check with the county before burning.

Source: official state burn-ban map, as of Nov 1, 2026

What sale barns are near Reeves County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Roswell (152 mi), last report Oct 26, 2026; Santa Teresa (179 mi), last report Oct 30, 2026; San Angelo (193 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 13, 2026: Apply for NRCS conservation cost-share (EQIP, CSP, ACEP) to be considered for 2027 money; Nov 20, 2026: Micro Farm 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.