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Shelby County, TN

Cattle prices near Shelby County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Como MS in Como, MS, about 46 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $390.54 per hundredweight on 7 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Shelby County is on FSA's list (since Sep 22, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Como MS 5-wt steers $391▲ $53 since last sale

Shelby County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Shelby County, TN was in moderate drought (D1), with a sliver (<1%) at extreme drought (D3); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 8 straight weeks. Shelby County has had 129% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 68% over 90 days, so the past month has been wetter than the season so far; no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 18% 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 Shelby County with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Como MS, 46 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 129% of normal
  • Last 60 days 73% of normal
  • Last 90 days 68% 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 toward near-normal rain

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Sunny, high 58°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 61°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Areas Of Frost then Sunny, high 65°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 67°, low 44°, 0% rain, wind 5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 71°, low 46°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 72°, low 47°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 73°, low 51°, 18% 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 Shelby 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.

Shelby County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Shelby County grew about 2,202 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 92% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,406 pounds per acre. That was the 13th lowest of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 1995 at 2,741 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,127.

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

No open loss windows in Shelby 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

Shelby 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 Shelby County

Forecast for the center point of Shelby County.

    1. Today Mostly Sunny 58° 35° NE 0–5 mph 0% rain
    2. Mon Areas Of Frost then Sunny 61° 35° NE 0–5 mph 0% rain
    3. Tue Areas Of Frost then Sunny 65° 40° ESE 0–5 mph 0% rain
    4. Wed Sunny 67° 44° SE 5 mph 0% rain
    5. Thu Mostly Sunny 71° 46° SSE 0–5 mph 0% rain
    6. Fri Sunny 72° 47° SE 0–5 mph 1% rain
    7. Sat Sunny 73° 51° S 5–10 mph 18% 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 Tennessee; 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
    1.09 in 27% of normal
    Last 12 months
    39.44 in 71%
    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 4.08 in; same month last year 6.48 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 Shelby County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

    Memphis Wfo weather station (6 mi away)

    Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
    Frost (32°F)
    223-day growing season
    		 Mar 29
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 13
    		 Nov 5
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 25
    Hard freeze (28°F)
    247-day growing season
    		 Mar 15
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 2
    		 Nov 17
    1 year in 10 it's before Nov 2

    Memphis Intl Ap weather station (10 mi away)

    Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
    Frost (32°F)
    244-day growing season
    		 Mar 16
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 4
    		 Nov 16
    1 year in 10 it's before Nov 2
    Hard freeze (28°F)
    268-day growing season
    		 Mar 4
    1 year in 10 it's after Mar 23
    		 Nov 28
    1 year in 10 it's before Nov 10

    Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Memphis Wfo, Memphis Intl Ap), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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    Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

    1. Lipscomb Brothers Livestock Como, MS 46 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
    2. Trenton Regional Stockyards Trenton, TN 76 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
    3. Hardin County Stockyard Savannah, TN 94 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
    4. Glenwild Stockyard Inc. Grenada, MS 97 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
    5. Dickson Regional Livestock West Huntingdon, TN 101 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

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    Common questions and nearby counties

    Is Shelby County eligible for LFP in 2026?

    Yes. Shelby 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 Shelby County this week?

    On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Shelby County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on a sliver (<1%) of the county. 8 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 Shelby County?

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

    What sale barns are near Shelby County?

    The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Como MS (46 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Trenton TN (76 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Savannah TN (94 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026.

    Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

    What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

    Next: Nov 20, 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.