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Simpson County, KY

Cattle prices near Simpson County, Kentucky. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) in Bowling Green, KY, about 18 miles away. On Nov 9, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $385.32 per hundredweight on 15 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Simpson County is on FSA's list (since Oct 27, 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 Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) 5-wt steers $385per cwt

Simpson County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Simpson County, KY was in moderate drought (D1); four weeks earlier 100% of the county was in moderate drought (D1) or worse, now 93%. Simpson County has had 62% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 61% over 90 days; no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 8% rain chance and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain. Simpson County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Bowling Green KY (United), 18 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 62% of normal
  • Last 60 days 57% of normal
  • Last 90 days 61% 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) Leans toward near-normal rain

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Sunny, high 55°, low 28°, 0% rain, wind 1–6 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 57°, low 29°, 0% rain, wind 2–7 mph
  3. Tuesday Patchy Fog then Sunny, high 61°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 2 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 64°, low 35°, 0% rain, wind 2–6 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 67°, low 39°, 0% rain, wind 2–6 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 69°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 2–3 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 70°, low 45°, 8% rain, wind 3–9 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 Simpson 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.

Simpson County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Simpson County grew about 3,379 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 120% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,816 pounds per acre. That was the 1st best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2025 at 3,379 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 439.

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 1 open

What happenedStartedTell FSA early byFSA deadline
Severe drought (D2) began (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

Simpson 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 Simpson County

Forecast for the center point of Simpson County.

  • Freeze on 3 nights
  1. Today Sunny 55° 28° N 1–6 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 57° 29° NE 2–7 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Patchy Fog then Sunny 61° 31° SE 2 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Sunny 64° 35° S 2–6 mph 0% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 67° 39° S 2–6 mph 0% rain
  6. Fri Sunny 69° 40° S 2–3 mph 0% rain
  7. Sat Sunny 70° 45° S 3–9 mph 8% 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 Kentucky; 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
1.70 in 46% of normal
Last 12 months
37.84 in 73%
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 3.72 in; same month last year 4.45 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 Simpson County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Portland Sewage Plt weather station (11 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
210-day growing season
 Apr 5
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 19
 Nov 1
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 21
Hard freeze (28°F)
231-day growing season
 Mar 26
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 9
 Nov 11
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 31

Bowling Green Warren Co Ap weather station (18 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
208-day growing season
 Apr 5
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 21
 Oct 31
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 20
Hard freeze (28°F)
232-day growing season
 Mar 24
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 7
 Nov 10
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 30

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Portland Sewage Plt, Bowling Green Warren Co Ap), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. United Producers Inc. Bowling Green, KY 18 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Cattleman's Livestock Bowling Green, KY 18 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  3. KY-TN Livestock Market Guthrie, KY 33 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  4. Browning Livestock Market (feeder cattle) Lafayette, TN 34 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 4, 2026
  5. Farmers Regional Livestock Market Glasgow, KY 41 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

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Common questions and nearby counties

Is Simpson County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Simpson 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 Simpson County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Simpson County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 93% 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 Simpson County?

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

What sale barns are near Simpson County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Bowling Green KY (United) (18 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (18 mi), last report Nov 9, 2026; Guthrie KY (33 mi), last report Nov 12, 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.