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St. Francis County, AR

Cattle prices near St. Francis County, Arkansas. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Searcy AR in Searcy, AR, about 58 miles away. On Nov 10, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $389.79 per hundredweight on 38 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: St. Francis 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 ExtremeD3 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Searcy AR 5-wt steers $390▼ $6 since last sale

St. Francis County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of St. Francis County, AR was in extreme drought (D3), with a sliver (<1%) at exceptional drought (D4); week 8 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Rain has run 56% of normal over the last 30 days (below normal) and 43% over 90 days; the NWS forecast peaks at a 24% rain chance on Saturday (high 71°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain). St. Francis County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Searcy AR, 58 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 56% of normal
  • Last 60 days 43% of normal
  • Last 90 days 43% 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 Areas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny, high 56°, low 38°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 59°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Patchy Frost then Sunny, high 62°, low 40°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 65°, low 46°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 69°, low 49°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 71°, low 50°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 71°, low 53°, 24% rain, wind 5 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 St. Francis 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.

St. Francis County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in St. Francis County grew about 2,236 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 99% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,260 pounds per acre. That was the 20th lowest of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2017 at 2,773 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 348.

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
Exceptional drought (D4) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Oct 27, 2026Nov 26, 2026 (11 days left)Mar 1, 2027
Extreme drought (D3) reached (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

St. Francis 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
Searcy AR 58 miNov 10$390
Como MS 58 miNov 11$391
Heber Springs AR 79 miNov 9$372
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

Searcy AR 58 mi

Searcy, AR
Sale of Nov 10, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb33379.92$1,710
Heifers 500-599 lb21349.27$1,920
Heifers 600-699 lb17319.47$2,080
Heifers 700-799 lb1307.50$2,310
Steers 400-499 lb25450.28$2,030
Steers 500-599 lb38389.79$2,140
Steers 600-699 lb23353.72$2,300
Steers 700-799 lb6321.29$2,410

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Como MS 58 mi

Como, MS
Sale of Nov 11, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb32362.13$1,630
Heifers 500-599 lb13328.18$1,800
Heifers 600-699 lb10297.23$1,930
Heifers 700-799 lb1292.00$2,190
Steers 400-499 lb4398.75$1,790
Steers 500-599 lb7390.54$2,150
Steers 600-699 lb7340.42$2,210
Steers 700-799 lb7322.16$2,420

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Heber Springs AR 79 mi

Heber Springs, AR
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb9366.15$1,650
Heifers 500-599 lb13339.89$1,870
Heifers 600-699 lb19307.79$2,000
Heifers 700-799 lb5301.04$2,260
Steers 400-499 lb8420.50$1,890
Steers 500-599 lb14371.94$2,050
Steers 600-699 lb29331.04$2,150
Steers 700-799 lb12317.84$2,380

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

22 more within 200 mi: Ash Flat AR (97 mi), Grenada MS (101 mi), Winona MS (121 mi), Trenton TN (121 mi), Houston MS (126 mi), West Plains MO (134 mi), Savannah TN (143 mi), Huntingdon TN (148 mi), Kosciusko MS (151 mi), West Point MS (154 mi), Jackson MO (174 mi), Russellville AL (175 mi), Florence AL (176 mi), Green Forest AR (176 mi), Ratcliff (178 mi), Ozark AR (178 mi), Philadelphia MS (181 mi), Macon MS (182 mi), Hope (187 mi), Ledbetter KY (188 mi), Farmington MO (192 mi), Forest MS (198 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Searcy, AR 58 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Lipscomb Brothers Livestock Como, MS 58 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Cleburne County Livestock Heber Springs, AR 79 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Ash Flat Livestock Ash Flat, AR 97 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  5. Glenwild Stockyard Inc. Grenada, MS 101 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 Arkansas): Missouri, Oklahoma

Common questions and nearby counties

Is St. Francis County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. St. Francis 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 St. Francis County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of St. Francis County was in extreme drought (D3), and the worst part was exceptional drought (D4) 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 St. Francis County?

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

What sale barns are near St. Francis County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Searcy AR (58 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Como MS (58 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Heber Springs AR (79 mi), last report Nov 9, 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.