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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Sumner 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.

Sumner County rain, outlook and forecast

The Oct 27 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Sumner County, KS abnormally dry (D0), with 7% at severe drought (D2); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 8 straight weeks. Sumner County has had 81% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 101% over 90 days, so the past month has been drier than the season so far; Monday carries the week's highest rain chance at 70% (high 74°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 7–11 leans toward near-normal rain. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Sumner County with up to 1 monthly payment, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Pratt, 71 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 81% of normal
  • Last 60 days 126% of normal
  • Last 90 days 101% 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 toward near-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 Mostly Cloudy, high 72°, low 64°, 20% rain, wind 10–22 mph
  2. Monday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 74°, low 54°, 70% rain, wind 8–24 mph
  3. Tuesday Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny, high 65°, low 45°, 32% rain, wind 7–21 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 67°, low 44°, 23% rain, wind 5–9 mph
  5. Thursday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny, high 63°, low 42°, 18% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 65°, low 44°, 1% rain, wind 3–6 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 67°, low 46°, 25% rain, wind 3–8 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 Sumner 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

Sumner 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)

Prices

5-wt steers, nearest barns

Steers 500–599 lb, $/cwt, weekly average.

BarnLast sale5-wt steers
Pratt 71 miOct 29$452
Salina 109 miOct 29$423
Tulsa 117 miOct 26$413
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.

Price history · Barn map

All weights at the 3 nearest barns

Pratt 71 mi

Pratt, KS
Sale of Oct 29, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb94405.53$1,820
Heifers 500-599 lb116405.99$2,230
Heifers 600-699 lb89336.18$2,190
Heifers 700-799 lb165329.77$2,470
Steers 400-499 lb30452.45$2,040
Steers 500-599 lb95452.42$2,490
Steers 600-699 lb128387.07$2,520
Steers 700-799 lb40344.68$2,590

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Salina 109 mi

Salina, KS
Sale of Oct 29, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb51426.00$1,920
Heifers 500-599 lb140379.10$2,090
Heifers 600-699 lb187353.81$2,300
Heifers 700-799 lb151332.91$2,500
Steers 400-499 lb26513.27$2,310
Steers 500-599 lb120423.19$2,330
Steers 600-699 lb203380.96$2,480
Steers 700-799 lb208353.90$2,650

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Tulsa 117 mi

Tulsa, OK
Sale of Oct 26, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb131405.80$1,830
Heifers 500-599 lb187361.60$1,990
Heifers 600-699 lb131337.66$2,190
Heifers 700-799 lb22307.21$2,300
Steers 400-499 lb96445.00$2,000
Steers 500-599 lb238413.46$2,270
Steers 600-699 lb173373.45$2,430
Steers 700-799 lb89349.91$2,620

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

8 more within 200 mi: Woodward (118 mi), El Reno (120 mi), Dodge City (142 mi), Apache (169 mi), Beaver (170 mi), Ada (177 mi), Siloam Springs (179 mi), McAlester (186 mi).

Drought

Drought, past 12 months

7% of the county in severe drought or worse, 8 weeks running.

How to read this

Each band is how much of the county was in that drought level that week. Darker = worse. D2 (severe) and darker can trigger USDA drought pay.

Right now: 7% of the county is in severe drought or worse; some of it has been for 8 weeks running. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Oct 27, 2026.

See the drought map

Programs

Drought pasture pay (LFP)

On FSA's 2026 list for 4 pasture types. Up to 1 monthly payments.

Bring head counts, grazing leases and pasture acres to your county FSA office.

How to read this

Each bar is a pasture type; the number is how many monthly payments it qualifies for (1 to 5).

Pasture table
Pasture typeGrazing periodQualifying datePayments
Annual Crabgrass2026-04-01 to 2026-09-302026-06-011
Annual Ryegrass2026-04-01 to 2026-09-302026-06-011
Full Season Improved2026-04-01 to 2026-09-302026-06-011
Native Pasture2026-04-16 to 2026-10-152026-06-011

FSA "Counties & Pasture Types Eligible for 2026 LFP", file dated Oct 29, 2026 (download). FSA decides eligibility. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

USDA disaster declarations

  • Jul 28, 2026 · Drought
    Neighboring county declared (counts for Sumner) · crop year 2026
  • Jan 16, 2026 · Flood, Flash Flooding, Excessive Rain, Moisture, Humidity, Hail, Wind, High Winds
    Sumner declared · crop year 2025
  • Mar 25, 2025 · Drought
    Neighboring county declared (counts for Sumner) · crop year 2025

"Declared" means USDA named this county. "Neighboring" means it touches a declared county. Either way, FSA emergency loans can open for about 8 months. FSA designation files (dated Jan 28, 2026, Oct 19, 2026). Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

CRP emergency haying and grazing

Open Sumner County is on FSA's emergency haying and grazing list, starting Sep 8, 2026. Trigger: D2 (severe) drought on the Drought Monitor. Get an updated conservation plan from FSA before cutting or turning out.

Before haying and grazing, contact your FSA county office to see if your county remains eligible and/or obtain a modified conservation plan. This list is cumulative for the year and current local conditions may have changed.

Source: FSA eligible-county table posted Oct 29, 2026 · map · FSA program page. FSA posts a new file every Thursday. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

Animal health notices: Kansas

Data pending. KS: 403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/division-of-animal-health/animal-diseases/new-world-screwworm
New FSA programs: watch list

Weather & fire

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for Sumner County

Forecast for the center point of Sumner County.

    1. Today Mostly Cloudy 72° 64° SSE 10–22 mph 20% rain
    2. Mon Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74° 54° S 8–24 mph 70% rain
    3. Tue Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 65° 45° WNW 7–21 mph 32% rain
    4. Wed Sunny 67° 44° WNW 5–9 mph 23% rain
    5. Thu Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 63° 42° NNW 5–10 mph 18% rain
    6. Fri Sunny 65° 44° N 3–6 mph 1% rain
    7. Sat Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 67° 46° W 3–8 mph 25% rain

    Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated Nov 1, 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. Kansas has no statewide official burn-ban list; county commissions set bans and announce them locally (county emergency management or sheriff)

    Sumner County burning rules: Permission to burn is obtained the day of the burn. Notify the dispatcher (911) immediately before burning and again to report the burn is out. No burns are allowed during red flag warning or high wind advisory weather events. Burn permits during burn bans are required and will be issued at the discretion of the fire chiefs.

    From the county burning information page on the KDHE Flint Hills Smoke Management site (source), as of Nov 1, 2026. That page says it may be incomplete; call the county before burning.

    No official ban list to check here, so Cownty shows the National Weather Service fire-weather alerts for the county instead: none right now. State fire-restrictions page.

    Weather warnings right now

    None right now

    National Weather Service active alerts for this county, as of Nov 1, 2026 (source). Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    Rainfall vs normal

    Sep 2026
    2.83 in 96% of normal
    Last 12 months
    31.04 in 88%
    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, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Normal = NCEI's own 1991-2020 average for each month (Sep 2026 normal 2.94 in; same month last year 4.84 in). NCEI posts each month around the 8th of the next and may revise recent months. Source: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Fetched Oct 30, 2026.

    Wildfires

    No current fire perimeter in the county

    No current perimeter within 100 mi of the county center (83 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 1, 2026. Source: National Interagency Fire Center. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    Frost dates

    Frost and freeze dates

    30-year averages (1991–2020) from the weather stations nearest Sumner County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

    Wellington weather station (5 mi away)

    Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
    Frost (32°F)
    195-day growing season
    Apr 15
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 30
    Oct 29
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 14
    Hard freeze (28°F)
    214-day growing season
    Apr 3
    1 year in 10 it's after Apr 20
    Nov 5
    1 year in 10 it's before Oct 22

    Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Wellington), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Oct 18, 2026.

    Money

    FSA grain loan rates (2026)

    What FSA will lend on stored grain, per bushel. Lets you hold grain instead of selling at harvest.

    CropSumner CountyNational average
    Corn$2.63 /bu $2.42 /bu
    Grain sorghum$4.37 /cwt
    ($2.45 /bu)
    $2.42 /bu
    Soybeans$6.79 /bu $6.82 /bu
    Hard red winter wheat$3.64 /bu $3.72 /bu
    Soft red winter wheat$3.12 /bu $3.72 /bu

    County marketing-loan rates. Sorghum's county rate is set per 100 lb; the per-bushel figure uses 56 lb a bushel. Source: FSA 2026 corn/sorghum/soybean schedule, wheat schedule, national rates. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    FSA farm loan interest rates

    FSA direct loanRate
    Farm Operating - Direct5.375%
    Farm Operating - Microloan5.375%
    Farm Ownership - Direct6.250%
    Farm Ownership - Microloan6.250%
    Farm Ownership - Direct, Joint Financing4.250%
    Farm Ownership - Down Payment2.250%
    Emergency Loan - Amount of Actual Loss3.750%

    Set nationally by FSA; the same in every county. Effective Oct 1, 2026. Source: FSA current loan interest rates. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    Farm program payments by crop (ARC and PLC)

    ARC pays when county crop revenue falls below its guarantee. PLC pays when the national price falls below the reference price. You picked one per crop when you enrolled.

    2026 program year guarantees only FSA file of Jan 16, 2026

    CropGuaranteeMost it can pay
    Barley $268.11 $35.75
    Canola $199.89 $26.65
    Corn irrigated $908.30 $121.11
    Corn nonirrigated $420.74 $56.10
    Dry Peas $211.45 $28.19
    Mustard Seed $195.92 $26.12
    Oats $198.58 $26.48
    Seed Cotton $620.33 $82.71
    Sesame Seed $159.67 $21.29
    Soybeans irrigated $595.74 $79.43
    Soybeans nonirrigated $214.02 $28.54
    Sunflower Seed $271.41 $36.19
    Wheat irrigated $401.86 $53.58
    Wheat nonirrigated $273.02 $36.40
    Show the math
    CropBenchmark yield × priceBenchmark revenue
    Barley46.33 bushel/ac × $6.43$297.90
    Canola855.89 pound/ac × $0.26$222.10
    Corn irrigated200.64 bushel/ac × $5.03$1,009.22
    Corn nonirrigated92.94 bushel/ac × $5.03$467.49
    Dry Peas1573.61 pound/ac × $0.15$234.94
    Mustard Seed552.93 pound/ac × $0.39$217.69
    Oats56.0 bushel/ac × $3.94$220.64
    Seed Cotton1598.81 pound/ac × $0.43$689.25
    Sesame Seed443.53 pound/ac × $0.40$177.41
    Soybeans irrigated54.39 bushel/ac × $12.17$661.93
    Soybeans nonirrigated19.54 bushel/ac × $12.17$237.80
    Sunflower Seed1200.5 pound/ac × $0.25$301.57
    Wheat irrigated63.97 bushel/ac × $6.98$446.51
    Wheat nonirrigated43.46 bushel/ac × $6.98$303.35

    Dollars per base acre, before the 85% payment-acre factor and sequestration. Source: FSA ARC-CO 2026 county data.

    2025 program year final payment rates FSA file of Sep 30, 2026

    CropGuaranteeActual revenueARC payment
    Barley $210.43 $278.46$0.00
    Canola $205.41 $63.67$27.39
    Corn irrigated $887.29 $750.26$118.31
    Corn nonirrigated $404.49 $460.80$0.00
    Dry Peas $240.65 $170.80$32.09
    Grain Sorghum $306.33 $292.10$14.23
    Mustard Seed $184.00 $196.52$0.00
    Oats $176.36 $187.34$0.00
    Seed Cotton $691.65 $544.38$92.22
    Sesame Seed $162.72 $304.98$0.00
    Soybeans irrigated $554.00 $639.56$0.00
    Soybeans nonirrigated $252.47 $416.01$0.00
    Sunflower Seed $285.35 $370.03$0.00
    Wheat irrigated $387.04 $411.68$0.00
    Wheat nonirrigated $246.20 $206.75$32.83
    Show the math
    CropBenchmark yield × priceBenchmark revenue
    Barley38.33 bushel/ac × $6.10$233.81
    Canola879.48 pound/ac × $0.26$228.23
    Corn irrigated196.0 bushel/ac × $5.03$985.88
    Corn nonirrigated89.35 bushel/ac × $5.03$449.43
    Dry Peas1810.33 pound/ac × $0.15$267.39
    Grain Sorghum64.22 bushel/ac × $5.30$340.37
    Mustard Seed610.27 pound/ac × $0.34$204.44
    Oats51.03 bushel/ac × $3.84$195.96
    Seed Cotton1782.65 pound/ac × $0.43$768.50
    Sesame Seed467.54 pound/ac × $0.39$180.80
    Soybeans irrigated50.58 bushel/ac × $12.17$615.56
    Soybeans nonirrigated23.05 bushel/ac × $12.17$280.52
    Sunflower Seed1263.19 pound/ac × $0.25$317.06
    Wheat irrigated61.61 bushel/ac × $6.98$430.04
    Wheat nonirrigated39.19 bushel/ac × $6.98$273.55

    Dollars per base acre, before the 85% payment-acre factor and sequestration. Source: FSA ARC-CO 2025 county data.

    PLC, 2026 FSA table of Oct 9, 2026

    CropReference priceSeason avg pricePLC payment
    Wheat /bushel$6.35$6.30 projected$0.05 projected
    Barley /bushel$5.58$5.70 projected$0.00 projected
    Oats /bushel$3.05$3.35 projected$0.00 projected
    Corn /bushel$4.42$4.70 projected$0.00 projected
    Grain Sorghum /bushel$4.67$4.50 projected$0.17 projected
    Soybeans /bushel$10.71$12.00 projected$0.00 projected

    PLC rates are national (paid on the farm's PLC yield). Source: FSA 2026 PLC table. FSA decides who is paid.

    FSA payments in Sumner County

    $40,407,592

    8,284 payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Dec 29, 2025 (FSA payment file 2025).

    ProgramYearTotal
    Emergency Commodity Assistance Program2024$20,705,368
    Supplemental disaster relief (crops)2023$10,730,435
    Supplemental disaster relief (crops)2024$6,314,699
    ARC county payments2024$1,568,027
    Emergency Livestock Relief (2023-24 drought)2023$614,408
    ARC county payments2023$98,312
    Emergency Livestock Relief (2023-24 drought)2024$82,155
    LFP drought pasture pay2024$67,013

    Plus 20 smaller program lines.

    County totals only: Cownty sums FSA's public payment file by county and never stores names or addresses. FSA files payments under its administrative county (Sumner), which may differ from where the land is. Source: FSA payment file via the FOIA reading room.

    Crop conditions (statewide)

    Kansas crop and pasture condition

    Kansas statewide, not just your county. Wheat planting is on pace with normal (80% vs 79%). From USDA's weekly Crop Progress report, week ending Oct 25, 2026.

    ConditionPoor or
    very poor
    FairGood or
    excellent
    Pasture and Range31%37% 32%
    -3 vs last week
    Corn34%26% 40%
    +0 vs last week
    Cotton32%40% 28%
    +4 vs last week

    Progress

    KansasThis weekLast weekNormal (5-yr avg)
    Winter Wheat Planted80%60%79%
    Winter Wheat Emerged48%30%56%
    Sorghum Harvested40%30%65%
    Cotton Harvested21%12%29%
    Corn Harvested79%70%81%

    Source: USDA NASS Crop Progress released Oct 26, 2026 (ESMIS), Kansas rows. Week ending Oct 25, 2026. Fetched Oct 26, 2026.

    Deadlines

    All deadlines and report dates · FSA disaster-program deadlines are pending (no official feed).

    Coming up: EQIP and CSP FY2027 first ranking cutoff (19 days left) · PRF rainfall insurance for 2027 (30 days left) · ARC/PLC 2026 election and enrollment (40 days left) · LFP, LIP and ELAP for 2026 losses (120 days left)

    Land

    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: 2,564 lb per acre, well above normal (119% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,158).

    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 (21% 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. Winter Livestock (Pratt Livestock) Pratt, KS 71 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
    2. Farmers and Ranchers Livestock (feeder cattle) Salina, KS 109 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
    3. Tulsa Stockyards Tulsa, OK 117 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Oct 26, 2026
    4. Woodward Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Woodward, OK 118 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
    5. OKC West Livestock Market (feeder cattle) El Reno, OK 120 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 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 Sumner County eligible for LFP in 2026?

    Yes. Sumner County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 1 monthly payment 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 Sumner County this week?

    On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Sumner County was in abnormally dry (D0), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 7% of the county. 8 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 Sumner County?

    No official statewide list to check: Kansas has no statewide official burn-ban list; county commissions set bans and announce them locally (county emergency management or sheriff).

    What sale barns are near Sumner County?

    The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Pratt (71 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026; Salina (109 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026; Tulsa (117 mi), last report Oct 26, 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.