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Taylor County, WV

Cattle prices near Taylor County, West Virginia. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Buckhannon WV in Buckhannon, WV, about 25 miles away. On Oct 28, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $389.38 per hundredweight on 4 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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Drought No droughtNone · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Buckhannon WV 5-wt steers $389per cwt

Taylor County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Taylor County, WV showed no drought. Over 90 days rain is at 114% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 21% (well below normal); today carries the week's highest rain chance at 50% (high 45°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans drier than normal (33% chance of below-normal rain). FSA has not added Taylor County to its 2026 LFP list, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Buckhannon WV, 25 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 21% of normal
  • Last 60 days 97% of normal
  • Last 90 days 114% 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 drier than normal (33% chance of below-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain)

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Chance Light Rain, high 45°, low 34°, 50% rain, wind 0–8 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Cloudy, high 49°, low 26°, 1% rain, wind 0–2 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 55°, low 26°, 0% rain, wind 0–1 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 61°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 0–1 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 1–5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 37°, 1% rain, wind 0–2 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 66°, low 41°, 3% rain, wind 0–3 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 Taylor 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.

Taylor County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Taylor County grew about 2,755 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 114% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,416 pounds per acre. That was the 2nd best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2004 at 2,969 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 484.

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 Taylor 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

Taylor 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 Taylor County

Forecast for the center point of Taylor County.

  • Freeze on 3 nights
  1. Today Chance Light Rain 45° 34° W 0–8 mph 50% rain
  2. Mon Mostly Cloudy 49° 26° NW 0–2 mph 1% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 55° 26° N 0–1 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Sunny 61° 31° E 0–1 mph 0% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 62° 37° S 1–5 mph 0% rain
  6. Fri Mostly Sunny 62° 37° SW 0–2 mph 1% rain
  7. Sat Sunny 66° 41° S 0–3 mph 3% 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 West Virginia; 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
2.52 in 76% of normal
Last 12 months
48.40 in 102%
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 3.30 in; same month last year 2.43 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

Data pending. NCEI normals not loaded yet for this county
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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Buckhannon Stockyards Buckhannon, WV 25 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 2026
  2. Preston Farmers Market Terra Alta, WV 28 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Oct 30, 2026
  3. Weston Livestock Marketing Weston, WV 30 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Oct 31, 2026
  4. South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Moorefield, WV 61 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Oct 31, 2026
  5. Monterey Stockyard LLC Monterey, VA 68 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 21, 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 West Virginia): Kentucky

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Taylor County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Not on FSA's 2026 LFP county list as of Nov 5, 2026. FSA updates the list as drought changes.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Nov 5, 2026

What is the drought level in Taylor County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Taylor County was in no drought, and the worst part was no drought on 0% 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 Taylor County?

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

What sale barns are near Taylor County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Buckhannon WV (25 mi), last report Oct 28, 2026; Terra Alta WV (28 mi), last report Oct 30, 2026; Weston WV (30 mi), last report Oct 31, 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.