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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Tillman County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Oct 29, 2026.

Tillman County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Oct 27 Drought Monitor, most of Tillman County, OK was in exceptional drought (D4), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 54 weeks running. Rain has run 158% of normal over the last 30 days (well above normal) and 68% over 90 days, so the past month has been wetter than the season so far; the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 7–11 leans toward near-normal rain and the best rain chance this week is 53% on Monday (high 84°). Tillman County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 5 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Apache, 49 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 158% of normal
  • Last 60 days 95% of normal
  • Last 90 days 68% 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 78°, low 64°, 5% rain, wind 7–16 mph
  2. Monday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 84°, low 55°, 53% rain, wind 12–25 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 73°, low 47°, 1% rain, wind 6–20 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 73°, low 46°, 10% rain, wind 6–8 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 73°, low 45°, 6% rain, wind 6–12 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 72°, low 47°, 8% rain, wind 6–7 mph
  7. Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 73°, low 47°, 24% rain, wind 6–12 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 Tillman 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

Tillman 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
Apache 49 miOct 29$429
El Reno 98 miOct 27$413
Ada 132 miOct 28$415
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

Apache 49 mi

Apache, OK
Sale of Oct 29, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb179399.35$1,800
Heifers 500-599 lb154350.69$1,930
Heifers 600-699 lb99333.53$2,170
Steers 400-499 lb31460.97$2,070
Steers 500-599 lb155428.77$2,360
Steers 600-699 lb157370.28$2,410
Steers 700-799 lb62338.87$2,540

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

El Reno 98 mi

El Reno, OK
Sale of Oct 27, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb413425.47$1,910
Heifers 500-599 lb472367.45$2,020
Heifers 600-699 lb217341.63$2,220
Heifers 700-799 lb4310.00$2,320
Steers 400-499 lb251489.67$2,200
Steers 500-599 lb508413.13$2,270
Steers 600-699 lb425380.55$2,470
Steers 700-799 lb68342.38$2,570

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Ada 132 mi

Ada, OK
Sale of Oct 28, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb46429.64$1,930
Heifers 500-599 lb86350.67$1,930
Heifers 600-699 lb100325.93$2,120
Heifers 700-799 lb30326.92$2,450
Steers 400-499 lb99441.02$1,980
Steers 500-599 lb256415.02$2,280
Steers 600-699 lb59385.64$2,510
Steers 700-799 lb84340.15$2,550

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

5 more within 200 mi: Woodward (145 mi), Tulia (163 mi), McAlester (184 mi), Wildorado (189 mi), Beaver (191 mi).

Drought

Drought, past 12 months

100% of the county in severe drought or worse, 54 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: 100% of the county is in severe drought or worse; some of it has been for 54 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 9 pasture types. Up to 5 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 Crabgrass2026-04-15 to 2026-11-142026-04-155
Native Pasture2026-04-15 to 2026-11-142026-04-155
Warm Season Improved2026-04-15 to 2026-11-142026-04-155
Annual Ryegrass2025-11-15 to 2026-04-142025-11-154
Cool Season Improved2025-11-15 to 2026-04-142025-11-154
Forage Sorghum2026-07-15 to 2026-11-142026-08-044
Long Season Small Grains2025-11-15 to 2026-05-152025-11-154
Shrt Ssn Fall_Wtr Sml Grn2025-11-15 to 2026-03-152025-11-154
Short Ssn Spring Sml Grn2026-03-16 to 2026-05-152026-03-162

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

USDA disaster declarations

  • Apr 24, 2026 · Drought
    Neighboring county declared (counts for Tillman) · crop year 2026
  • Apr 10, 2026 · Drought
    Tillman declared · crop year 2026
  • Apr 10, 2026 · Drought
    Neighboring county declared (counts for Tillman) · crop year 2026
  • Dec 29, 2025 · Drought
    Tillman declared · crop year 2025
  • Mar 25, 2025 · Drought
    Neighboring county declared (counts for Tillman) · 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 Tillman County is on FSA's emergency haying and grazing list, starting Sep 1, 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: Oklahoma

Statewide notices from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF). The agency does not publish county-by-county zones, so these are not specific to Tillman County.

Suspect a case? Call the State Veterinarian's Office at 405-522-6141 (official page).

Source: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) (ag.ok.gov, ag.ok.gov); each item is dated by the agency. Latest item as of Jun 15, 2026. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

New FSA programs: watch list

Weather & fire

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for Tillman County

Forecast for the center point of Tillman County.

  • Windy on 1 day
  1. Today Mostly Cloudy 78° 64° SE 7–16 mph 5% rain
  2. Mon Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 84° 55° S 12–25 mph 53% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 73° 47° NW 6–20 mph 1% rain
  4. Wed Sunny 73° 46° WNW 6–8 mph 10% rain
  5. Thu Sunny 73° 45° E 6–12 mph 6% rain
  6. Fri Sunny 72° 47° N 6–7 mph 8% rain
  7. Sat Slight Chance Rain Showers 73° 47° WNW 6–12 mph 24% 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

No burn ban

Oklahoma Forestry Services burn-ban map, which carries county commissioners' bans and the Governor's burn-ban proclamations (source, rules). County row as of Oct 19, 2026. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

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
0.64 in 23% of normal
Last 12 months
15.99 in 56%
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 2.81 in; same month last year 2.02 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 (92 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 Tillman County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Altus Afb weather station (3 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
229-day growing season
Mar 26
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 14
Nov 10
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 26
Hard freeze (28°F)
252-day growing season
Mar 11
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 1
Nov 21
1 year in 10 it's before Nov 2

Frederick weather station (5 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
213-day growing season
Apr 3
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 22
Nov 4
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 20
Hard freeze (28°F)
235-day growing season
Mar 21
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 10
Nov 12
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 28

short record Based on only 13 years of records here (30 is normal), so treat it as rougher.

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Altus Afb, Frederick), 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.

CropTillman CountyNational average
Corn$2.67 /bu $2.42 /bu
Grain sorghum$4.48 /cwt
($2.51 /bu)
$2.42 /bu
Soybeans$6.61 /bu $6.82 /bu
Hard red winter wheat$3.63 /bu $3.72 /bu
Soft red winter wheat$3.05 /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 $177.72 $23.70
Canola $212.27 $28.30
Corn irrigated $423.68 $56.49
Corn nonirrigated $249.89 $33.32
Grain Sorghum irrigated $159.80 $21.31
Grain Sorghum nonirrigated $144.15 $19.22
Oats $138.93 $18.52
Peanuts $1,195.80 $159.44
Seed Cotton irrigated $843.98 $112.53
Seed Cotton nonirrigated $262.04 $34.94
Soybeans $273.93 $36.52
Sunflower Seed $334.13 $44.55
Wheat irrigated $228.98 $30.53
Wheat nonirrigated $188.15 $25.09
Show the math
CropBenchmark yield × priceBenchmark revenue
Barley30.71 bushel/ac × $6.43$197.47
Canola908.85 pound/ac × $0.26$235.85
Corn irrigated93.59 bushel/ac × $5.03$470.76
Corn nonirrigated55.2 bushel/ac × $5.03$277.66
Grain Sorghum irrigated33.5 bushel/ac × $5.30$177.55
Grain Sorghum nonirrigated30.22 bushel/ac × $5.30$160.17
Oats39.18 bushel/ac × $3.94$154.37
Peanuts4218.0 pound/ac × $0.32$1,328.67
Seed Cotton irrigated2175.24 pound/ac × $0.43$937.75
Seed Cotton nonirrigated675.36 pound/ac × $0.43$291.15
Soybeans25.01 bushel/ac × $12.17$304.37
Sunflower Seed1477.92 pound/ac × $0.25$371.25
Wheat irrigated36.45 bushel/ac × $6.98$254.42
Wheat nonirrigated29.95 bushel/ac × $6.98$209.05

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 $174.53 $173.57$0.96
Canola $245.57 $214.83$30.74
Corn irrigated $450.25 $368.20$60.03
Corn nonirrigated $242.65 $175.05$32.35
Grain Sorghum irrigated $174.01 $106.21$23.20
Grain Sorghum nonirrigated $117.86 $110.80$7.06
Oats $137.30 $128.33$8.97
Peanuts $1,179.10 $1,279.83$0.00
Seed Cotton irrigated $889.93 $867.04$22.89
Seed Cotton nonirrigated $271.23 $401.62$0.00
Sesame Seed $175.41 $157.52$17.89
Soybeans $273.93 $281.51$0.00
Sunflower Seed $323.22 $346.25$0.00
Wheat irrigated $193.23 $191.62$1.61
Wheat nonirrigated $191.92 $104.54$25.59
Show the math
CropBenchmark yield × priceBenchmark revenue
Barley31.79 bushel/ac × $6.10$193.92
Canola1051.46 pound/ac × $0.26$272.85
Corn irrigated99.46 bushel/ac × $5.03$500.28
Corn nonirrigated53.6 bushel/ac × $5.03$269.61
Grain Sorghum irrigated36.48 bushel/ac × $5.30$193.34
Grain Sorghum nonirrigated24.71 bushel/ac × $5.30$130.96
Oats39.73 bushel/ac × $3.84$152.56
Peanuts4159.08 pound/ac × $0.32$1,310.11
Seed Cotton irrigated2293.68 pound/ac × $0.43$988.81
Seed Cotton nonirrigated699.07 pound/ac × $0.43$301.37
Sesame Seed504.0 pound/ac × $0.39$194.90
Soybeans25.01 bushel/ac × $12.17$304.37
Sunflower Seed1430.78 pound/ac × $0.25$359.13
Wheat irrigated30.76 bushel/ac × $6.98$214.70
Wheat nonirrigated30.55 bushel/ac × $6.98$213.24

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 Tillman County

$26,847,739

4,254 payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Dec 23, 2025 (FSA payment file 2025).

ProgramYearTotal
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program2024$11,275,866
Supplemental disaster relief (crops)2023$2,844,191
Supplemental disaster relief (crops)2024$2,747,746
Emergency Livestock Relief (2023-24 drought)2023$2,163,989
Price Loss Coverage2024$1,979,563
Non-Insured Assistance Program2024$1,936,051
Emergency Livestock Relief (2023-24 drought)2024$1,267,899
LFP drought pasture pay2024$1,008,276

Plus 13 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 (Tillman), which may differ from where the land is. Source: FSA payment file via the FOIA reading room.

Crop conditions (statewide)

Oklahoma crop and pasture condition

Oklahoma statewide, not just your county. Wheat planting is behind normal (51% vs 69%). From USDA's weekly Crop Progress report, week ending Oct 25, 2026.

ConditionPoor or
very poor
FairGood or
excellent
Pasture and Range49%34% 17%
+4 vs last week
Cotton63%30% 7%
-2 vs last week
Peanut9%19% 72%
+6 vs last week

Progress

OklahomaThis weekLast weekNormal (5-yr avg)
Winter Wheat Planted51%37%69%
Winter Wheat Emerged32%18%47%
Sorghum Harvested66%61%56%
Cotton Harvested17%9%27%

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

Deadlines

  • Nov 1, 2026today
    Property taxes due (bills payable from November 1)
    Oklahoma property tax · November 1 every year · 68 O.S. § 2913
    Details and source
    Source: Oklahoma Statutes (OSCN) · checked Nov 1, 2026
  • Dec 1, 2026in 30 days
    Last day to buy 2027 pasture rain insurance (PRF)
    Crop insurance (RMA)
    Details and source
    Plans: Rainfall Index
    Source: USDA RMA · more · checked Aug 28, 2026
  • Dec 31, 2026in 60 days
    Pay at least half by this date, or the whole year's tax is delinquent January 1
    Oklahoma property tax · December 31 every year · 68 O.S. § 2913
    Details and source
    Source: Oklahoma Statutes (OSCN) · checked Nov 1, 2026
  • Mar 1, 2027in 120 days
    Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP): application and papers for 2026 losses are due by this date.
    FSA disaster programs · 7 CFR 1416.206(a)
    Details and source
    Source: USDA FSA · checked Oct 18, 2026
  • Mar 1, 2027in 120 days
    Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP): notice of loss, application and papers for 2026 losses are due by this date.
    FSA disaster programs · 7 CFR 1416.107
    Details and source
    Source: USDA FSA · checked Oct 18, 2026

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

Coming up: 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: 2,261 lb per acre, a little above normal (111% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,042).

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 (41% 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. Apache Livestock Auction Apache, OK 49 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  2. OKC West Livestock Market (feeder cattle) El Reno, OK 98 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 2026
  3. Southern Oklahoma Livestock (feeder cattle) Ada, OK 132 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 2026
  4. Woodward Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Woodward, OK 145 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  5. Tulia Livestock Auction Tulia, TX 163 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 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

Other barns nearby (not USDA-reported)

These barns are not in a USDA AMS report, so Cownty shows no prices for them. Sale days and phones come from the barns' own sites or public listings; call the barn to confirm. More barns

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Tillman County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Tillman County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 5 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 Oct 29, 2026

What is the drought level in Tillman County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Tillman County was in exceptional drought (D4), and the worst part was exceptional drought (D4) on 54% of the county. 54 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 Tillman County?

No burn ban is listed for Tillman County. Check with the county before burning.

Source: official state burn-ban map, as of Oct 19, 2026

What sale barns are near Tillman County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Apache (49 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026; El Reno (98 mi), last report Oct 27, 2026; Ada (132 mi), last report Oct 28, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 1, 2026: Property taxes due (bills payable from November 1); 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.