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Tipton County, TN

Cattle prices near Tipton County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Trenton TN in Trenton, TN, about 56 miles away. On Nov 11, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $358.58 per hundredweight on 5 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Tipton County is on FSA's list (since Sep 15, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought SevereD2 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 4 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Trenton TN 5-wt steers $359▲ $1 since last sale

Tipton County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Tipton County, TN was in severe drought (D2), with 2% at exceptional drought (D4), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 9 weeks running. Tipton County has had 68% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 31% over 90 days, so the past month has been wetter than the season so far; no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 19% rain chance and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Tipton County with up to 4 monthly payments, and Trenton TN is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 56 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 68% of normal
  • Last 60 days 40% of normal
  • Last 90 days 31% 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 Partly Sunny, high 58°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 61°, low 32°, 0% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 65°, low 36°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Wednesday Patchy Frost then Sunny, high 68°, low 42°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 72°, low 43°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 73°, low 45°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 73°, low 48°, 19% rain, wind 5–10 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 Tipton 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.

Tipton County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Tipton County grew about 2,476 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 104% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,375 pounds per acre. That was the 19th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2016 at 2,686 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 888.

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 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

Tipton 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)

Drought, past 12 months

100% of the county in severe drought or worse, 9 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 9 weeks running. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Nov 10, 2026.

Guide: What D0–D4 mean

See the drought map

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Trenton Regional Stockyards Trenton, TN 56 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  2. Lipscomb Brothers Livestock Como, MS 69 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Dickson Regional Livestock West Huntingdon, TN 82 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  4. Hardin County Stockyard Savannah, TN 87 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Searcy, AR 113 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 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 Tipton County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Tipton 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 Tipton County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Tipton County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was exceptional drought (D4) on 2% of the county. 9 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 Tipton County?

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

What sale barns are near Tipton County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Trenton TN (56 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Como MS (69 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Huntingdon TN (82 mi), last report Nov 10, 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.