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Van Buren County, TN

Cattle prices near Van Buren County, Tennessee. The closest sale barn with a recent report is McMinnville TN in McMinnville, TN, about 18 miles away. On Oct 28, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $391.15 per hundredweight on 87 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Van Buren County is on FSA's list (since Sep 29, 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 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county McMinnville TN 5-wt steers $391per cwt

Van Buren County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Van Buren County, TN was in severe drought (D2), with 9% at extreme drought (D3), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 7 weeks running. Over 90 days rain is at 52% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 53% (below normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans toward near-normal rain and no day in the 7-day forecast tops a 5% rain chance. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Van Buren County with up to 3 monthly payments, and McMinnville TN is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 18 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 53% of normal
  • Last 60 days 58% of normal
  • Last 90 days 52% 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 toward near-normal rain
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Sunny, high 54°, low 29°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 59°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Widespread Frost then Sunny, high 61°, low 30°, 0% rain, wind 0 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 63°, low 34°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 66°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 68°, low 38°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Sunny, high 68°, low 43°, 5% rain, wind 0–5 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 Van Buren 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.

Van Buren County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Van Buren County grew about 2,760 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 116% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,375 pounds per acre. That was the 8th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2022 at 3,057 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 667.

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
Extreme drought (D3) reached (U.S. Drought Monitor) Oct 27, 2026Nov 26, 2026 (11 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

Van Buren 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
McMinnville TN 18 miOct 28$391
Crossville TN 30 miNov 14$376
Carthage TN 47 miNov 14$376
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

McMinnville TN 18 mi

McMinnville, TN
Sale of Oct 28, 2026 old
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb36355.07$1,600
Heifers 500-599 lb125335.53$1,850
Heifers 600-699 lb94323.09$2,100
Heifers 700-799 lb19307.55$2,310
Steers 400-499 lb29429.39$1,930
Steers 500-599 lb87391.15$2,150
Steers 600-699 lb79361.91$2,350
Steers 700-799 lb84338.71$2,540

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Crossville TN 30 mi

Crossville, TN
Sale of Nov 14, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb4314.23$1,410
Heifers 500-599 lb16311.50$1,710
Heifers 600-699 lb7297.86$1,940
Heifers 700-799 lb4264.00$1,980
Steers 400-499 lb4426.14$1,920
Steers 500-599 lb5376.00$2,070
Steers 600-699 lb11336.36$2,190

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Carthage TN 47 mi

Carthage, TN
Sale of Nov 14, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb16359.12$1,620
Heifers 500-599 lb49331.07$1,820
Heifers 600-699 lb8308.12$2,000
Heifers 700-799 lb10275.65$2,070
Steers 400-499 lb3398.51$1,790
Steers 500-599 lb15376.09$2,070
Steers 600-699 lb7331.80$2,160

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

51 more within 200 mi: Athens TN (51 mi), Sweetwater TN (56 mi), Unionville TN (63 mi), Lafayette TN (65 mi), Albany KY (71 mi), Fayetteville TN (73 mi), Knoxville TN (87 mi), Calhoun GA (88 mi), Columbia TN (89 mi), Glasgow KY (94 mi), Pulaski TN (95 mi), Russell Springs KY (96 mi), Bowling Green KY (United) (104 mi), Bowling Green KY (Cattleman) (104 mi), Kilpatrick AL (105 mi), Somerset KY (107 mi), Dickson TN (110 mi), Arab AL (111 mi), Campbellsville KY (114 mi), Guthrie KY (116 mi), Upton KY (124 mi), Cullman AL (131 mi), Moulton AL (133 mi), Stanford KY (134 mi), Ashville AL (137 mi), Hopkinsville KY (137 mi), Florence AL (138 mi), Springfield KY (138 mi), Carrollton GA (148 mi), Canton NC (148 mi), Eastanollee GA (149 mi), Harned KY (151 mi), Greeneville TN (151 mi), Russellville AL (153 mi), Richmond KY (154 mi), Carnesville GA (155 mi), Savannah TN (160 mi), Lineville AL (166 mi), Huntingdon TN (167 mi), Athens GA (168 mi), Owensboro KY (169 mi), Lexington KY (171 mi), Roanoke AL (177 mi), Mt. Sterling KY (184 mi), Williamston SC (184 mi), Paris KY (185 mi), Jackson GA (187 mi), Ledbetter KY (193 mi), Trenton TN (196 mi), Greensboro GA (196 mi), Owenton KY (199 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Warren County Livestock McMinnville, TN 18 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 2026
  2. Crossville Stockyard Crossville, TN 30 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Nov 14, 2026
  3. Smith County Commission Co. Carthage, TN 47 mi · sells Saturdays · latest USDA report Nov 14, 2026
  4. Athens Livestock Market Athens, TN 51 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. East Tennessee Livestock Center, Inc. Sweetwater, TN 56 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 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 · Hay prices in Tennessee

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Van Buren County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Van Buren County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 3 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 Van Buren County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Van Buren County was in severe drought (D2), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 9% of the county. 7 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: McMinnville TN (18 mi), last report Oct 28, 2026; Crossville TN (30 mi), last report Nov 14, 2026; Carthage TN (47 mi), last report Nov 14, 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.