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Vernon County, MO

Cattle prices near Vernon County, Missouri. The closest sale barn with a recent report is Butler MO in Butler, MO, about 28 miles away. On Nov 12, 5-weight steers (500–599 lb) averaged $403.12 per hundredweight on 54 head (USDA). Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Vernon County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 3 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Butler MO 5-wt steers $403▲ $22 since last sale

Vernon County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Vernon County, MO was in moderate drought (D1), with 6% at severe drought (D2); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 2 straight weeks. Rain has run 20% of normal over the last 30 days (well below normal); the best rain chance this week is 42% on Saturday (high 68°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (50% chance of above-normal rain). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Vernon County with up to 3 monthly payments, and Butler MO is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 28 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 20% of normal
  • Last 60 days 62% of normal
  • Last 90 days not read yet

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 (50% 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 Sunny, high 56°, low 31°, 0% rain, wind 5–6 mph
  2. Monday Sunny, high 59°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 2–6 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 61°, low 43°, 0% rain, wind 6–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 65°, low 52°, 10% rain, wind 8–16 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 67°, low 55°, 17% rain, wind 3–8 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 72°, low 57°, 15% rain, wind 7–17 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Rain Showers, high 68°, low 42°, 42% rain, wind 8–17 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 Vernon 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.

Vernon County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Vernon County grew about 3,088 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 100% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 3,081 pounds per acre. That was the 15th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2007 at 3,664 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 469.

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
Severe drought (D2) began (U.S. Drought Monitor) Nov 3, 2026Dec 3, 2026 (18 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

Vernon 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
Butler MO 28 miNov 12$403
Osceola MO 38 miNov 12$393
Joplin 53 miNov 9$386
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

Butler MO 28 mi

Butler, MO
Sale of Nov 12, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb74419.95$1,890
Heifers 500-599 lb19371.73$2,040
Heifers 600-699 lb38340.10$2,210
Heifers 700-799 lb11337.00$2,530
Steers 400-499 lb99470.75$2,120
Steers 500-599 lb54403.12$2,220
Steers 600-699 lb35366.00$2,380
Steers 700-799 lb3349.00$2,620

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Osceola MO 38 mi

Osceola, MO
Sale of Nov 12, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb112401.06$1,800
Heifers 500-599 lb241344.46$1,890
Heifers 600-699 lb112334.70$2,180
Heifers 700-799 lb3290.00$2,180
Steers 400-499 lb72471.09$2,120
Steers 500-599 lb198393.07$2,160
Steers 600-699 lb177369.83$2,400
Steers 700-799 lb81342.51$2,570

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

Joplin 53 mi

Carthage, MO
Sale of Nov 9, 2026
CattleHead$/cwt≈ $/head
Heifers 400-499 lb101385.60$1,740
Heifers 500-599 lb92342.14$1,880
Heifers 600-699 lb92324.71$2,110
Heifers 700-799 lb63306.96$2,300
Steers 400-499 lb47433.15$1,950
Steers 500-599 lb159386.08$2,120
Steers 600-699 lb177360.16$2,340
Steers 700-799 lb173333.96$2,500

USDA report (PDF) · Price history

23 more within 200 mi: Kingsville MO (63 mi), Windsor MO (65 mi), Springfield MO (73 mi), Exeter (84 mi), Phillipsburg MO (87 mi), Siloam Springs (115 mi), Green Forest AR (116 mi), Tina MO (126 mi), Vienna MO (132 mi), Tulsa (147 mi), Kingdom City MO (151 mi), West Plains MO (156 mi), New Cambria MO (158 mi), Cuba MO (161 mi), Ozark AR (165 mi), Macon MO (165 mi), Ratcliff (178 mi), Green City MO (183 mi), Ash Flat AR (188 mi), Salina (189 mi), Lamoni IA (193 mi), Unionville MO (195 mi), Bowling Green MO (198 mi).

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. MO-KAN Livestock Market, Inc. Butler, MO 28 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  2. Wheeler Livestock Auction Osceola, MO 38 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  3. Joplin Regional Stockyards (feeder cattle) Carthage, MO 53 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  4. Kingsville Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Kingsville, MO 63 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Windsor Livestock Auction Windsor, MO 65 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 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

Printable county brief (PDF) · Everything on one page · Hay prices in Missouri

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Vernon County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Vernon 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 Vernon County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Vernon County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 6% of the county. 2 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 Vernon County?

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

What sale barns are near Vernon County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Butler MO (28 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Osceola MO (38 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Kingsville MO (63 mi), last report Nov 10, 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.