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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)

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for Vernon County

Forecast for the center point of Vernon County.

  • Freeze on 1 night
  1. Today Sunny 56° 31° SE 5–6 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Sunny 59° 37° S 2–6 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 61° 43° S 6–10 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Sunny 65° 52° S 8–16 mph 10% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 67° 55° S 3–8 mph 17% rain
  6. Fri Mostly Sunny 72° 57° S 7–17 mph 15% rain
  7. Sat Chance Rain Showers 68° 42° SW 8–17 mph 42% 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 Missouri; 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
2.54 in 73% of normal
Last 12 months
38.73 in 88%
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 3.48 in; same month last year 2.75 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

30-year averages (1991–2020) from the weather stations nearest Vernon County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Nevada Wtp weather station (2 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
202-day growing season
 Apr 7
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 24
 Oct 27
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 13
Hard freeze (28°F)
224-day growing season
 Mar 29
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 12
 Nov 5
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 22

Lamar 7n weather station (18 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
199-day growing season
 Apr 9
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 28
 Oct 27
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 13
Hard freeze (28°F)
220-day growing season
 Mar 31
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 14
 Nov 5
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 22

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Nevada Wtp, Lamar 7n), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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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.